An old hulk...

...on the beach at the sailing club...
Can't work a festive angle in - but wasn't the Paddington sketch brilliant yesterday evening??

Walked out for a coffee from the Black Middens van. The huge tanker that came in yesterday was leaving, so we sat and watched the Pilot Boat and tugs at work again. The Pilot Boat towed a little motorboat up to the fishquay, keeping it out of the way of the tanker, so we assumed there was something amiss with its engine. He still had plenty of time to get out of the river to pick up the pilot.

Both sailing clubs seemed to have racing courses set up, so plenty going on between the piers for our entertainment ;) 

About to meet Sue for an afternoon constitutional - we were hoping for a plodge, but it's a bit chilly...