…and fire lit the Heavens
Overnight, rigging screamed, Play d’eau lolloped (a nautical technical term) and the wind stirred surface water to slap the hull.
We recorded a N’ly average of 21kts with a max gust of 26kts, and that was even though we were in the lee of the marina so it must have been far greater on the exposed coast.
Having been rocked and rolled we were up at by 6am and had coffee (tea for Lin) and toast (with fig jam – gorgeous) in time to watch the sun’s rays strike the soft underside of the night’s clouds with the most brilliant red orange fire to light the heavens.
By 9am the sky had mostly cleared revealing a blue sky scattered with blobs of cotton-wool fair weather cumulus clouds, and a wind that had gradually veered and abated to an E’ly F3.
The pigeons were grounded
It had been so gusty over night that even our neighbours, Mr & Mrs Pigeon, who have their berth (nest) on the granite wall in the creeper next to Play d’eau, had hunkered down in the lee of the rocks and foliage.During the day, the tempestuous seas that had raged outside the marina tempered their behaviour and quietened, and the wind continued to drop.
John and Beryl
Our dear friends, John and Beryl, come to see us on Monday for a week. We can’t wait, but just hope the NE’lys don’t pay the marina a visit with their rock ‘n’ roll during their stay….
Piers and Lin
From the Meteorological Laboratory of
Play d’eau
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You are a BRILLIANT writer.Wow, did I enjoy that!And so beautifully accompanied by the lovely photos… Thank you so much-what a time you had-you rock and rollers-what- would mum say! LOL Hil x x
Wow, what skyscapes! Yes, we are immensely excited to be joining you tomorrow! I hope we can see sunrises/sunsets like these, but preferably without the high winds – especially for our flight over, in the smallest commercial aircraft known to man! Whoever NE’ly is, may she soon depart! Much love from B & me, John. XX