I managed to get out this morning. It was a bit chilly, but I had a very pleasant hour and a bit.
I must admit that I got to the harbour expecting to find it empty, but I was greeted by the arrival of the Brittany Ferry Contentin, which was nice. Looking at the ferry it strikes me that its primary customer base is commercial traffic – lorries. There might be a few cars, but they will not be the primary.
I noticed the strange craft that I have seen quite frequently around the harbour; it’s difficult to describe a platform, with an engine a small crane and a cabin perhaps big enough for two people. It looked like there were two blokes on board.
I had moved down to the Haslar Marina Pier Wall and gone out to the end of it, as that would get me as close to the small vessel so that I could try and work out what it was doing. Once in position, I could see that they were lifting the small mooring buoys and it looked like they were checking the state of the anchor chain and possibly cleaning the buoy. I saw them lift one out, and the bottom half was caked with seaweed & possibly mussels.
I took a walk over to the cockle ponds. It’s been quite a while since I walked around them. I have to say that the water looked very clean. Like I said at the top, a very pleasant hour and a bit.
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