Tuesday, 29 May 2007

A Stormy Night in Cherbourg


Sunday evening we all noticed that there were some unusual clouds in the sky and the wind was increasing. By 2:00 am we were in the path of a dreadful storm. A lot of people were up most of the night trying to stop their boats banging repeatedly into the pontoons. Little sleep was enjoyed by all. Sunday was still windy and, as you will see from the photograph, just outside the marina the waves were not at all friendly. Even so, some idiots in yachts decided to head back to the Solent. The RNLI had a busy night.
Monday morning Ann managed to visit a number of perfumeries - with better success than I had finding some diesel treatment! I am sure that she spent more time looking at perfumes etc than I spent in chandlers - but I am sure that she would argue that point.