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12 days in Fuerteventura, for us, early Nov

15c, sunny, a few wispy clouds about. Glorious Autumn morning

21c, breezy, but clear skies are at a premium here. Fairly cloudy with sun poking through occasionally.

The sun's finally broken through here, 18c. Cloud readily breaking up. Cool breeze.

Despite a temp of 17c it's a cold wind out there. Cloud doing its best to loiter for the morning.

15c, grey, murky...hmm... Where's the sun and blue skies?

17c at 23.00 on 6th Oct - amazing.

Simples; 'they' dont upset people, because there's so much space and, secondly, the infrastructure is only looking after c5.5m people. They have incentives in place: subsidies, cheaper parking, tolls and ferry tickets, and the right to use bus and taxi lanes on many roads. The strongest 'incentive' may be that they heavily tax the purchase of polluting petrol and diesel cars. I just think they have a society and governing structure that is quite different from the UK and most of Europe. They're governed in a relatively strict way, compared to UK and rest of Europe, making the population very compliant. It really is an Apples & Pears job, but, hey I have a lifelong Norweigan friend and my visit there a few months ago was a joyful eyeopener, even if i took an hour to find a bar open at midday in Haugesand.

It matters if you need charge and you pull in to the services only to find 10 other peeps waiting for a free charger. A long way to go before the UK will be in a pos to (fully) embrace EVs. Too many Qs for many. And the cost issue is massive; not everyone can rely on a co. fleet car option.

Apples and pears though, when comparing the 2 countries. Population 5.5m v c70m (UK) Population density 15 per sq km v 280 per sq km (UK) Overall tax rate is much higher then UK Norweigians pay an 'extra' tax for their healthcare Norway has proven oil reserves equivalent to 69.0 times its annual consumption UK has oil reserves equiv to just 4.8 times its annual consumption It's just much easier for Norway to implement and build infrastructure, compared to UK. The two countries are just so different.

Cost remains the biggest barrier imho. Secondary, is reliability re charging. Who wants to go on a 150 mile trip, only to be held up on a motorway for 30mins because of an issue and then have to worry about re-charging, just in case? Thirdly, there is no way that peeps will want to 'take a chance' on a 2nd-hand EV car, not knowing when a battery may need to be replaced, at a cost of, say, c£3000 to £10,000?? Now, the next generation may be more reliable and cheaper. They'll have to be. Add in infrastructure, of course i.e. charging points. What car sales garages/showrooms forget to tell you - not sure they actually forget - is that your residence may already NOT be suitable for charging an EV - "but dont worry we'll sort it" **Until, of course, there are issues with how electrical cables were laid in your street, and it turns out that your neighbour has to agree to changes to your shared electrics that enable an EV to be charged.** ** This happened to our neighbours, opposite, last year.

The sun's struggled to stay out here today. Plenty of cloud about. Pleasant enough at 19c and above average temp for here in early October; it's quite breezy though.

No sh#t sherlock Nail Head

Two sides of Autumn coming up over the next 10 days or so, it seems. I'll enjoy this weekend and into first part of next week, but afters.......

Double average rainfall, 60%-70% of normal/expected sunshine for here, so felt colder, more miserable than the statistical average temps actually recorded. Perception, eh?!

It was pretty damn cool/cold for March and April. In fact, didnt really start to warm up til late May if i remember rightly. Spring was pretty lousy, by my recollection. Could be wrong though.

We've stayed dry, all day - well, since about 8 oclock this morn. They must've passed south of here.

Yes...one of those late, useless SSWs. A warm early Spring will be my order of the day.

Yes, i'm hoping temps stay 'elevated' 'til end Oct, and then i'm off to Fuerteventura until mid-Nov, so with a bit of luck the heating wont go on til 2nd half of Nov. Well, that's the plan anyway. I view a mild/warm Oct as a chance to 'bank'/save up more heating for the Winter.

I'll plump for the "glorious sunshine" scenario.

16c, mainly sunny now, with a few clouds about. Breezy though, making it a pleasant and fresh Autumn day.

First major 'storm' of the Autumn in here, this afters - was it named?

I'd use the term "warmest" though. However, "Hottest" reads better and more dramatic, i guess.

More like no cold nights, here. And days staying mild or warm. No big deal, as it's only 2nd Oct.

17c, grey, drizzly. Coming Weekend looks ace though