Staying in Ramsgate
Jigsaw
Fri 29 Jun 2007 23:14
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Weather still very ropey and so decided to wait it
out here in Ramsgate. Wont be going anywhere before Monday at the earliest and
looks more like Weds at least from current forecasts. ANYBODY find any decent
weather for the trip down channel please let us know!!
Still looking on the bright side it has given
us a chance to settle after a long round of goodbyes, do a few more jobs
and put the boat into some semblance of order by locating a space for everything
we brought on board (this was not an easy task).
Kate, Molly and I (Mary) spent a very pleasant
afternoon bird watching, or to be more precise parrot
watching. We found them in a bit of Woodland on route
to Boardstairs in a beautiful location overlooking the sea. Have
to be careful as this twitching, could become a new hobby particularly as
it does not rely so much on the weather!
To pass the time we could also
think about writing a book entitled '101 things to do in Ramsgate in the
rain whilst waiting for your weather window'. This would be a boat wife's
delight which would include things like, hanging curtains (done that today),
turning out cupboards and reordering them (great fun), the art of cushion
puffing, drawing up an inventory and stock control system of boat
consumables without an excel spreadsheet in sight. Tomorrow we need to
attempt to get some laundry done, think we will have to consider using a
dryer for reasons which need no explanation, another romantic notion
distroyed so much for reducing our carbon footprint.
Anyway from a wet but relaxed jigsaw we
bid you goodnight.
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