To take my mind off of sailing into the 'abyss' (again) I have, by my standards, had another very active day. I decided that, yesterday, I was a bit hard on Inverness and that I would try and revise my view by taking an open to bus tour. I Googled and came up with this, the moment I woke.
At 1127 the bus arrived, outside Currys. As I boarded I enthusiastically asked the driver to tell me the best bit. She said 'the locks at The Caledonian Canal'. I didn't mention that I was parked there. I now include 5 short clips that, I hope, summarise my trip.
After my field trip I spent time on the boat, sewing stuff. An American chap called Paul, visited for a chat. He has a boat in the Shetlands and is planning to take her back to New York. As Ive ( further) developed a habit of chatting I quickly seized the opportunity to tell Paul how scared I was of setting off, tomorrow. He gave the correct response by saying, in a hushed, serious voice that......' fear is good'. Cheers, pal.
On a lighter note, my next visitor, a jolly fellow called John, came bearing a gift.
John said it was from a friend of his who knew Francesca and was following my trip. The lady was worried that I might have run out. I'd like to say a big thanks to you both and lovely chatting, John. I know this is my 'thing' but, of late, it's been a bit tougher than I'd anticipated and things like this mean a lot. Big day tomorrow. I'm off again, assuming fair winds.
2 comments:
Alan,
Great to see pics of the old boat still going strong. Best of luck for your trip south. Its still summer down here by the way!
Andrew and Vicky Gould
Ok there is no such thing as "bad weather", its all about the clothing.
Now you have turned the corner, hopefully in more ways than one, you need to not wish the last straight home to come as fast as it can !
What you are doing is awesome !
Q
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