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A peaceful day at Maryport Marina in Cumbria. |
The forecast that Storm Doris was heading our way gave us
high hopes of snapping some dramatic seascapes.
Towards the end of last month, the weather forecasters
warned that the fourth named storm of 2016/17 – Storm Doris – was expected to
pay us a visit.
We checked our mooring ropes and made sure the fenders were not
going to be creaking all night then went to bed expecting to wake up to wild,
wild weather...but it didn’t happen.
Opening the curtains revealed calm water in the marina and
none of the noise and drama we had been anticipating.
We put the TV on to check the forecast and could see that its
impact was being felt all around us.
We assumed we must be in the eye of the storm and waited for
it to hit us, but it never did. The wind got up a bit, but nothing like we'd
been expecting.
Storm Angus passed us by in November, Barbara gave us a good
lashing in the run up to Christmas and Conor, which hit the UK a couple of days
later, failed to have any impact on us. Ewan also missed us, so we’ll have to
wait to see what Fleur brings – whenever that may be.
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Waiting for Doris |
It seems the owners of the local fishing boats also believed
the Storm Doris forecast and decided not to go out to sea as there were many
more fishing vessels in the harbour at high tide than usual when I took Dex for
his morning walk.
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Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour at high tide |
Meanwhile, work is progressing on the caravan site that is
being constructed at the marina. It is just above our mooring on the other side
of the promenade.
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Work underway on the caravan site near our mooring |
During the work, dirt, rubbish and grass seed blew down off
the site onto the pontoons and our boat so we will be very glad when it is
completed from that point of view.
However, it will presumably mean that there will be more
people using the excellent marina facilities, so we’re just hoping there will be enough
toilets, showers and washing machines for everyone.
