Seriously, the wind today is incredible. It’s at least as strong as anything we had over the winter. When the wind gusted, it was simply impossible to face into it, because the wind-blown sand stung your face so badly. Even with my back to the wind, my hands were getting stung while taking pictures.
Some sand got into my lens mechanism too and the lens wouldn’t come out until I tapped it and wiped it. And as if that wasn’t enough, I had to clean the lens every couple of minutes to get the salt off it.
Unusually though, the sun is shining and it isn’t at all cold. There are even people trying to play golf. I would imagine their scores would be pretty poor on a day like this!
Here is a short clip I uploaded to youtube to show the conditions - it wobbles because of the wind. Oh, and turn your speakers down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGQFwSEyo0w
Cheers, Tom.