Intrepid... or mad?

Well, we probably had 3 days worth of good weather rolled in one yesterday and are paying for it now. A howling wind & the water slapping against the cabin woke me 20 minutes before the WhatsApp alert at 5.15am saying that, yes, we are going out this morning. Really?
I was dithering about whether to stay in bed but decided to trust the judgement of the guides and tough it out. I'm happy I did.
So, there we were in the dark, setting up on a bridge, being battered by the wind waiting for "blue hour".  As the light slowly lifts you realise oh yes, this was worth getting out of bed for.  Other photographers began to arrive but we were all well hunkered into the best possies by then. I had my tripod compacted, so maybe 60cm from the ground, the lens poking through the bars, kneeling on concrete trying to shelter my camera from the gusts. I didn't even think about the temperature, but it was most likely 1 or 2 degrees. No part of the tripod or camera could touch the bridge as the vibrations from the wind and passing vehicles would shake the image.  Others had their tripods high and over the parapet but as I'm a shorty I would not have been able to see the camera data and anyway, increased height = increased shake in these conditions.  The weather is set to deteriorate even further this afternoon, perhaps less wind but with rain coming in.

Surprisingly, the weather did not pack in at the time it was forecast and we had a lovely afternoon further up the coast in sunshine. First time I've actually seen blue sky since I arrived.  Last shoot of the day we climbed a hill at Sakrisoy for a wider view. Sunset  didn't happen though and the track was so boggy & with the weather turning nasty on behind the mountains we came down well before dark.
We are all worn out tonight and are looking forward to an early night & a sleep in tomorrow courtesy of the raging storm that finally arrived. It feels like a continual earthquake as these cabins are on poles at the waters edge and are shaking with the wind.