Very windy Friday

We awoke with a fright, it was apparent Vicky had transformed into the Michelin Man; her face rather puffy from what we presumed to be an allergic reaction. After showers and the application of our faces to make us look presentable, we attempted to scramble eggs. They were good considering it was Hannah and Ailish’s first time. Then we put on our oilskins (we’ve learnt the lingo!) and went up on the deck. We spent the next few hours learning the ropes and meeting the buoys (who prefer to be called Fenders!). We learned a number of knots including: Figure of eight, Clove hitch, round turn and two halve hitches and bow line. After a gourmet lunch of sandwiches and crisps, we cast off on our adventure...........around the marina; we couldn’t even reach the fuel pump due to torrential rain and whipping winds. So Ian the skipper decided to postpone our journey and therefore we cracked open the hobnobs and picked up the penguins while Suzie and Ananya made us a ‘mean’ cup of tea, hot chocolate and coffee. During our tea break we played an assortment of card games including cheat and whist. Ananya and Vicky couldn’t cheat for their lives.


Without realising it was already tea time. Ananya and Than took charge of the cooking and although ingredients were limited, they managed to scrape up and put together a delicious feast. Thanks to Ian’s last minute tomato sauce the meal was completed...... a taste sensation. Then Vicky almost ruined the chocolate for our fruit fondue, thankfully it was rectified. We finished our meal with a chocolate fondue which Suzie referred to as a ‘bad boy’.


We ended the day with a walk where we watched the sun set over the estuary. After our shower’s we were all tired and so quickly fell asleep.