tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524463241709254012024-03-12T23:19:30.872+00:00Starting life aboardA blog about our decision to sell our house and move onto a boat in Maryport, Cumbria, UK, in which I share the good and the bad experiences of our liveaboard lifestyle. Written by retired journalist Sue Restan.Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-34841545917042782552020-05-03T16:01:00.000+01:002020-05-03T16:01:09.689+01:00Life onboard under Covid-19 restrictions and our heater breaks down<br />
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<u>Phil working on Ravensdale's broken down Webasto heater</u></h3>
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The current situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic is just so weird and I’m still not sure if going through lockdown on a boat is any different to being told to stay at home in a house.<br />
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Our 43ft motor cruiser Ravensdale is certainly a more confined space than most houses and having a garden must make staying home a lot more bearable, but many land-dwellers don’t have the luxury of a garden either.<br />
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However, I think we can count ourselves lucky as we’re so much better off than people who are confined to high rise flats, with nowhere to go except their trips out for essential supplies or their daily exercise.<br />
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At least we can get out around the marina so I guess I shouldn’t really complain, and we have some lovely pathways around us here in Maryport, Cumbria, UK, for our daily walks <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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But one thing we could really have done without was our diesel heater breaking down last month on one of the coldest nights we'd had in a long time.<b><br /><br />Almost six weeks in lockdown</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale on a beautiful, calm, sunny day at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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It will be six weeks ago on Tuesday (May 5) since the partial lockdown was imposed in the UK to slow down the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. <br />
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced it on the evening of Monday, March 23, with effect from the following morning.<br />
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Mr Johnson has since been treated in hospital for the virus before recovering at home and returning to work last week.<br />
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Our life at the marina continues much the same as usual except for not being able to go out when we want – either on the boat or on foot/by car.<br />
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We’re still taking our daily walks separately. Phil usually takes Ruby out in the morning and I take my exercise in the afternoon. <br />
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I like to wait until later in the day, so I have something to look forward to. I’m pretty sure I’d go stir crazy if I went out in the morning as, when I came home, I would know I couldn’t go out again until the following day.<br />
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I also think it’s good to go separately so that we both get a bit of time alone as being locked up on a boat together could otherwise be pretty claustrophobic.<br />
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<u>Police checking on a vehicle parked on the road alongside the marina</u></h3>
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It seems strange to see police stopping people in cars on the road that runs alongside the marina to the lighthouse and asking them what they're doing but it's good that they are keeping a close watch to ensure people are adhering to the restrictions.<br />
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It’s also strange that we’re being encouraged not to use cash in shops anymore. Who would’ve ever thought it? And, to discourage people from using notes and coins, contactless card payments have gone up from £30-£45.<br />
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I reckon shopping is the weirdest experience of the lot starting with queuing two metres (6ft 6ins) apart outside the store and only being allowed in on a "one out, one in" basis.<br />
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<u>Shoppers queuing 2m apart outside the Lidl store in Maryport, Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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I always wear disposable gloves to shop, putting them on before I get a shopping trolley and removing them when it has been returned. I've only seen a few people wearing masks so far.<br />
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Moving around the supermarket isn’t easy as you’re constantly trying to be aware of where everyone else is so you can ensure you don’t get too close to anyone. <br />
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Most people are happy to observe the 2m social distancing rule, but a few just don’t seem to care and pass close by before you’re even aware that they’re there, which is really annoying.<br />
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It’s also odd to see the queue for the checkouts stretching to the far end of the store and it’s a fairly big supermarket. <br />
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The length of the queue is due to the 2m spacing between customers and when you get to the front of the queue the checkout operators, who are behind plastic screens, shout for the next customer to be served.<br />
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I have to confess that I’m beginning to struggle a bit with the restrictions. <br />
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I totally understand why they must remain in place and I observe them to the letter as I really don’t want to get the virus or to be the cause of anyone else getting it. <br />
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However, being stuck in a confined space for so many hours of the day is beginning to make me understand how wild animals feel when they’re caged up in zoos <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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The good news for me is that tomorrow (Monday) I'm going back to work at Chimney Sheep - the factory I was working at before the lockdown - so my life will be a lot more normal than it has been over the past six weeks <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">😊</span><br />
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<b>Running Ravensdale's engines</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale's engine room</u></h3>
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We've been unable to take Ravensdale out on the water since March 22 - the day before the partial lockdown was announced.<br />
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As she hadn't been out of the marina for six week, we decided we should run up her two 300hp Volvo Penta engines to keep them running properly.<br />
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They were run under load for about 15 minutes yesterday morning (Saturday) and they seemed to be just fine. They sounded sweet, the temperature rose evenly on both engines and there was very little smoke.<br />
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This is something that we will be doing on a regular basis until we can move her again.<br />
<b><br /></b><b><br />Our heater breaks down</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2dVl7rf8ySxnrK7yNUZuDFfv0lk0ILwoYbRU-oqAt10YCdRARKbzsPGGsw4E-Ico8RHlk04RCsVqYYrg_8dXuDJsiQx-Xp_xWu4epaj2QVclgfK-YX8Xi47PT-SdEKHGbfnVwCIcxPU/s1600/IMG_20200416_144322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil removing one of the fuses from the heater to check it" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2dVl7rf8ySxnrK7yNUZuDFfv0lk0ILwoYbRU-oqAt10YCdRARKbzsPGGsw4E-Ico8RHlk04RCsVqYYrg_8dXuDJsiQx-Xp_xWu4epaj2QVclgfK-YX8Xi47PT-SdEKHGbfnVwCIcxPU/s640/IMG_20200416_144322.jpg" title="Phil removing one of the fuses from the heater to check it" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil removing one of the fuses from the heater to check it</u></h3>
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The heater packed up on the evening of Tuesday, April 14, which was one of the coldest nights we’d had in a good while. <br />
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The heat didn’t come up when I turned the heater on. <br />
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I went to turn it up a bit more and noticed that the green light that’s constantly illuminated when it’s switched on was flashing and we were both pretty sure that was what happened last time the filter needed changing.<br />
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Phil went down into the engine room to check the fuses, but they seemed OK.<br />
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Thankfully, I had ordered a service kit a couple of months previously so it would be here ready to service the heater when the weather warmed up, but it seems the heater wasn’t willing to wait that long.<br />
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It was getting late for starting on servicing the heater, so Phil said we’d just have to live without it for one night and he’d get on with it the following day.<br />
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I put on a body warmer that I wouldn’t usually wear indoors and dug out a fan heater, which took the chill off a bit during the evening. The electric blanket and dehumidifier warmed our cabin up a bit too.<br />
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I was more worried about poor Ruby sleeping in the saloon without any heating.<br />
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I was pleased to discover that, although she felt a little bit cooler than usual in the morning, her ears weren’t really cold, which is always a good indication of her temperature.<br />
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I checked the thermometer in the dinette, and it was reading 10.5C (51F) so cooler than it would normally be but still bearable.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale's Webasto fitted to the side of the hull alongside her port engine</u></h3>
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Phil looked out the servicing kit and set about the task of removing the Webasto Air Top Evo 55 heater.<br />
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He’s changed a filter on this heater before but not done a full service, so it was a bit of a steep learning curve.<br />
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I photographed the heater from various angles before he took it apart in case he needed the images to help with reassembly.<br />
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<u>The dirty glow plug that came out of our heater</u></h3>
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<u>Phil dismantling the heater</u></h3>
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When he removed the glow plug, it was obvious that it could’ve done with changing sooner so we were hoping that was what had caused the heater to stop working.<br />
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Sadly, despite his best efforts and attempts to reset the heater by following the advice of a more knowledgeable friend, it still refused to work so we had to send it away for repair.<br />
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We tried to get by with the small fan heater, but it wasn’t really making much of an impact on the temperature on the boat.<br />
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Thankfully, the weather warmed up a bit after the first couple of pretty cold nights when the temperature went down to 9.5C (49F) in the saloon – or at least that’s what it was reading when we got up in the morning. It was probably lower during the night.<br />
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We also went to our storage container to collect two electric heaters and we’re managing to keep warm until the heater returns.<br />
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We've just heard that the heater needs a new fan. The part has been ordered so hopefully it can be repaired and will be back with us soon.<br />
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<b><br />"New to us" plotter</b><br />
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<u>The new plotter showing our position at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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Just before the lockdown, we were offered a secondhand Simrad plotter that is a newer version of the one fitted in the console on Ravensdale.<br />
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The original plotter was black and white and had no card in it. We'd intended replacing the card but never got around to it so we only really used it as an extra check on our speed and location as the GPS was still working.<br />
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For navigation, we use Navionics on two tablets and a separate, smaller, Standard Horizon plotter, with charts and compass for back up if the electronics fail.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdasnodkmM9dGemXBItHj7v-RKMkwh4wQiOo-aI2BSJGZcI1FZMrMk4EIujBx4dwWngh6uYIlnBlaBcLX_kJqRwRNyHanQKqZdl4ll8IL-6F7ChVvr9pnPYaEZbTBq1eT8Uj3B7zCrPM/s1600/IMG_20200403_170950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil testing the new plotter while fitting it" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdasnodkmM9dGemXBItHj7v-RKMkwh4wQiOo-aI2BSJGZcI1FZMrMk4EIujBx4dwWngh6uYIlnBlaBcLX_kJqRwRNyHanQKqZdl4ll8IL-6F7ChVvr9pnPYaEZbTBq1eT8Uj3B7zCrPM/s640/IMG_20200403_170950.jpg" title="Phil testing the new plotter while fitting it" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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Phil testing the new plotter while fitting it</h3>
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Phil has now fitted the replacement plotter and it's a vast improvement on the previous one.<br />
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For a start, the display is in colour and it has a much clearer screen. It also has an electronic card in it which means we'll be able to use it for navigational purposes as well.<br />
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<b>Generator</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1JwGzXEK_K7OHHOGUW6OLrnuE5KyHRcYCWfVDeAXkZCIxAqesvMGlMNrq_4ipoaxEZ1N1dCjs-Fqi7qZZW6wEolUoE77KVlibsh3iVck2MSlj50GT5YWuySbt3Y-OASPhEXHwIuPqv8/s1600/Testing+the+generator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil checking the generator" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1349" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1JwGzXEK_K7OHHOGUW6OLrnuE5KyHRcYCWfVDeAXkZCIxAqesvMGlMNrq_4ipoaxEZ1N1dCjs-Fqi7qZZW6wEolUoE77KVlibsh3iVck2MSlj50GT5YWuySbt3Y-OASPhEXHwIuPqv8/s640/Testing+the+generator.jpg" title="Phil checking the generator" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil checking the generator</u></h3>
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Soon after the partial lockdown was imposed, Phil decided to check the generator just in case we lose our electricity supply.<br />
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This is something that’s done fairly regularly anyway, but it just seemed to be a sensible precaution in case something goes wrong with the supply and there’s no one around to fix it.<br />
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<b>My birthday and our cancelled holiday</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci1hThQvv682ilKeyiVolxsbuB8eugAHQW_JJ3ZKAdmBF3nAkDvM1o61Yy9GzduovtclhImJaz8W4zvFEQncD6tgilrppPcYafXX-1NVw1dbaVVgU5SW2EFC3v-2G6EAG012fP4pWNbU/s1600/My+birthday+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me with my birthday flowers" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1373" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci1hThQvv682ilKeyiVolxsbuB8eugAHQW_JJ3ZKAdmBF3nAkDvM1o61Yy9GzduovtclhImJaz8W4zvFEQncD6tgilrppPcYafXX-1NVw1dbaVVgU5SW2EFC3v-2G6EAG012fP4pWNbU/s640/My+birthday+flowers.jpg" title="Me with my birthday flowers" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me with my birthday flowers</u></h3>
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I celebrated my birthday on Tuesday, April 21, but it definitely wasn’t the birthday I'd had planned.<br />
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We lived in the Highlands for 16 years before we sold our house to buy a boat and it’s still one of my favourite places so I’m keen to return whenever I get the chance. <br />
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For this reason, I said it was where I wanted to celebrate my birthday and we booked a lovely remote cottage in Sutherland for a birthday break.<br />
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However, Covid-19 put paid to our plans <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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The partial lockdown meant the holiday had to be cancelled so I’m hoping to be able to rebook when the restrictions are lifted.<br />
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<b>Varnishing our new drawers</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFNCaTi4VdjncS0miJYhGB1pCzbmmN3hP7yjfvoNio9B9uuXKvl0zn472UhLcGhfy04gGhUI5O_YFZygWbVSzYSW4gfGwN7jnbBkOxmx3KeuV37uf5iSQLe6zHPSmjwj2FJQ1gSjt1hs/s1600/IMG_20200429_154346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the new drawers in the saloon after they had been varnished" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1074" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFNCaTi4VdjncS0miJYhGB1pCzbmmN3hP7yjfvoNio9B9uuXKvl0zn472UhLcGhfy04gGhUI5O_YFZygWbVSzYSW4gfGwN7jnbBkOxmx3KeuV37uf5iSQLe6zHPSmjwj2FJQ1gSjt1hs/s640/IMG_20200429_154346.jpg" title="The new drawers in the saloon after they had been varnished" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The new drawers in the saloon after they had been varnished</u></h3>
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Phil has finished varnishing the new drawers we had built above the cupboards in the saloon to provide additional storage space and to stop Ruby pulling things off the shelf along the top of the cupboard.<br />
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They are looking a lot better now and blend in a bit better with the other woodwork although they're a bit darker than the original cupboards.<br />
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I'm hoping they might fade a bit and match in better still when the sun has been on them for a while.<br />
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The drawers are proving very useful too as any extra storage space is always very welcome.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtYQZ5zw_YwwNF_fnZ85wiL0NHcVszl8akbsk5WSBFBSlUKsMzI56ClMu801E1x_hZeRbMmXPcOg7K6proDdyBTWP6Q0mXSnlsuV1b6u9oBoFMQMflp09sWrA-ve0KShNx5Gwq_ZTyNw/s1600/Ruby+130420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby waiting while I was taking photos" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1362" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtYQZ5zw_YwwNF_fnZ85wiL0NHcVszl8akbsk5WSBFBSlUKsMzI56ClMu801E1x_hZeRbMmXPcOg7K6proDdyBTWP6Q0mXSnlsuV1b6u9oBoFMQMflp09sWrA-ve0KShNx5Gwq_ZTyNw/s640/Ruby+130420.jpg" title="Ruby waiting while I was taking photos" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby waiting while I was taking photos</u></h3>
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Ruby’s life hasn’t changed all that much since the partial lockdown. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hpeYKHBXS15BYm_PysrgYYKfP8UFIn8VvkIkbt2JDZx4FWgf9R8AisfKKVjoePe8JplLtr4ufACAWR7TAlrpjuYdN5m0Nv86VrrodqNOjBXga_ZpW59RZYTm0uOZzxcqs1NLQ4IgqZk/s1600/Walking+Ruby+010420+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me walking Ruby on the shore" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1371" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hpeYKHBXS15BYm_PysrgYYKfP8UFIn8VvkIkbt2JDZx4FWgf9R8AisfKKVjoePe8JplLtr4ufACAWR7TAlrpjuYdN5m0Nv86VrrodqNOjBXga_ZpW59RZYTm0uOZzxcqs1NLQ4IgqZk/s640/Walking+Ruby+010420+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Me walking Ruby on the shore" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me walking Ruby on the shore</u></h3>
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She still gets two good walks a day and spends most of her time on the boat either sleeping on her bed, sunbathing, sitting out on deck keeping a lookout for us or trying to cuddle up to one of us.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjwVuZnQIboYxuzhelrKE-xEuq5o43tZqVoHP6K9kYcoyvgLw7NfDC1MupFjB6KEdJT6GF68uLUZJ4ggIOxbrqW-MgV-y5r680D_5krX_zVy-zCo6vnKRg8Fr6sFeiGtXGTP3H2tI9Bo/s1600/IMG_20200420_142009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby relaxing on her bed in the saloon" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1517" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjwVuZnQIboYxuzhelrKE-xEuq5o43tZqVoHP6K9kYcoyvgLw7NfDC1MupFjB6KEdJT6GF68uLUZJ4ggIOxbrqW-MgV-y5r680D_5krX_zVy-zCo6vnKRg8Fr6sFeiGtXGTP3H2tI9Bo/s640/IMG_20200420_142009.jpg" title="Ruby relaxing on her bed in the saloon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby relaxing on her bed in the saloon</u></h3>
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She's also been enjoying the treats I bought her to see her through the lockdown.<br />
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The problem is that she's already had everything I got for her so I'll have to pick up something else next time I go to buy her food.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx_gMgPADqe8PRkmRAlS_FCj155Zmv0g8J0zJf33s7OwRnauFYaJpq75x71aBlRzgOBKkIZmpAIb2xy8iCRCM5U1Fpxbalm5Y1N37I6LgB14DOGDwV0PKkLEfETPgEqF2cpw7UF4ljJA/s1600/_4140006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her new buffalo horn" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx_gMgPADqe8PRkmRAlS_FCj155Zmv0g8J0zJf33s7OwRnauFYaJpq75x71aBlRzgOBKkIZmpAIb2xy8iCRCM5U1Fpxbalm5Y1N37I6LgB14DOGDwV0PKkLEfETPgEqF2cpw7UF4ljJA/s640/_4140006.jpg" title="Ruby with her new buffalo horn" width="604" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her new buffalo horn</u></h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdanknsiZ854-8T1dRcA4xV_IX02jF6nK35GLxbb-Ce35EW6Vw-o6HlFRgMGOI25tVnZIv8Y2cdqOTpiXAKSKsnEEo1X_xp0IfeIg40dranAVoajZFjbV8xaOVo1WmdQomcvVKRcnowlQ/s1600/Maryport+sculpture+130420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking through a sculpture towards Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1464" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdanknsiZ854-8T1dRcA4xV_IX02jF6nK35GLxbb-Ce35EW6Vw-o6HlFRgMGOI25tVnZIv8Y2cdqOTpiXAKSKsnEEo1X_xp0IfeIg40dranAVoajZFjbV8xaOVo1WmdQomcvVKRcnowlQ/s640/Maryport+sculpture+130420.jpg" title="Looking through a sculpture towards Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking through a sculpture towards Maryport</u></h3>
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One of the positives about the current situation is that I’ve been able to go out with my camera every day.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvilfZRWURHCYGqRzPWDyLPCZtzQliLe1rfoq59uEh-gF4_zdzSHHxd7XEBrpaKqoBbanHVrek7W2Ms06SzB07HYMWrtjZJC-C8dGV2G53HwbbrFaEuz_mVVyePqYl38fh4WfIzMuplo/s1600/_4180069-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Fleming Square, Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvilfZRWURHCYGqRzPWDyLPCZtzQliLe1rfoq59uEh-gF4_zdzSHHxd7XEBrpaKqoBbanHVrek7W2Ms06SzB07HYMWrtjZJC-C8dGV2G53HwbbrFaEuz_mVVyePqYl38fh4WfIzMuplo/s640/_4180069-Edit.jpg" title="Fleming Square, Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fleming Square, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIiQntYty_MScpslqTIrMEZK8BWsxJMy7-9tE_kK3iz94yHL5nN1atdRIMC7XdHrGSjhFOReDGaHuAFfAg7f0Hz1B2aQA02KHJ3U1rAoueSTmS-UYlu7Hi8LiSwMXVyfUXuHBemMzbcc/s1600/Crow+Park+200420+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Crow Park, Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1355" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIiQntYty_MScpslqTIrMEZK8BWsxJMy7-9tE_kK3iz94yHL5nN1atdRIMC7XdHrGSjhFOReDGaHuAFfAg7f0Hz1B2aQA02KHJ3U1rAoueSTmS-UYlu7Hi8LiSwMXVyfUXuHBemMzbcc/s640/Crow+Park+200420+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Crow Park, Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Crow Park, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtk-gov4MsU_lxI_KfH43QmDtWRhAwV0j60Vbb9QRK7EwknxmwyUjBsjJ4FMWZVJ2GpJCJDbaupih_dDIMTfU9rZOObUbnQmG8Yty29hPZuB4oeZ4G2bqds5b-NXSlqMu_IxPOShrSsQ/s1600/Crow+Park+200420+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a pathway through Crow Park" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtk-gov4MsU_lxI_KfH43QmDtWRhAwV0j60Vbb9QRK7EwknxmwyUjBsjJ4FMWZVJ2GpJCJDbaupih_dDIMTfU9rZOObUbnQmG8Yty29hPZuB4oeZ4G2bqds5b-NXSlqMu_IxPOShrSsQ/s640/Crow+Park+200420+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Pathway through Crow Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Pathway through Crow Park</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONW9MOQy07vQl1zNYRJxxCfKnHaO9Bj5Jdf3IbjpVxMLcPGj3TwMKzxzIhEaowtbBNt2rOc9znlB62k5y_ej5CCkzGtKZ45o3lrpuh1_ykrY4L7hvagdThq0ICgE-JvIzChdF9wvLWc0/s1600/Crow+Park+200420+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Crow Park" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONW9MOQy07vQl1zNYRJxxCfKnHaO9Bj5Jdf3IbjpVxMLcPGj3TwMKzxzIhEaowtbBNt2rOc9znlB62k5y_ej5CCkzGtKZ45o3lrpuh1_ykrY4L7hvagdThq0ICgE-JvIzChdF9wvLWc0/s640/Crow+Park+200420+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Crow Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Crow Park</u></h3>
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I take it with me when I walk Ruby and sometimes, if Ruby has already had a good walk with Phil, I go without her, which makes taking photos so much easier.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIiDPtNwgy-ndVA9kSSObVDhtbOg1fzxfnwBzaj5CUbExutWfkj23SzHQ2o9IH9KT06DqvblaIgK2WxnVXamtYqab3h3yPcdHkcXaUh6K_1l85VLnZ3NqwKVYWawwgjERReGDmXlUPio/s1600/Maryport+060420+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of view across the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1429" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIiDPtNwgy-ndVA9kSSObVDhtbOg1fzxfnwBzaj5CUbExutWfkj23SzHQ2o9IH9KT06DqvblaIgK2WxnVXamtYqab3h3yPcdHkcXaUh6K_1l85VLnZ3NqwKVYWawwgjERReGDmXlUPio/s640/Maryport+060420+%25288%2529.jpg" title="View across the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport and the River Ellen from Mote Hill</u></h3>
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<u>Looking out over Maryport Basin to the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Looking across the Solway Firth to the Scottish hills</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-51ZWIGcxH4s90-WPwoOzFS4SyQJphCafBQDGOmuvn7G5lmc72h3UvIcOiPYeUaegruE75ctB2x1pYQpisPV7sFqdUQSO7tCYKPyJsksBo5-Us-qVdIr8p-QjssqBmzUmNlYFYBpfT4/s1600/Maryport+270420+%252826%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view across the Solway Firth to Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1376" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-51ZWIGcxH4s90-WPwoOzFS4SyQJphCafBQDGOmuvn7G5lmc72h3UvIcOiPYeUaegruE75ctB2x1pYQpisPV7sFqdUQSO7tCYKPyJsksBo5-Us-qVdIr8p-QjssqBmzUmNlYFYBpfT4/s640/Maryport+270420+%252826%2529.jpg" title="Another view across the Solway Firth to Scotland" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view across the Solway Firth to Scotland</u></h3>
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I have taken so many photos in and around Maryport over the past four weeks that I’m struggling to find new photos to take, but I don’t let that stop me snapping away.<br />
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<u>A Maryport walkway known as Pigeon Well</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzwGfHxmXLlqaZZbIWfPBQxhMos2UY1SPIoGdwtYzTdrjoLCnAMO_FCnS-cXbRzvs25uwRi-uDJpS02BNZOtn8MacV1GC1CWnR-7ejvvjzkN4KRc0L4tFXbco3VwUaZ_4DEVhfLi1vvQ/s1600/Maryport+250420+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking across to a field of rapeseed from a footpath known as Fat Lonning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzwGfHxmXLlqaZZbIWfPBQxhMos2UY1SPIoGdwtYzTdrjoLCnAMO_FCnS-cXbRzvs25uwRi-uDJpS02BNZOtn8MacV1GC1CWnR-7ejvvjzkN4KRc0L4tFXbco3VwUaZ_4DEVhfLi1vvQ/s640/Maryport+250420+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Looking across to a field of rapeseed from a footpath known as Fat Lonning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking across to a field of rapeseed from a footpath known as Fat Lonning</u></h3>
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<u>The remains of Peel Tower, Senhouse Mansion, Maryport</u></h3>
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The scenes change with the season, weather, tides and light so there’s always a chance I’ll get a better photo of a view I’ve photographed many times before.<br />
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<u>Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Fishing boats in the harbour with Christ Church, Maryport, in the background</u></h3>
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<u>A wider view of Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Sun breaking through heavy clouds over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Looking out across Maryport Basin to the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Promenade at high tide</u></h3>
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<u>Shadows cast by the railings at the top of Market Steps, Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Looking out over the Solway Firth from the sea brows at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Looking along the promenade towards Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Sunset over Mayport Marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And I’m working hard on looking for anything new to photograph or trying to take familiar views from a different angle.<br />
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<u>Looking in the opposite direction through the same sculpture - to the Scottish hills</u></h3>
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I was also pleased to get some photos of local fishing boat, Silver Stream, landing its catch of whelks at the harbour on Tuesday, March 31.<br />
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<u>Silver Stream landing its catch of whelks at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>A closer view of the whelks being unloaded</u></h3>
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I also got a few photos of Silver Stream coming home from a fishing trip on April 17.<br />
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<u>Silver Stream returning from another fishing trip</u></h3>
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<u>Silver Stream in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<u>Calm, sunny weather at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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It’s so frustrating that we’ve had more sunny, calm weather since the partial lockdown than we’d seen for months beforehand.<br />
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If this had happened at any other time, we would probably have considered a trip over to Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway but, for very good reasons, we’re not allowed to take the boat out on the water at the moment.<br />
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<u>Me wearing shorts for the first time this year</u></h3>
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Saturday, April 11 was the first day I considered it warm enough to put on my shorts this year and I've worn shorts almost every day since then <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-30385065859107395162020-03-31T21:13:00.000+01:002020-03-31T22:15:15.022+01:00Life on board during the UK’s Covid-19 partial lockdown and our recent fishing trip<br />
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<u>Ravensdale at Maryport Marina taken during one of my daily exercise sessions last week</u></h3>
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The world is in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is a frightening time for us all as the virus is highly contagious and is killing thousands of people across the globe.<br />
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Life has changed beyond all recognition for many people since the UK government announcement on the evening of Monday, March 23 that we must all stay at home, except for shopping for food, collecting medical supplies, to exercise or for work, to slow down the spread of coronavirus. We also have to stay 2m (6ft 6ins) away from other people when out.<br />
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Obviously, it’s had an impact on how often we can leave the marina here at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, and where we can go. It’s also stopped me going to work but, other than that, our lives on Ravensdale really aren’t that different.<br />
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And we were very fortunate that a brief period of calm weather allowed us to take our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser out for one last fishing trip out on the Solway Firth before the lockdown was imposed.<br />
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As I now have more free time, I’m also able to get back to writing my blog so thi is going to be a bit of a catch-up as I haven’t posted one for six weeks.<br />
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<b>Covid-19 starts to make its presence felt in the UK</b><br />
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I kept a diary of the days leading up to the lockdown as it was interesting to see how people were reacting to a situation they’d never experienced before.<br />
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<b>14/03/20</b><br />
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The number of people who've tested positive for Covid-19 is soaring and the death toll is rising dramatically.<br />
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In response, people seem to have gone totally crazy and are stockpiling food as if preparing for a siege.<br />
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Supermarket shelves have been cleared of antiseptic handwash and hand gel, loo rolls are becoming increasingly difficult to come by and flour and other store cupboard staples are being sold almost as quickly as staff can restock the shelves.<br />
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It’s difficult to know how to respond to this.<br />
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Do we carry on as normal? Or do we join in as, if we don’t, we could be unable to get such things when we run out?<br />
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We’ve chosen a halfway house.<br />
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We wouldn’t feel comfortable buying up way more than we need, and we don’t have the space to store vast quantities of handwash, loo rolls and food on the boat anyway.<br />
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Equally, we want to know we will have supplies if we need to self-isolate, so we’ve bought a little bit more than usual, but not a lot.<br />
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<b>20/03/20</b><br />
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<u>Young people gathering on the beach later on the day their school closed (their faces have been blurred intentionally)</u></h3>
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All the schools closed today for all but the children of essential workers and vulnerable children.<br />
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And, this evening, our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the closure of pubs, clubs, cafes, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres from tomorrow (Saturday).<br />
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He asked people not to go out tonight, but it seems many people took no notice of his pleas.<br />
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There was a large group of young people, presumably celebrating the closure of their schools, on the shore and, I’m told, the pubs were full of people having a final night out before they shut down.<br />
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<u>Notice in a local shop window</u></h3>
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<b>21/03/20</b><br />
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People seem to be starting to realise that coronavirus is a very serious threat to life as we know it, or at least some people do. Others are just going about their lives as though it’s business as normal but I’m sure it won’t be long before the government makes a big announcement on this. Some local shops have closed due to the virus.<br />
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<b>23/03/20</b><br />
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I went to work as normal today only it was far from normal. We’re all keeping well away from each other and washing our hands and using hand sanitizer like it’s going out of fashion. A notice has also been placed on the factory door saying only staff and delivery drivers are allowed in. <br />
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We were aware Boris Johnson was due to make an announcement that evening so I took everything of mine home with me in case I didn’t get to go in again. And it turned out that we were right. <br />
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At 8.30pm, our PM announced a partial lockdown severely restricting the reasons for which we were allowed to leave our homes.<br />
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Although I couldn’t do the manufacturing and packing job I was doing at the factory from home, my boss knew I was a journalist and offered me the opportunity to do some writing for her at home so I agreed that I wouldn’t go into work again as my contract was due to end at the end of this month anyway.<br />
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<u>Me working from home on my laptop in Ravensdale's dinette</u></h3>
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<b>24/03/20</b><br />
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This was the point at which life as we knew it changed overnight.<br />
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The partial lockdown began, and we were only allowed out once a day for exercise close to home, to get essential shopping or medical supplies or to travel to and from work if it was not possible to work from home. Otherwise, the message was: “Stay at home”.<br />
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<b>Partial lockdown on the boat</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale on a calm day at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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In many ways being under the partial lockdown on Ravensdale is not all that different to being in a home on dry land.<br />
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The main differences are our more confined quarters, the lack of space to store any extra food and other supplies and the need to use the marina toilet and shower facilities. <br />
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Thankfully, I worked from home for much of my career as a journalist so spending a lot of my time at home isn’t really that new to me. However, back then we had much larger homes where we could both get on with what we wanted to do without getting in each other’s way.<br />
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Now, we’re in a 43ft boat but it doesn’t work too badly as I spend a lot of time at my laptop in the dinette and Phil sets his laptop up in the saloon, so we’re not sat on top of each other.<br />
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If he wants to watch the TV, which is in the dining area, while I’m using my laptop, I can either ignore the TV and carry on with whatever I’m doing, or I put headphones on and listen to music.<br />
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This is one of the positive things that the current situation has done for me. Being stuck indoors so much of the time has rekindled my love of music and I’m really enjoying revisiting some of the songs I loved in years gone by and discovering new favourites.<br />
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We take our one exercise session a day separately so Ruby gets two good walks a day. Phil usually goes out in the morning and I go out late afternoon or early evening. I also try to take a few photos while out as it gives me something else to do during the time that I’m at home.<br />
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<u>The poster that went up at our marina last Wednesday</u></h3>
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Our biggest concern was having to use the marina facilities, especially as, at the start of the partial lockdown, some berth holders here remained on their boats despite having homes to go to away from Maryport and despite the government saying that everyone should return to their primary residence.<br />
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The marina management made it clear that they should go home. Some left, albeit not immediately, but some refused to leave claiming it was only guidance, not law, and they didn’t have to follow it. <br />
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This meant there were more people using the toilet and shower block than necessary, which I found pretty scary.<br />
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Thankfully the marina has now shut the main block to all but Phil and I and the other couple who are full-time liveaboards here and we each have our own toilet and shower, which we are responsible for cleaning ourselves. <br />
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We’re being really careful not to touch anything that other people have touched wherever possible.<br />
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After using the toilets or showers, we wash our hands thoroughly then use the paper towel we dry them with to get out of the toilet block without touching any of the door handles. We then throw them in the bins outside, again using the paper towel to open the bin.<br />
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The gate to the pontoons has a bar on the handle so we open and close that with our elbows. We also use our arms to push the button to open the marina gate when we need to leave for our walks or for a shopping trip.<br />
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Our biggest regret is not having bought the materials we need for some of the jobs we could’ve done on the boat during the lockdown.<br />
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We should’ve bought lots of varnish as the new drawers we’ve had built in the saloon haven’t been varnished yet. The whole of the interior needs doing too and there really is a lot of wood in here. <br />
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I also wish I’d bought some fabric to make new curtains, but it wouldn’t be much use to me as my sewing machine is in our storage container at a nearby garage and I’m pretty sure driving to get it wouldn’t class as essential travel.<br />
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Notices at Asda in Workington</h3>
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My summer clothes are also in storage, so I probably won’t be able to get them either and hopefully the weather will start to warm up soon.<br />
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When I realised this, I bought a couple of pairs of shorts and some vest tops while shopping in our local Asda store so at least I’ll have something more comfortable to wear. I wasn’t even sure if I was allowed to buy them as I didn’t know if they would be classed as essential, so I asked a shop assistant who said it was fine.<br />
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Shopping at Asda was a very strange experience. We had to queue up outside 2m from the people either side of us and could only go in when summoned by a member of staff as they were operating a one in one out policy to ensure there weren't too many people in the shop at the same time.<br />
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Some of the shelves were empty, especially those that normally hold toilet rolls, hand wash, hand sanitiser and flour.<br />
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Other than that, life goes on as normal on Ravensdale and discovering a lot of benefits to the current situation. I’m getting more time to write. I still get to take photos, I’m loving listening to music again and enjoying keeping in touch with old and new friends on Facebook, WhatsApp and on the phone so it’s definitely not all bad <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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We went out shopping today (Tuesday) because we were running out of basics, such abread, milk and bottled water, so we decided ti get enough food to save us having to shop again until next week.<br />
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Our local Lidl and B&M stores are restricting the number of people in the store at any given time and only allowing one person to enter at a time so Phil did the Lidl shopping and I went into B&M.<br />
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Between the two shops, we managed to get most of what we wanted but were unable to buy handwash, kitchen rolls, loo rolls or bathroom cleaner. We haven't actually run out of any of these things yet but are beginning to wonder if we should've stocked up a bit more when others were panic-buying.<br />
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And, on my return, I was greeted by a cygnet waiting to be fed. It seems it's parents have sent it away to fend for itself while they prepare for this year's brood.<br />
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<u>Me feeding the cygnet from the pontoon next to Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<b>Our final fishing trip before the partial lockdown</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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When I think of all the times I’ve moaned about not being able to get out on our boat due to bad weather, it just seems pathetic now we really are stuck in the marina.<br />
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But we were very lucky to manage to get one last trip out before the restrictions were imposed.<br />
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The forecast for last Sunday was good so we decided to get up early and head out onto the Solway Firth despite the fact that the fishing really hasn’t been up to much here lately.<br />
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We left the marina at around 8.30am in calm and sunny conditions.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading for Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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Our trip up to Allonby Bay was a lot smoother than usual. We usually cruise at about 8-9 knots but Phil opened Ravensdale's two 300hp Volvo Penta engines up a bit, taking her speed up to just over 15 knots, to blast away the cobwebs.<br />
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We dropped anchor a bit further from Maryport than his usual fishing spot in an area that has proved good for Thornaback rays in the past.<br />
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods</u></h3>
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Phil set up his rods while I made a cup of tea then we sat and waited and waited and waited for a bite, but he didn't even get the slightest nibble.<br />
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Ruby stayed in her cage for a while after we dropped anchor as I leave her be if she seems to be happy but she started whining to get out when I went in to make the tea so I put her lifejacket on her and took her out on the aft deck.<br />
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<u>Ruby on the aft deck </u></h3>
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She is always keen to get to the fishing bait and not at all impressed when I keep her on a short lead to stop her reaching it but she soon settled down to chewing a bone and stretching out on the deck in the sunshine.<br />
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<u>Ruby gnawing on her bone with a little bit of help from me </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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Although the fishing was very disappointing, it was great to be out of the Solway Firth and to give Ravensdale a run so we really aren't complaining.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale on the way back to Maryport</u></h3>
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We were back in the marina soon after 12.15 after almost four hours out on the water.<br />
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<b>Crabs for the Aquarium</b><br />
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<u>The crab and starfish found in our prawn pot</u></h3>
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Phil’s still putting bait in our prawn pot even though we’re not trying to catch prawns for fishing bait at the moment.<br />
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He’d stocked up on other bait just before the lockdown but fishing is now prohibited so this seems a good way of using up some of the bait that’s taking up valuable space in our tiny freezer.<br />
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He recently caught a small crab and a starfish, which he took to the Aquarium on the harbourside after calling to find out if they wanted them.<br />
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He was told they were desperately short of crabs to feed to the octopuses so we’re hoping we can catch more to help them out.<br />
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The Aquarium is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, but the sea creatures there still need to be looked after and fed.<br />
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<u>Phil checking the prawn pot</u></h3>
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<b>New drawers in Ravensdale’s saloon</b><br />
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<u>The new drawers in Ravensdale's saloon awaiting varnish</u></h3>
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There’s always a shortage of storage space on Ravensdale and Ruby had started trying to pull things off the shelf above the window on the port side of the saloon.<br />
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Phil came up with the idea of putting drawers along the top of the cupboards to take some of the stuff that we kept on the top, which would make the saloon look tidier and keep them out of Ruby’s reach.<br />
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Phil wasn’t confident that he’d do a good enough job himself, so we asked another berth holder here, who’s a joiner, to make them for us. <br />
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He spent several days on the boat and, once the varnishing is completed, the drawers should blend in a treat. The extra storage space will also be very useful.<br />
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Phil stained the wood today (Tuesday, March 31) and applied the first coat of varnish.<br />
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<u>Phil staining the new shelf and drawers</u></h3>
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3sdUf47eqNAl5U1TgImMADlPATAOwo55E_0heH0uEmdBqPXjmUJEppcubGhHxZCSCGTEOduHgx3jMrOLWkhaHIQ-80hMw0VoqPOKPHyQJJVCbakBPpYH7hOC_rn3OMTlM9mkFTx3fKs/s1600/_3290037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with a stick she found on one of our walks by the River Ellen in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1410" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3sdUf47eqNAl5U1TgImMADlPATAOwo55E_0heH0uEmdBqPXjmUJEppcubGhHxZCSCGTEOduHgx3jMrOLWkhaHIQ-80hMw0VoqPOKPHyQJJVCbakBPpYH7hOC_rn3OMTlM9mkFTx3fKs/s640/_3290037.jpg" title="Ruby with a stick she found on one of our walks by the River Ellen in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with a stick she found on one of our walks by the River Ellen in Maryport</u></h3>
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Ruby seems blissfully unaware of the way the world has changed over the past week.<br />
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She still gets to go out for two good walks a day and we often take her with us when we go up to the marina facilities to give her a bit more exercise.<br />
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<u>Ruby waiting patiently while I took a photo</u></h3>
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And she likes sitting out on deck watching people out for their daily exercise, especially if they happen to be walking dogs at the same time <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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Other than that, she’s quite happy sleeping, sunbathing, having cuddles with me or playing with her toys on the boat. They say it’s a dog’s life and I think they could be right, especially now <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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I had another go at trying to take a selfie with her while we were out on the Solway Firth, but she refused to take it seriously <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby messing about while I tried to take a selfie with her</u></h3>
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She went through a rather naughty phase last month when she managed to stab Phil with an antler and ate the cover off his mobile phone, cracking the screen in the process. Needless to say, neither made her very popular. <br />
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<u>Phil's injury after Ruby stabbed him with an antler</u></h3>
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The antler incident occurred when she jumped up at Phil wanting to play with a sharply pointed antler in her mouth with the pointed end away from her and she caught him dangerously close to his eye.<br />
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Had it been a tiny bit higher it could easily have poked his eye out.<br />
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The antler went straight in the bin after I’d cleaned up Phil’s wound and photographed both the antler and the damage it caused.<br />
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The antler that did the damage</h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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Here are a selection of the many photos I've taken since I last published a blog post six weeks ago.<br />
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Maryport reflections from across the basin</h3>
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<u>The sun going down over Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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Reflections on the calm water in Maryport Harbour</h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhVYPIAbWDjekhWTybjoVtSMZYeDPUcAiK7QsJ2vHOD6Z3O9xEWVN4B4WAB-110Iga30r6WRFUhUZiP0Kv4H-494TJ0eNsdtPcnxIxzTfg-k6omzFGxSf46zEtFhzJHsK38umazgNc-U/s1600/Maryport+040320+%252818%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more harbour reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1432" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhVYPIAbWDjekhWTybjoVtSMZYeDPUcAiK7QsJ2vHOD6Z3O9xEWVN4B4WAB-110Iga30r6WRFUhUZiP0Kv4H-494TJ0eNsdtPcnxIxzTfg-k6omzFGxSf46zEtFhzJHsK38umazgNc-U/s640/Maryport+040320+%252818%2529.jpg" title="More harbour reflections" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More harbour reflections</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuzFFTjBL8mVW_ObyanFCWmuCtiBOsq5dK94fCGhBQpS-88439czbN6py3lTo7dpbyFDwq1puJAi2m3kE64dRPMX8UYRLoDdtA5vRqnXNQw1hK1I705OV5C0l8UdQq5sfdsb59VE6hy4/s1600/Maryport+030320+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the River Ellen at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuzFFTjBL8mVW_ObyanFCWmuCtiBOsq5dK94fCGhBQpS-88439czbN6py3lTo7dpbyFDwq1puJAi2m3kE64dRPMX8UYRLoDdtA5vRqnXNQw1hK1I705OV5C0l8UdQq5sfdsb59VE6hy4/s640/Maryport+030320+%25289%2529.jpg" title="The River Ellen at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The River Ellen at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06y9yWdZcZntrlSwbL4J-f_Lh1a3i3pQFB36rvImpU2ffFgfCVeThXI4bSTi1xSCfkPanwm9KGkamJAMz4qLqvdY5pC0WCme3ndCn1QWYvXsAhUtUzolhok80AELNyO5mplNtGobbr9c/s1600/Maryport+030320+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Wave Centre at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1376" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06y9yWdZcZntrlSwbL4J-f_Lh1a3i3pQFB36rvImpU2ffFgfCVeThXI4bSTi1xSCfkPanwm9KGkamJAMz4qLqvdY5pC0WCme3ndCn1QWYvXsAhUtUzolhok80AELNyO5mplNtGobbr9c/s640/Maryport+030320+%252810%2529.jpg" title="The Wave Centre at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Wave Centre at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlokZQVe5ooMpD9mSAwxf26PWOhAyP0cpRFdaJ_KLn6-dDlhpXN66_UoFS_sjcGFYfSb1Igny8FetsKyzFTkCRwKY4KfRPh8TgbEqeAPgJACq4cMrPsNeseOya7f1ralyMdAt3xxt68gI/s1600/Maryport+030320+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1384" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlokZQVe5ooMpD9mSAwxf26PWOhAyP0cpRFdaJ_KLn6-dDlhpXN66_UoFS_sjcGFYfSb1Igny8FetsKyzFTkCRwKY4KfRPh8TgbEqeAPgJACq4cMrPsNeseOya7f1ralyMdAt3xxt68gI/s640/Maryport+030320+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupnPz4WmECgQAV9MriQs-tg_rujf-3-Yd0zXSM9zxo2guKcFqmrxi3rsVKv3jDuv_4MKY_4FdMHALuZwACeogy_NY5FY1-zoZntBiCeso60w9kv5glp8molxYEvXMR0TleMXOP58Pn1g/s1600/Maryport+080320+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the mouth of the River Ellen by moonlight" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupnPz4WmECgQAV9MriQs-tg_rujf-3-Yd0zXSM9zxo2guKcFqmrxi3rsVKv3jDuv_4MKY_4FdMHALuZwACeogy_NY5FY1-zoZntBiCeso60w9kv5glp8molxYEvXMR0TleMXOP58Pn1g/s640/Maryport+080320+%252816%2529.jpg" title="The mouth of the River Ellen by moonlight" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The mouth of the River Ellen by moonlight</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6ikAgBfo1rWvpoI7-MzAycuBayzwn4uuLQcwc8E5t_XFlyjBGurZUEjZ1wAr5cIS0jvuKmsuDQGO_9xVcCNhbIASmHjxZXqxq1DK9nawcAIrGISoufoctfthIEoIjLxeGVCgdzzxt3Y/s1600/Maryport+100320+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of rain falling over the Solway Firth at sundown" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6ikAgBfo1rWvpoI7-MzAycuBayzwn4uuLQcwc8E5t_XFlyjBGurZUEjZ1wAr5cIS0jvuKmsuDQGO_9xVcCNhbIASmHjxZXqxq1DK9nawcAIrGISoufoctfthIEoIjLxeGVCgdzzxt3Y/s640/Maryport+100320+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Rain falling over the Solway Firth at sundown" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Rain falling over the Solway Firth at sundown (phone photo)</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48lqyyZT5rB7WbWmfPPviH2bTnvqJSxxsk_Q4oINV03GD1qBv9ULPxt1jnd1jntDVnJXltHLjnPrgKdks6wctpMA4gJCIGS2mpVkUZL_b_Xwoe46KsDX_eBydkBmon-tWlzZ1JqyEzK8/s1600/Maryport+150320+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view over the Solway Firth from Mote Hill" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1545" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48lqyyZT5rB7WbWmfPPviH2bTnvqJSxxsk_Q4oINV03GD1qBv9ULPxt1jnd1jntDVnJXltHLjnPrgKdks6wctpMA4gJCIGS2mpVkUZL_b_Xwoe46KsDX_eBydkBmon-tWlzZ1JqyEzK8/s640/Maryport+150320+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Looking out over the Solway Firth from Mote Hill" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking out over the Solway Firth from Mote Hill</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispJ8GBKdVVlcc5hH0vU2ci3Jzdbzs3OJcwF_IGW81hDeV1b5qArRjqSV2oh1PC-nW1DSbg4dYJXw-Xd29w6I18zHrQF3H6ExCgAVGBpIUgwkf23fSiIk8wCS_SJZY8hD1xd-JegogcV8/s1600/Maryport+2+150320+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispJ8GBKdVVlcc5hH0vU2ci3Jzdbzs3OJcwF_IGW81hDeV1b5qArRjqSV2oh1PC-nW1DSbg4dYJXw-Xd29w6I18zHrQF3H6ExCgAVGBpIUgwkf23fSiIk8wCS_SJZY8hD1xd-JegogcV8/s640/Maryport+2+150320+%252812%2529.jpg" title="A fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A fishing boat in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph5rHmAaKgbge0yB5jjrZRpq7wfro5PQUzudJpRpmu-7hcGfuvzWKtQ9wQPJhST1puSh_ZTqCENdaqi4Jzml_WvL-Rqyi-Z95Y_IZT9Kn9B-KSkJtUDpN5FRivjpB4PgyWqg7u_wHiTk/s1600/Maryport+harbour+180219+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1356" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph5rHmAaKgbge0yB5jjrZRpq7wfro5PQUzudJpRpmu-7hcGfuvzWKtQ9wQPJhST1puSh_ZTqCENdaqi4Jzml_WvL-Rqyi-Z95Y_IZT9Kn9B-KSkJtUDpN5FRivjpB4PgyWqg7u_wHiTk/s640/Maryport+harbour+180219+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHFqfLgax3qj_e1let2nE0X-yVkTuPV6JPogZv0WcJrU1QDBhwrrbjTUCh_QX0CiNpRSOWnfzXLdveeEEPkvufmVlsVtUkIKaU0DQn43v_nAflRPoHF2dUCyvrYUJ6L8C7BpjPekr8GY/s1600/_3210113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the River Ellen at Crow Park" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHFqfLgax3qj_e1let2nE0X-yVkTuPV6JPogZv0WcJrU1QDBhwrrbjTUCh_QX0CiNpRSOWnfzXLdveeEEPkvufmVlsVtUkIKaU0DQn43v_nAflRPoHF2dUCyvrYUJ6L8C7BpjPekr8GY/s640/_3210113.jpg" title="The River Ellen at Crow Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The River Ellen at Crow Park</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIfeqii6P7tt28wrxkE_umlfRmsDOTLPB9eUGvro78r0_5Ybg55qFHGx1O2Vp9gyF7xiq8XynNMQ0eLKYqlzPp6hOlnnqShHExRO0myzQ97za68k6bP03vGKy26aYt643bPpnWnF6SMQ/s1600/_3210055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the River Ellen at Crow Park" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIfeqii6P7tt28wrxkE_umlfRmsDOTLPB9eUGvro78r0_5Ybg55qFHGx1O2Vp9gyF7xiq8XynNMQ0eLKYqlzPp6hOlnnqShHExRO0myzQ97za68k6bP03vGKy26aYt643bPpnWnF6SMQ/s640/_3210055.jpg" title="Another view of the River Ellen at Crow Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the River Ellen at Crow Park</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0zgUc9H14NCrsIKWI4dB_K0XsUzFFEQSiwwY1V6X5Ze5AbfZxqRuHXEvoE-HWFCg7SjhnWIajsWU92rYkCJx_PGyUjubjPYFFHFWrkNtgDg6q8DVbs234-KJ3ceEcKlKt8b6gFM4SlU/s1600/_3220189-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Shipping Brow, Maryport, from the basin" border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0zgUc9H14NCrsIKWI4dB_K0XsUzFFEQSiwwY1V6X5Ze5AbfZxqRuHXEvoE-HWFCg7SjhnWIajsWU92rYkCJx_PGyUjubjPYFFHFWrkNtgDg6q8DVbs234-KJ3ceEcKlKt8b6gFM4SlU/s640/_3220189-Edit.jpg" title="Shipping Brow, Maryport, from the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Shipping Brow, Maryport, from the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAEeUdySNO77KvonlZbe2cBHTp-fr7rvmv7RwpndgPij2k9toVODfrLzcahIMhjBVMHbaqTUdYhB3_rwyVCiXEazgqrKrmyrgCVy4APvt_fdbSpGjosmRBKTeRw4kkLTLypDPLN0ei7Q/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking back at Maryport lighthouse as we headed out onto the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1474" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAEeUdySNO77KvonlZbe2cBHTp-fr7rvmv7RwpndgPij2k9toVODfrLzcahIMhjBVMHbaqTUdYhB3_rwyVCiXEazgqrKrmyrgCVy4APvt_fdbSpGjosmRBKTeRw4kkLTLypDPLN0ei7Q/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Looking back at Maryport lighthouse as we headed out onto the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking back at Maryport lighthouse as we headed out onto the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW1zBk1D0hd2YKsOYI5h12GuZACLjxM0Vl9D630X_THAGxvapNKyg91xbXOruEtUErJNTTagreMw3_igAMll1DlZQs8ItxvG32l0F9GJk9KbP9W22GPYP7tDekN_p-6Baxe9mgt3PnB4/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW1zBk1D0hd2YKsOYI5h12GuZACLjxM0Vl9D630X_THAGxvapNKyg91xbXOruEtUErJNTTagreMw3_igAMll1DlZQs8ItxvG32l0F9GJk9KbP9W22GPYP7tDekN_p-6Baxe9mgt3PnB4/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZoxXe4PDtYhR37zuPVLQiF37iW2sElVGlFLj6ALP3KEkfC1jhf5Vcrbafic1Ca8fPTd-HpdsX9Y9E61b2ywJorXbV69rjqEVZdjWxq25BoMPBOeVuMidNigA-1qOpxtLvWljjp46MW8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZoxXe4PDtYhR37zuPVLQiF37iW2sElVGlFLj6ALP3KEkfC1jhf5Vcrbafic1Ca8fPTd-HpdsX9Y9E61b2ywJorXbV69rjqEVZdjWxq25BoMPBOeVuMidNigA-1qOpxtLvWljjp46MW8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+220320+%252814%2529.jpg" title="Maryport lighthouse" width="490" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiGdha0sE07CM3vBB_E_H4wdO0a0ubu5FXB2wgLjprTitW2JBFYSeE6Hxh40Eey49ecJNFGbdujUaDC-vwzrTgDhDltVN4ooaX53umfv6bM8r1c5rHQIp8jhmRECKoREhsLGXhtQMF9E/s1600/_3260038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a swan and cygnet by the River Ellen" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiGdha0sE07CM3vBB_E_H4wdO0a0ubu5FXB2wgLjprTitW2JBFYSeE6Hxh40Eey49ecJNFGbdujUaDC-vwzrTgDhDltVN4ooaX53umfv6bM8r1c5rHQIp8jhmRECKoREhsLGXhtQMF9E/s640/_3260038.jpg" title="A swan and cygnet by the River Ellen" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A swan and cygnet by the River Ellen</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVg1h82In_XG7WJf6_XUUTibGGGwdqkcRnwUbkfa84J7jtqsXmBjqCstNWWAa4rFCw7g08jcYQSrGgKs-dpAOEI4-4dy-yvCdr8iKULjsinvU-Erd0wL2tE6H9H5BtQro0moQ3QOVlW0/s1600/_3260108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Basin as the sun goes down" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVg1h82In_XG7WJf6_XUUTibGGGwdqkcRnwUbkfa84J7jtqsXmBjqCstNWWAa4rFCw7g08jcYQSrGgKs-dpAOEI4-4dy-yvCdr8iKULjsinvU-Erd0wL2tE6H9H5BtQro0moQ3QOVlW0/s640/_3260108.jpg" title="Maryport Basin as the sun goes down" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Basin as the sun goes down</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Ncg-mGbnulphNxkuWU_Lo7HyZythbz60qBOmqbDEadq6pO_77Jo7mFGti2pLcNKLKdT6-7uMak5QaauVl1fC0KTfLUZjz2E1PzTEZ8Pw9yXotqg6r9uGj_pkX9Aca9SvkXN20imXsI/s1600/Beach+sunset+200320+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dog walkers on the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="790" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Ncg-mGbnulphNxkuWU_Lo7HyZythbz60qBOmqbDEadq6pO_77Jo7mFGti2pLcNKLKdT6-7uMak5QaauVl1fC0KTfLUZjz2E1PzTEZ8Pw9yXotqg6r9uGj_pkX9Aca9SvkXN20imXsI/s640/Beach+sunset+200320+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Dog walkers on the shore at Maryport" width="504" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dog walkers on the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_ozWYHNdxSGgayq-t1Z2m6c0H4Hu04OX7O_AzW3pmBZ6VPyICtaJubxjq3W54-9IgbODPSJDS8_LNihIo_jKLHaQWEUFXhcRzHaBcsNohyXDnTqEf6k-_U11juNxYQPztcXqHax-O3w/s1600/Beach+sunset+200320+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dog walkers on the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1434" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_ozWYHNdxSGgayq-t1Z2m6c0H4Hu04OX7O_AzW3pmBZ6VPyICtaJubxjq3W54-9IgbODPSJDS8_LNihIo_jKLHaQWEUFXhcRzHaBcsNohyXDnTqEf6k-_U11juNxYQPztcXqHax-O3w/s640/Beach+sunset+200320+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Dog walkers on the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Grasslot shore, Maryport, at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcTopep2pcVgKClMuD8W3k5HunidPj52m9YFwXN2UhCGuPMP2cR0kbSSj48iX_evhPqtB-PGUoTgOXUwoMd8fzdKBgU-FI0n8uDNr63LoAseP_ZHhu2paB_iISLMjzqvZUtDMQ6g1fzc/s1600/IMG_20200318_182548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Harbour at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1421" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcTopep2pcVgKClMuD8W3k5HunidPj52m9YFwXN2UhCGuPMP2cR0kbSSj48iX_evhPqtB-PGUoTgOXUwoMd8fzdKBgU-FI0n8uDNr63LoAseP_ZHhu2paB_iISLMjzqvZUtDMQ6g1fzc/s640/IMG_20200318_182548.jpg" title="Maryport Harbour at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Harbour at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-L12MjZg6q4f_RL_43NbeMnUZP427m9PTbh1u-MRhC7ZviA11PO76oDsIVmkep6qXUcoXIZgCodPabcnTzWgECWahFVSBuWSjWEOM-hdU14OR6ipzXUeKSVmBoSky6MJyTiWSovr3DY/s1600/Beach+sunset+200320+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport beach sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-L12MjZg6q4f_RL_43NbeMnUZP427m9PTbh1u-MRhC7ZviA11PO76oDsIVmkep6qXUcoXIZgCodPabcnTzWgECWahFVSBuWSjWEOM-hdU14OR6ipzXUeKSVmBoSky6MJyTiWSovr3DY/s640/Beach+sunset+200320+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Maryport beach sunset" width="520" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport beach sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCiLtJKK_oqjmMD5-U_LWt80sqe8fXGDsmk58p5SLBfmDPXG00_1x7ftHdnSTOnC8ubh-qAAAcW8aPXq0HqaMfY-71QDMAizjTKT3IPe5GiQCeiLDq2sx0GxrZ5YTs3sv8ubU_M7uGBA/s1600/Beach+sunset+200320+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport's south pier at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1565" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCiLtJKK_oqjmMD5-U_LWt80sqe8fXGDsmk58p5SLBfmDPXG00_1x7ftHdnSTOnC8ubh-qAAAcW8aPXq0HqaMfY-71QDMAizjTKT3IPe5GiQCeiLDq2sx0GxrZ5YTs3sv8ubU_M7uGBA/s640/Beach+sunset+200320+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport's south pier at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport's south pier at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEItNqF2L0_dEG8smSY_w8MTYuyYjKBAyRPdUN5x51NdG3q_EgrTLWYnhAsCwQNSECcZu7Cpk-iAbIfKKUPcn-MsG3RyA4gmocbuXLqGSbqnWwbzsq2YPK9ZFGrOtGVMOVQZSNnSHZ8/s1600/Beach+sunset+200320+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishermen on south pier at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1550" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEItNqF2L0_dEG8smSY_w8MTYuyYjKBAyRPdUN5x51NdG3q_EgrTLWYnhAsCwQNSECcZu7Cpk-iAbIfKKUPcn-MsG3RyA4gmocbuXLqGSbqnWwbzsq2YPK9ZFGrOtGVMOVQZSNnSHZ8/s640/Beach+sunset+200320+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Fishermen on south pier at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishermen on south pier at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9YA5_IcrSwEnw6tZDG1mff-Xv-DAuf8tzUEa94dX857j9RTawQDdkSlXt2DvsKHn806uJwDGZGp3Y9deiovhnRHF_i35-75NDNqk-VNdcTeRJerchZ-LCK_Bc1msfo06LpYo0U3qbhs/s1600/_3300019-2-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Isle of Man from the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9YA5_IcrSwEnw6tZDG1mff-Xv-DAuf8tzUEa94dX857j9RTawQDdkSlXt2DvsKHn806uJwDGZGp3Y9deiovhnRHF_i35-75NDNqk-VNdcTeRJerchZ-LCK_Bc1msfo06LpYo0U3qbhs/s640/_3300019-2-Edit.jpg" title="The Isle of Man from the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Isle of Man from the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDjgwbSp9TvrNE4nAlEYcPxIjNyg0r_sXA1a7E-nRYGmzxLYeUmK3EzAy90pTXTajXT4PK0bn5niSnU0QL6zoyLgFygJew6oSBEW_mMdI47H6UIO4My4eexa5BxMV9uzeFmO0iD93Qc/s1600/_3300042-Pano-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of light breaking through the clouds over Robin Rigg Wind Farm in the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1600" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDjgwbSp9TvrNE4nAlEYcPxIjNyg0r_sXA1a7E-nRYGmzxLYeUmK3EzAy90pTXTajXT4PK0bn5niSnU0QL6zoyLgFygJew6oSBEW_mMdI47H6UIO4My4eexa5BxMV9uzeFmO0iD93Qc/s640/_3300042-Pano-Edit.jpg" title="Light breaking through the clouds over Robin Rigg Wind Farm in the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Light breaking through the clouds over Robin Rigg Wind Farm in the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b><u></u><br /></b> <b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8_JotMepV1CMqt_ZSYBwWryCa8VGJ2nErPm92N9UoLLzG8k8A6pCpVesAyZdMNm8b7ScHAozjikbEwglEuA5RSz_549gBeJGxEVLEAb3wpScyeWcmUHdRsdYcLWQ914EgjiBnSBOpkA/s1600/_3010005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of big waves whipped up by Storm Jorge on March 1" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1525" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8_JotMepV1CMqt_ZSYBwWryCa8VGJ2nErPm92N9UoLLzG8k8A6pCpVesAyZdMNm8b7ScHAozjikbEwglEuA5RSz_549gBeJGxEVLEAb3wpScyeWcmUHdRsdYcLWQ914EgjiBnSBOpkA/s640/_3010005.jpg" title="Big waves whipped up by Storm Jorge on March 1" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Big waves whipped up by Storm Jorge on March 1</u></h3>
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The wet and windy weather that was a feature of last winter continued through much of the last two weeks of February and into March.<br />
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This included the fifth named storm so far this year.<br />
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Storm Jorge, named by the Spanish Met Office battered this area on February 29 and March 1<br />
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Saturday, February 29 was dry, bright and breezy during the first half of the day and up until early afternoon. <br />
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The wind speed increased during the afternoon and reached 43mph, gusting 63mph, by 5pm. <br />
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We had some rain during the afternoon but not as heavy as was forecast. <br />
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The wind was mainly south-westerly, and the daytime temperature reached 5C.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNcMQW1vXOkSXMVEBw66PMuJe9kUtKOdkylHKir03ZlZ6IPIOU8dphCMGlhxUIocsXIuqB-C0eKPltWfirxxM1qGEMCy68wKjynP35ygDLadnRFNxO-IikXWQK6FllFwwJGIGlfgX6ag/s1600/_3250027-Pano-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of flat calm conditions at Maryport Marina on the second day of the partial lockdown" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1421" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNcMQW1vXOkSXMVEBw66PMuJe9kUtKOdkylHKir03ZlZ6IPIOU8dphCMGlhxUIocsXIuqB-C0eKPltWfirxxM1qGEMCy68wKjynP35ygDLadnRFNxO-IikXWQK6FllFwwJGIGlfgX6ag/s640/_3250027-Pano-Edit.jpg" title="Flat calm conditions at Maryport Marina on the second day of the partial lockdown" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Flat calm conditions at Maryport Marina on the second day of the partial lockdown</u></h3>
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As if to tease us, the weather was much better for a few days after the lockdown was imposed, but we really can’t complain as the restrictions are in place for everyone’s safety.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-64290656107437382412020-02-15T17:44:00.000+00:002020-02-15T18:48:15.471+00:00Three named storms, including our worst as liveaboards, and our latest fishing trip<br />
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<u>Big waves whipped up by Storm Ciara crashing onto the shore at Maryport in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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Storm Ciara – the third named storm of the UK storm season – brought the worst conditions we’ve experienced in our liveaboard lifestyle.<br />
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High winds, gusting up to 70mph, battered this part of the UK last weekend and the wild weather continued until Wednesday of this week.<br />
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Storm Brendan, last month, was also fairly dramatic and Storm Dennis has arrived today (Saturday) and is due to last until Monday.<br />
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The weather between these named storms has also been predominantly wet and windy.<br />
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However, a short break in the stormy conditions at the end of last week provided an opportunity to take Ravensdale out on the water for just the second time this year.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzQDBtiP4basRp97-z2zmrQjRKH0D5eJUrZANSbcqeDRmiWtpahyphenhyphennbnonBjRJp8CdXP8gpzbqwCtGmMWF2NIe8iOGDKlZmjm9AAp-sTIt3CyABoVJTVImSEZKodQ9u5emAOLnQ7L1QA0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil steering Ravensdale out of Maryport Marina from her flybridge" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzQDBtiP4basRp97-z2zmrQjRKH0D5eJUrZANSbcqeDRmiWtpahyphenhyphennbnonBjRJp8CdXP8gpzbqwCtGmMWF2NIe8iOGDKlZmjm9AAp-sTIt3CyABoVJTVImSEZKodQ9u5emAOLnQ7L1QA0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Phil steering Ravensdale out of Maryport Marina from her flybridge" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil steering Ravensdale out of Maryport Marina from her flybridge</u></h3>
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We took our 43ft Neptunus 133 out onto the Solway Firth in Cumbria on a fishing trip on Friday.<br />
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The fishing wasn’t very successful, but it was still good to get out of the marina, even if it was just for a few hours.<br />
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Note - Apologies for the long break between blog posts at the moment but I'm still working full-time, which means we're not doing anything much for me to blog about and I don't have the time to write about it when we do <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">☹</span><br />
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<b>Friday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZuXIS-yVStrq0UqJm_MqT6nvrhN29WJaaFn5x_mxTwVBuVANmplVRqS-tsP5TYp04sMifZa2C604-pLLfFelfmLN9TCZ5zYeQ_5lDtyJl0ff-ZCHgwwQg_waqkmq4j03Hihzk4g5p5U/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale going out of the marina's sea gate" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZuXIS-yVStrq0UqJm_MqT6nvrhN29WJaaFn5x_mxTwVBuVANmplVRqS-tsP5TYp04sMifZa2C604-pLLfFelfmLN9TCZ5zYeQ_5lDtyJl0ff-ZCHgwwQg_waqkmq4j03Hihzk4g5p5U/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale going out of the marina's sea gate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale going out of the marina's sea gate</u></h3>
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A brief window of calm, dry weather at the end of last week proved too good an opportunity to miss for a trip out on the water.<br />
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Wet and windy weather had meant we’d been unable to take our boat out since January 10.<br />
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And we knew a prolonged period of stormy weather, including Storm Ciara was forecast for last weekend and throughout the past week.<br />
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The forecast was for fairly calm weather on Thursday and Friday of last week, but the sea gate at Maryport Marina is only open for about two and half hours either side of high tide and high water was rather too early for us on Thursday.<br />
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So, I took the following day off work and we headed out onto the Solway Firth on Friday morning.<br />
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And I’m very glad we did as the weather has been truly atrocious ever since with another named storm – Storm Dennis – affecting this part of the UK this weekend.<br />
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<u>Frosty pontoons and ice on the water</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The gate was due to open at around 7.30am so we got up bright and early to discover that the water in the marina was covered with ice and the pontoons were white with frost so we decided not to go the minute the gate opened.<br />
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<u>Ice on the surface of the marina early on Friday, February 7</u></h3>
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Instead, we waited for a while until the ice started to thaw before throwing off Ravensdale’s mooring ropes to head out onto the Solway Firth.<br />
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Her decks were still very slippery, so we wore grips on our shoes to make sure we didn’t slide around.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate</u></h3>
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We left the marina at 8.35am and headed out into the basin where we could see one of the local fishing boats returning to Maryport. We waited for her to pass us and I got to take lots of photos of Fredwood heading back to the harbour.<br />
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<u>Fredwood entering Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Fredwood in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<u>Fredwood heading into Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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We then set off for Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport behind on our way to Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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We dropped anchor and Phil set up his fishing rods while I got us a mug of tea and took a few photos.<br />
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<u>Ruby watching Phil fish</u></h3>
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Ruby has been happy to stay indoors on the previous few trips out but this time she seemed keen to be out on deck with us, so I put her life jacket on and took her out on her lead.<br />
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<u>Ruby with Phil on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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As usual, she was trying to get to Phil’s fishing bait, so I had to keep her on a short lead and tied it to the flybridge steps when I wanted to take photos.<br />
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<u>Ruby tied to the flybridge ladder</u></h3>
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It was bit bumpy but not too bad and the boat turned easily to face into the tide when the tide turned.<br />
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Sadly, the fishing wasn’t great, but it was lovely to be out on the water again.<br />
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Phil caught a small codling and even smaller whiting, neither of which were big enough to keep, and one dogfish, which always get thrown back. <br />
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<u>The small cod Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<u>A small whiting</u></h3>
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<u>Phil catching a dogfish</u></h3>
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The wind started to freshen while we were out, and the boat started to rock a bit more, so Phil decided to pack up about half an hour earlier than planned and head for home.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading for home</u></h3>
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We followed our friend Evan’s boat into the basin and got back to the marina shortly before midday after three hours and 15 minutes at sea.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXKZTJ0pepYI9zfWhjGpOyIjXA26Pym_blS9hftn0P40TgbWSYvtaPKMEw6bJ4qYBWlkfkvmjcIx5S-azDs3ueFHqpz7ckYYe_YQZpuqPzy5H_SfNNM7CWJoi389KdoWenXOkAbcd8KI/s1600/_2070260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Evan's boat Bold Coquet about to pass Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXKZTJ0pepYI9zfWhjGpOyIjXA26Pym_blS9hftn0P40TgbWSYvtaPKMEw6bJ4qYBWlkfkvmjcIx5S-azDs3ueFHqpz7ckYYe_YQZpuqPzy5H_SfNNM7CWJoi389KdoWenXOkAbcd8KI/s640/_2070260.jpg" title="Evan's boat Bold Coquet about to pass Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evan's boat Bold Cocquet about to pass Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<u>Bold Coquet in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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While we wouldn’t wish a fruitless fishing trip on anyone, it was comforting to know that no one else had caught anything worth having either.<br />
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<u>Evan's boat going back into the marina</u></h3>
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And we had to go and buy fish for our Friday night fish and chip supper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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<b>Three named storms </b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQqLevIyvQ3YXYM5sV7c0ASJGwqcyZGZLLKdHN-mStwA2q0v8Gm9cWvJ3Be8Rz5nu2bt2hB2rkWagHlRkE2Yd5OA19ENqY_qV4lUHCoLhR0EcLmo0CMNZ8d43TEyQCh4jOBK41FZZAYM/s1600/Storm+Ciara+090220+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of giant waves breaking on Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQqLevIyvQ3YXYM5sV7c0ASJGwqcyZGZLLKdHN-mStwA2q0v8Gm9cWvJ3Be8Rz5nu2bt2hB2rkWagHlRkE2Yd5OA19ENqY_qV4lUHCoLhR0EcLmo0CMNZ8d43TEyQCh4jOBK41FZZAYM/s640/Storm+Ciara+090220+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Giant waves breaking on Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Giant waves breaking on Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara</u></h3>
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The worst weather we've experienced here in Maryport, Cumbria, during the last month was during Storm Ciara last weekend.<br />
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It started on Saturday, February 8, and continued into Sunday. The high winds continued during Monday and Tuesday, with the roughest weather being overnight on Monday.<br />
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During the first few storms after we moved on board Ravensdale in November 2016, we slept fully clothed in case we needed to get off the boat in a hurry but we hadn't done this for some time - until this week.<br />
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We went to bed as usual on Monday evening, then the wind got worse and we could hear a horrible banging noise coming from the forward part of our boat so we got up and got dressed again.<br />
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Phil put on waterproof gear and his life jacket and went outside to investigate the cause of the noise.<br />
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He discovered that the windscreen cover was being blown away from the screen, lifting the windscreen wiper on the port side and causing it to bang against the windscreen as it dropped back down again.<br />
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Phil came in and got some spanners to take the wiper arm off. He then removed it and tied a rope across the windscreen to stop the cover lifting. These measures were left in place for the next storm.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrllXhZX1VuB3J9NEVq0OdtBXHScUyVOkZ-qkNujfxPfu8e_XyCC8Wy_Vi5KshZJikGSyW9d7tU0vdGG5-P8kwc_oSB7DS7OUPdg57ll8HRgao2GcY4qfl0NbNUPrV-WE9CAKJQuyCifM/s1600/untitled+shoot-2120001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's winscreen with the wiper removed and a rope holding the cover down" border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1600" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrllXhZX1VuB3J9NEVq0OdtBXHScUyVOkZ-qkNujfxPfu8e_XyCC8Wy_Vi5KshZJikGSyW9d7tU0vdGG5-P8kwc_oSB7DS7OUPdg57ll8HRgao2GcY4qfl0NbNUPrV-WE9CAKJQuyCifM/s640/untitled+shoot-2120001.jpg" title="Ravensdale's winscreen with the wiper removed and a rope holding the cover down" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's windscreen with the wiper removed and a rope holding the cover down</u></h3>
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The boat was rolling around madly so we decided to stay fully dressed just in case...<br />
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We'd already been through Storm Brendan - the second named storm of the UK storm season - which hit the UK on January 13 and 14 bringing gusts of up to 86mph recorded along the north-west coast.<br />
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And Storm Dennis arrived this morning (Saturday) bringing torrential rain and wind guesting up to more than 60mph.<br />
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During really bad storms, we always wear our life jackets to leave the boat and walk along the pontoons just in case a gust knocks us off the pontoon and into the water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJkFxZkvwE8vHAdYLFufRrNu0gzOqk1khNh83ctyqgO3LzOuSBlWNw_yd8IclbM4a0dBXj20cKQ2i4Jt6n3UqBUGuQrk0WJS6E-bILVcZA8WASj5Le6qx7LzVZ96tdUFbTmRUQ9VuZEY/s1600/MVIMG_20200210_204600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil wearing a life jacket and a head torch to walk Ruby at the height of Storm Ciara" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJkFxZkvwE8vHAdYLFufRrNu0gzOqk1khNh83ctyqgO3LzOuSBlWNw_yd8IclbM4a0dBXj20cKQ2i4Jt6n3UqBUGuQrk0WJS6E-bILVcZA8WASj5Le6qx7LzVZ96tdUFbTmRUQ9VuZEY/s640/MVIMG_20200210_204600.jpg" title="Phil wearing a life jacket and a head torch to walk Ruby at the height of Storm Ciara" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil wearing a life jacket and a head torch to walk Ruby at the height of Storm Ciara</u></h3>
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<b>Boat jobs</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCJkec5Bj-6oIwUBPXUd0p-4Bgtk1X783hLT8jDtSgVsyNa9NwwiIFwLLD6w3f7AkXE7MUQV0OQowT6VYfSDHqi4FU-41iUB-bNYOH2UVXdx6WEVS6kgj-ekojBJ3aPaJGaVWjUj4s-g/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252827%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's port wiper working on our last fishing trip after Phil had repaired it" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCJkec5Bj-6oIwUBPXUd0p-4Bgtk1X783hLT8jDtSgVsyNa9NwwiIFwLLD6w3f7AkXE7MUQV0OQowT6VYfSDHqi4FU-41iUB-bNYOH2UVXdx6WEVS6kgj-ekojBJ3aPaJGaVWjUj4s-g/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252827%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale's port wiper working on our last fishing trip after Phil had repaired it" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's port wiper working on our last fishing trip after Phil had repaired it</u></h3>
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Ravensdale’s windscreen wipers broke down while we were out on the Solway Firth on Friday, January 10.<br />
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Phil spent days stripping them down, cleaning them up and trying to get them working again.<br />
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We really thought we needed to buy new motors for both of them at a cost of more than £250 each.<br />
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But Phil has managed to get them both working again.<br />
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The aft deck on Ravensdale’s starboard side started flickering then stopped working altogether after a prolonged period of wet weather.<br />
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Phil took it apart to discover that all the connections were very rusty, so he replaced it with a new, identical light that we’d bought to illuminate the foredeck and never got around to using.<br />
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He had to trim the wires back to get rid of the rusty sections and reconnect them.<br />
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And we now have two working lights on our aft deck again.<br />
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We also ordered the parts needed to service our Webasto diesel heater. These have now arrived so we’re waiting for the weather to calm down a bit before Phil does the work.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby with Phil and Maz, of Cumbria's Larl Cananie Co</u></h3>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">We decided to seek help from a dog trainer in an attempt to stop Ruby pulling when we walk her on a lead.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Maz, of Cumbria’s Larl Canine Co., came to meet us at the marina on Sunday January 19.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">She showed us how to get her to focus on us by giving her lots of treats every time she came back to us or walked in the correct position.</span></div>
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<u>Ruby during her training session. Photo by Maz</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby walking to heel for me during her training session. Photo of Maz</u></h3>
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<u>The hook and fishing tackle that Ruby found on the beach</u></h3>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">We had a nasty experience while walking Ruby on our local beach on Saturday, January 25 when she got a two-inch long fishing hook stuck in the corner of her mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">It was attached to about 50m of line, complete with the weight and several smaller baited hooks. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Phil held Ruby still while I pulled out the hook and, thankfully, it hadn’t done any real damage.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">I’m so glad we spotted it immediately after she’d picked it up or I dread to think what would’ve happened <span style="font-family: "quot";">☹</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Needless to say, we collected up the line, etc. and put it all in the bin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Phil said he thought the </span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">fishing gear had most likely been lost when it got caught up in weed while someone was fishing and had subsequently been washed ashore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">I was amazed that she stayed still while I pulled out the hook.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">At first, I thought it was barbless as it came out fairly easily, but I could see from the photos that it did have a barb, so I was very glad that it hadn’t gone in any further.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">And, fortunately, she was none the worse for the experience.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">She's enjoyed her walks on the beach with Phil while I've been at work and the walks we've had together at the weekends.</span></div>
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<u>Me walking Ruby on the coastal path above Grasslot shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby running on the wet sand at Maryport</u></h3>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">But she wasn't so happy when a dog she met on the shore ran up to her and stole her new toy and ran away with it. Fortunately, the other dog dropped it and we found it fairly close by.</span><br />
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<u>Ruby on the beach with her new toy</u></h3>
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<u>Stop thief! Another dog steals Ruby's toy and runs off with it</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby loooking out to sea</u></h3>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Meanwhile, Ruby was in the doghouse after she destroyed Phil’s best reading glasses while we were away from the boat for a short while.</span><br />
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<u>The glasses that Ruby destroyed</u></h3>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">She has since wrecked his sunglasses and the mouse he uses for his laptop – twice!</span></div>
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<b><br /><br />Dog rescue</b><br />
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<u>Hazel the border terrier swimming towards her rescuers</u></h3>
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Maryport Inshore Rescue team was definitely in the right place at the right time when members went to the rescue of a small dog that fallen into Maryport Harbour last month.<br />
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As Phil and I left the Aquarium’s Harbourside Café after a late breakfast, a man rushed over asking if we’d seen a small, brown dog as he had lost one of his two dogs.<br />
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I told him that we’d only just left the café and hadn’t seen his dog. <br />
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I carried on looking while taking photos of the harbour then became aware that something was happening on the quayside.<br />
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I rushed over to see what was going on and discovered that a group of cyclists spotted the border terrier, called Hazel, falling over the side into the water while her owner was searching the harbour area for his missing dog.<br />
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The rescue boat, which was training nearby, was quickly on scene.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTKZIUiJ2hBzRsDOZkwu8oFjEOyrnTEpjlso60hazy_V-1m0QNMHIrIsW32gHfMB5LY1df7lHL9IZp46cdupP7FsWZshyb0ZZYWmiWWGm2JNeJy-qOtdjzX6mJWIe_9FrpOCZ7d7ovQ/s1600/Dog+rescue+120120+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the rescue boat rushing to the scene" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1560" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTKZIUiJ2hBzRsDOZkwu8oFjEOyrnTEpjlso60hazy_V-1m0QNMHIrIsW32gHfMB5LY1df7lHL9IZp46cdupP7FsWZshyb0ZZYWmiWWGm2JNeJy-qOtdjzX6mJWIe_9FrpOCZ7d7ovQ/s640/Dog+rescue+120120+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The rescue boat rushes to the scene" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The rescue boat rushes to the scene</u></h3>
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The little dog swam to the boat and was scooped up by one of the crew and returned to her owner.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm1bWE5XchRT41OTU_6eP-Gpx8OK5Z9LbeeS5Yl8eA-mm20m9piDGpDBncGZygU05GJQyU0AKh2JGlUsepP1OoVA9E2xML6NO0m_XsAcqNTcS6GcrXaASu0CFOvXPBE1oyxyMD_Nh9g0/s1600/Dog+rescue+120120+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Hazel being returned to her owner" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1457" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm1bWE5XchRT41OTU_6eP-Gpx8OK5Z9LbeeS5Yl8eA-mm20m9piDGpDBncGZygU05GJQyU0AKh2JGlUsepP1OoVA9E2xML6NO0m_XsAcqNTcS6GcrXaASu0CFOvXPBE1oyxyMD_Nh9g0/s640/Dog+rescue+120120+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Hazel is returned to her owner" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Hazel is returned to her owner</u></h3>
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She was cold and wet but otherwise apparently none the worse for the experience.<br />
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It was such a good job that the cyclists spotted her and that the inshore rescue team were on hand to save her or the outcome could have been very different.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-P5ADT85Rw81yULfP2L-W-qfva_Fhms_ziYg8WvjxpiS70Os8VyTwPCMPEyka0fVVqqTkeTIMOWr4k9K1Dcs9tKfEdBgfNkxK00tme4J7QTS_BxFAwnGaRGWdDae8TZ1kaXtF41SaTw/s1600/Dog+rescue+120120+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PHoto of Hazel letting me stroke her after her ordeal" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1366" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-P5ADT85Rw81yULfP2L-W-qfva_Fhms_ziYg8WvjxpiS70Os8VyTwPCMPEyka0fVVqqTkeTIMOWr4k9K1Dcs9tKfEdBgfNkxK00tme4J7QTS_BxFAwnGaRGWdDae8TZ1kaXtF41SaTw/s640/Dog+rescue+120120+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Hazel letting me stroke her after her ordeal" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Hazel letting me stroke her after her ordeal</u></h3>
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In the paper, but they used my comments as quotes from “a spokesman for the team”.<br />
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The funniest part was when I received a message from a reporter asking if they could use the photos I’d taken of the rescue and posted on Facebook. <br />
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In the same message, she asked if I’d witnessed the rescue. <br />
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I was so tempted to ask how she thought I’d managed to take the photos if I hadn’t been there but managed to resist the temptation <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAINIFyFUOyxuhEu2vrzWCwJ0VCNWE6MpvfuHKWrRP8w0bWdcFM0HV8qcrxyxMfPGtOxb5h2HWQOlaCtMRXi9FUXXUyPohyphenhyphendALHKBFbB8EJijLRJhCBRj4BRHsUBqQ1umIlu4_BYm18XU/s1600/Storm+Ciara+090220+%252828%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Storm Ciara blowing waves across Maryport Pier" border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAINIFyFUOyxuhEu2vrzWCwJ0VCNWE6MpvfuHKWrRP8w0bWdcFM0HV8qcrxyxMfPGtOxb5h2HWQOlaCtMRXi9FUXXUyPohyphenhyphendALHKBFbB8EJijLRJhCBRj4BRHsUBqQ1umIlu4_BYm18XU/s640/Storm+Ciara+090220+%252828%2529.jpg" title="Storm Ciara blowing waves across Maryport Pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Storm Ciara blowing waves across Maryport Pier</u></h3>
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Once again, my photographic opportunities have been seriously curtailed by working full-time and the horrible weather we've had when I've been off work at weekends.<br />
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But the wild weather and very high tides were just too good to miss.<br />
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And I made the most of our trip out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale on Friday, January 7.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBniGUX3QyWDV8UxvZOq3xO5BdKWZxwXNFySW4KDThyphenhyphenkfFZMyK9BUXRuG9eccs7FwxrsCFXmiNSEyQmtcO4wZ3etpYVvzrsG9fU60YyLaft9-Nk13MDznmZt6Vrx3uyF7MDJgaJn5HvL0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of early morning view of Maryport from the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1506" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBniGUX3QyWDV8UxvZOq3xO5BdKWZxwXNFySW4KDThyphenhyphenkfFZMyK9BUXRuG9eccs7FwxrsCFXmiNSEyQmtcO4wZ3etpYVvzrsG9fU60YyLaft9-Nk13MDznmZt6Vrx3uyF7MDJgaJn5HvL0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Early morning view of Maryport from the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Early morning view of Maryport from the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBRqMyUYDP_1wEcJc1SRjSy42D2ghLvBEpSjJvTY45b9NVlYO_sPmbbKbN8elovhz-9_v6F2aFgKiPfAEZx2hpqhxVgYV8UnGmqPJQiBha3lwGxTOkyOaLH-mBZOVFDDS0skOVIslq_Y/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1501" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBRqMyUYDP_1wEcJc1SRjSy42D2ghLvBEpSjJvTY45b9NVlYO_sPmbbKbN8elovhz-9_v6F2aFgKiPfAEZx2hpqhxVgYV8UnGmqPJQiBha3lwGxTOkyOaLH-mBZOVFDDS0skOVIslq_Y/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3tRsKAFfbAWge3ooA4uKwGgB64Lt91N-mjXMcszkNTNadJuA3Raydcn3RZWP9mpNaxls7aqPQ7ML4lGN5NY-C_pXNyrW8yliTnZqUtO5VG578pG_m8PLAihGPZH-aMRH6RFm8eaktvI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252831%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3tRsKAFfbAWge3ooA4uKwGgB64Lt91N-mjXMcszkNTNadJuA3Raydcn3RZWP9mpNaxls7aqPQ7ML4lGN5NY-C_pXNyrW8yliTnZqUtO5VG578pG_m8PLAihGPZH-aMRH6RFm8eaktvI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252831%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1HoDpJZXTe4oC8LjKFnhYwckB3DP5LR5JnRuPNoiRtPBhHBNNvRq3hic8_lknURJl2yxSgnlUJd_qknkkz-x73HAqxqCFU_trpKncNOJsZl5pFerM5g25An_ukt9LD_ozuctqkJsihQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252835%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1434" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1HoDpJZXTe4oC8LjKFnhYwckB3DP5LR5JnRuPNoiRtPBhHBNNvRq3hic8_lknURJl2yxSgnlUJd_qknkkz-x73HAqxqCFU_trpKncNOJsZl5pFerM5g25An_ukt9LD_ozuctqkJsihQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070220+%252835%2529.jpg" title="The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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The highest tide at 9.2m on Tuesday was around lunchtime so my friend, Miriam, drove us down to Maryport Promenade during our lunch break so we could see the giant waves and grab a few quick photos of them.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAqaPNp4xkkwKypwGHFxFQIfxqfoknW3JByccK74uQxMKLW2vEH88H21ChkKa532u70bdYfEfehwBuEuiCxHwMJvE96dVrdZ5KcF8FhyphenhyphenHJKE_DEl6Tn2Bvtd1aRLBBB1ib4aSoE0p380/s1600/_2110021-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of big waves alongside Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1600" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAqaPNp4xkkwKypwGHFxFQIfxqfoknW3JByccK74uQxMKLW2vEH88H21ChkKa532u70bdYfEfehwBuEuiCxHwMJvE96dVrdZ5KcF8FhyphenhyphenHJKE_DEl6Tn2Bvtd1aRLBBB1ib4aSoE0p380/s640/_2110021-Edit.jpg" title="Big waves alongside Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Big waves alongside Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoct-yfhUblmfi-9idiZ08m-6XgvjdtYUvz2HAfZkLXWCKVuFi9HiZkckiEe8xaytu1JwQZr_z99Udf6haqUzh2MkoAvPo4YcDPUafs4kPG6ax-0tDtIIEY0yoN54wYDiqfBCo_ExXNs/s1600/IMG_20200211_130508-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phhoto of water spilling over onto the road at Maryport Promenade" border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1600" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoct-yfhUblmfi-9idiZ08m-6XgvjdtYUvz2HAfZkLXWCKVuFi9HiZkckiEe8xaytu1JwQZr_z99Udf6haqUzh2MkoAvPo4YcDPUafs4kPG6ax-0tDtIIEY0yoN54wYDiqfBCo_ExXNs/s640/IMG_20200211_130508-Edit.jpg" title="Water spilling over onto the road at Maryport Promenade" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Water spilling over onto the road at Maryport Promenade</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yJH0Eo4PvYEghmLCXBLv9zoxPIL7byXrtClbgS1uORRBqqjzJrxajFEjjX524Rb-2pQ9pBllJnfh8tKb5voe-KAuzkYMMWga0HgGZn9TTNtgrXEKrL2W6c6nE6KmJ4qe0uROZc08w5M/s1600/_2110009-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Promenade at high tide on Tuesday, January 11" border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yJH0Eo4PvYEghmLCXBLv9zoxPIL7byXrtClbgS1uORRBqqjzJrxajFEjjX524Rb-2pQ9pBllJnfh8tKb5voe-KAuzkYMMWga0HgGZn9TTNtgrXEKrL2W6c6nE6KmJ4qe0uROZc08w5M/s640/_2110009-Edit.jpg" title="Maryport Promenade at high tide on Tuesday, January 11" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Promenade at high tide on Tuesday, January 11</u></h3>
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I had no idea that Miriam was also taking photos of me taking photos of the wild weather <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoOeRihnlUwYoUaOPr2IVG6JDzE19wgel0W4uYXwxK2n-RXoNv1LSNqYszdvkEx7dUS_CY-2ACgxO1Q5USGKL3dhstWEe0az54YVc4afHwt8WnhzNxTWJIWsSRsdmVO1u6e3671Zegb0/s1600/IMG-20200211-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me taking photos of the wild weather along Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoOeRihnlUwYoUaOPr2IVG6JDzE19wgel0W4uYXwxK2n-RXoNv1LSNqYszdvkEx7dUS_CY-2ACgxO1Q5USGKL3dhstWEe0az54YVc4afHwt8WnhzNxTWJIWsSRsdmVO1u6e3671Zegb0/s640/IMG-20200211-WA0004.jpg" title="Me taking photos of the wild weather along Maryport Promenade during Storm Ciara" width="628" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me taking photos of the wild weather along Maryport Promenade. Photo by Miriam Johnston</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
I’ve also managed to take a few photos of the harbour here at Maryport.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZNUS3sAm_S0GW2ZkmwQ_m3ScJbYm7mFyQn68vfwqGaUJ0bmXUqJrOnFviAHhmRWqvmYaQNFfUDHyAsvWKfrJMuZ-dNypzBm0zcDJ8Vk2vQjwU5Xn3myO07KQv6cy3DnfxvIo54lXI04/s1600/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport harbour at sundown on February 1" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1368" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZNUS3sAm_S0GW2ZkmwQ_m3ScJbYm7mFyQn68vfwqGaUJ0bmXUqJrOnFviAHhmRWqvmYaQNFfUDHyAsvWKfrJMuZ-dNypzBm0zcDJ8Vk2vQjwU5Xn3myO07KQv6cy3DnfxvIo54lXI04/s640/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport harbour at sundown on February 1" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport harbour at sundown on February 1</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXraVDT22DGwIQ61W5UE0JDeExLKQQaWVUxS8kQp7s9b2XwOvTbtoXuSIe2kDZd02k7su2lcef2IbvV24Y1l5oFYAb2pC4h6-XfFe3IDvtokE3hsw5CRhlnjVOmEAAW4pm8GRm0_mvOc/s1600/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun going down over Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXraVDT22DGwIQ61W5UE0JDeExLKQQaWVUxS8kQp7s9b2XwOvTbtoXuSIe2kDZd02k7su2lcef2IbvV24Y1l5oFYAb2pC4h6-XfFe3IDvtokE3hsw5CRhlnjVOmEAAW4pm8GRm0_mvOc/s640/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25285%2529.jpg" title="The sun going down over Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun going down over Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBiRixX7A_N3TKKRFkfs8I3tAG7RKp_YS1qs4EC4zdtKpLud60Pnr7DRRl125HwDmUgKMAwynyOES5Q4vUkmHHnuXo8hVlkysvuKdPswm0IiRLUaMB1D_T3arJnGRLW3h2qZKKQtGjqc/s1600/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ellenfoot Bridge at dusk" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBiRixX7A_N3TKKRFkfs8I3tAG7RKp_YS1qs4EC4zdtKpLud60Pnr7DRRl125HwDmUgKMAwynyOES5Q4vUkmHHnuXo8hVlkysvuKdPswm0IiRLUaMB1D_T3arJnGRLW3h2qZKKQtGjqc/s640/Maryport+Harbour+sundown+010220+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ellenfoot Bridge at dusk" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ellenfoot Bridge at dusk</u></h3>
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<u>Reflections at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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More fishing boats in the harbour</h3>
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I’ve taken photos of a couple of sunsets over the past few weeks.<br />
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<u>Sunset on the shore at Maryport on January 12</u></h3>
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<u>Iggesund paperboard factory at Workington at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-ZO0IHelc4yUWGkrYAk_XF9M4tGeISxS5uyiK4iJ_FusAQUcikaOGV2dqrbCs7AB_OKCLb5XO-8VFmt3LFotcBMs_2TbZ9prVFhpzO1lKRA2TuOUdJyYKMYfJWUaTv_xKE9ZsMnobsE/s1600/Maryport+sunset+120120+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a dog walker on the shore at Maryport at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-ZO0IHelc4yUWGkrYAk_XF9M4tGeISxS5uyiK4iJ_FusAQUcikaOGV2dqrbCs7AB_OKCLb5XO-8VFmt3LFotcBMs_2TbZ9prVFhpzO1lKRA2TuOUdJyYKMYfJWUaTv_xKE9ZsMnobsE/s640/Maryport+sunset+120120+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Dog walker on the shore at Maryport at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dog walker on the shore at Maryport at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7JAtWC_7b71jTPhz1LU4PuYpGylepuFwyAvWXJ2VqFFsbTlIVIrNJmFkKTnD_JhGS7cTfbgFXOoKT8rfzzRsrX9qoJW0-DXg_Hd6-hQgrcoM_TjzI612ZSZ4rcQRcmAeazkYDvSy5yU/s1600/Maryport+Marina+260120+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset at Maryport Marina on January 26" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1040" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7JAtWC_7b71jTPhz1LU4PuYpGylepuFwyAvWXJ2VqFFsbTlIVIrNJmFkKTnD_JhGS7cTfbgFXOoKT8rfzzRsrX9qoJW0-DXg_Hd6-hQgrcoM_TjzI612ZSZ4rcQRcmAeazkYDvSy5yU/s640/Maryport+Marina+260120+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Sunset at Maryport Marina on January 26" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset at Maryport Marina on January 26</u></h3>
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<u>The marina at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzXz2geZjI8-UoF_3obBQqSxtLkakaBv5vD25zYdlAeQw9cltqmKpzXmJC91JFb1WiL6h9lv0kDWSRPiY4X_DIU3KWe-cFN8UfBWN5S0OAhln5PP5YdlTlP6ve7HfuMo23B61qAAD-8M/s1600/Maryport+Marina+260120+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzXz2geZjI8-UoF_3obBQqSxtLkakaBv5vD25zYdlAeQw9cltqmKpzXmJC91JFb1WiL6h9lv0kDWSRPiY4X_DIU3KWe-cFN8UfBWN5S0OAhln5PP5YdlTlP6ve7HfuMo23B61qAAD-8M/s640/Maryport+Marina+260120+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale at sunset</u></h3>
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On a couple of mornings, I snatched some shots of the sunrise at the marina.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqOfHOQ5zEbcDNssEKukX_QuS30iVXqCol3OhEK9IznCdisF0QWgHa-BFnY4214n1kVEDLgFcDhtx3Ce4Lv110IAQi9YgfVEAXAWKdGS_YeR7AAbAesn9n3QwEZK36IOQHrVlHhv9e_4/s1600/Marina+sunrise+190120+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunrise at Maryport Marina on January 19" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqOfHOQ5zEbcDNssEKukX_QuS30iVXqCol3OhEK9IznCdisF0QWgHa-BFnY4214n1kVEDLgFcDhtx3Ce4Lv110IAQi9YgfVEAXAWKdGS_YeR7AAbAesn9n3QwEZK36IOQHrVlHhv9e_4/s640/Marina+sunrise+190120+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Sunrise at Maryport Marina on January 19" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunrise at Maryport Marina on January 19</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuaYyrNsnC0LvDU_wMHRDfc2kR05sMfz5X_CJiMqNbWX-N3FSXE4FdyXg2OLO1VOMju1UDQczhNuRgLDd3N9M1ahTNV_w8l3Lq2DiZ3ZlLVrVxRTULKffE-Yc2MdLoihLtCg04BDu0zw/s1600/Marina+sunrise+050220+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of marina sunrise on February 5" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1529" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuaYyrNsnC0LvDU_wMHRDfc2kR05sMfz5X_CJiMqNbWX-N3FSXE4FdyXg2OLO1VOMju1UDQczhNuRgLDd3N9M1ahTNV_w8l3Lq2DiZ3ZlLVrVxRTULKffE-Yc2MdLoihLtCg04BDu0zw/s640/Marina+sunrise+050220+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Marina sunrise on February 5" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marina sunrise on February 5</u></h3>
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And another morning, I captured a few shots of the misty weather from Ravensdale’s aft deck before work.<br />
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<u>Misty morning at Maryport Marina on January 22</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VqmPLks5aowmaLqOgxJDjkvCQWpDP8hvlVaZBdh8kP9uYxmf6vQ-eEehFb-992L4s_thNussDJMyX_BG0F7f1pnuYkts4D7a4mbCU_T84rh8KNUAVGKcCsuHp0CLXc_vE1uVEQG2k6Q/s1600/Misty+morning+220120+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the marina in the mist" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VqmPLks5aowmaLqOgxJDjkvCQWpDP8hvlVaZBdh8kP9uYxmf6vQ-eEehFb-992L4s_thNussDJMyX_BG0F7f1pnuYkts4D7a4mbCU_T84rh8KNUAVGKcCsuHp0CLXc_vE1uVEQG2k6Q/s640/Misty+morning+220120+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the marina in the mist" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the marina in the mist</u></h3>
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<br />Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-52322754564008434252020-01-11T22:39:00.000+00:002020-01-11T22:39:08.112+00:00Our first trip out on the water this year after almost two months stuck in the marina<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport early yesterday (Friday) morning</u></h3>
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A brief weather window provided an opportunity to take Ravensdale out on the water yesterday (Friday) for the first time this year.<br />
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High winds have plagued this part of the UK for much of the past eight weeks and we had very high winds here in Maryport, Cumbria, again today (Saturday).<br />
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But yesterday was much calmer so I took the day off work and we headed out onto the Solway Firth for a fishing trip.<br />
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Meanwhile, I checked our records to discover that we took Ravensdale out on the water 37 times during 2019 – an average of once every 9.8 days – not quite the once a week we aim for but not too far off either <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>First fishing trip of the year</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aC-D5mGSleZ54OrDUmLmFIk59WDdtq3CEAF0Z93g26fJTEMeDWkEUyBVL01-5g9gF3sJrTk7XGu2aKXEUjxqgkCOF26iRELAzOTpbkN4nnMbLsuTW-V4BMxxTPSpNAZo8D8xNzCc4yI/s1600/Calm+marina+100120+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of calm conditions at Maryport Marina when we got up yesterday (Friday) morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1560" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aC-D5mGSleZ54OrDUmLmFIk59WDdtq3CEAF0Z93g26fJTEMeDWkEUyBVL01-5g9gF3sJrTk7XGu2aKXEUjxqgkCOF26iRELAzOTpbkN4nnMbLsuTW-V4BMxxTPSpNAZo8D8xNzCc4yI/s640/Calm+marina+100120+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Calm conditions at Maryport Marina when we got up yesterday (Friday) morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Calm conditions at Maryport Marina when we got up yesterday (Friday) morning</u></h3>
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The weather has been either wet or windy – usually both - most of the time for weeks, which has stopped us getting out on the water on our 43ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser since November 18.<br />
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Over the past week, I could see that the only chance of weather calm enough for a trip out looked likely to be on Friday, but I’m currently working five days a week.<br />
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By Thursday, it became obvious that it was probably our only opportunity for at least another week, so I asked my boss for the day off.<br />
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When I first started my seasonal job at the factory she said she didn’t mind if I wanted to go out on the boat instead of going to work so I said we’d check the weather in the morning and let her know whether I’d be in or not.<br />
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I packed up all the movable stuff inside the boat on Thursday evening, so we’d be ready for a quick getaway if we decided to go.<br />
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Yesterday (Friday) morning, we got up at the same time I usually get up for work and I started getting ready while Phil went around to the pier to check the sea state. It was still dark, but he thought it looked OK.<br />
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We ate breakfast, fed Ruby and took her out then both went to check the sea in daylight. It wasn’t as calm as we’d hoped but not too bad, so we decided to go anyway. <br />
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I messaged my boss to say I was going fishing instead of going to work and she said she hoped we had a good time. <br />
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I really can’t believe I have a job, albeit temporary, that allows me to take the day off to go out on the boat if the weather is nice <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MJWblV_O8QwXWsz9bsdWi-AGpglXLV3FGwF01j1ayL_MIkZna7X_SG9NuEdAnmAFQZS9ZyOeKBrAm7S6SzCpLYM1lEFFiKeAMMjyIt7vE5ZtXMiV6dzyftmfWqi93t626S4MbU5LbO4/s1600/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday) morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1492" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MJWblV_O8QwXWsz9bsdWi-AGpglXLV3FGwF01j1ayL_MIkZna7X_SG9NuEdAnmAFQZS9ZyOeKBrAm7S6SzCpLYM1lEFFiKeAMMjyIt7vE5ZtXMiV6dzyftmfWqi93t626S4MbU5LbO4/s640/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday) morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday) morning</u></h3>
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We left the marina at around 9.20am and headed up the coast towards Allonby Bay.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Basin and heading out onto the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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As we hadn’t run the engines for a while, Phil took the speed a little higher than our usual cruising speed of 8-9 knots and ran the engines at speeds of up to 11.4kn on the way there.<br />
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<u>Phil at the helm of Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale on her way to Phil's favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale's wake with Maryport in the distance</u></h3>
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We dropped anchor and Phil set up three fishing rods in the hope of catching one of the larger cod that we’ve seen fishermen catching from the shore in this area in recent weeks.<br />
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Sadly, it was not to be.<br />
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<u>Phil setting up his fishing rods</u></h3>
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The water was bumpier than we’d hoped, but I guess it wasn’t really surprising given that it had been very windy on Thursday<br />
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Strong winds were also forecast for later yesterday afternoon, throughout the night and into today (Saturday), when the winds were expected to gust up to around 60mph.<br />
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The wind started to get up soon after we’d dropped anchor, but Phil persevered with the fishing for a while.<br />
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<u>Phil with the codling he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<u>Me enjoying being back out on the water</u></h3>
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It seemed like ages before he even got a bite and the only fish he caught on this trip was one codling, which was thankfully big enough to keep and we ate it for supper with chips, peas and tartare sauce <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Ruby seemed quite happy in her cage so we left her there as she wouldn’t really have enjoyed staggering around the deck.<br />
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I always set an alarm on my phone for an hour before the marina gate is due to close, as it’s only open for about two and half hours either side of high tide.<br />
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However, we didn’t wait until the alarm went off to start packing up.<br />
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Ravensdale became stuck across the tide when it turned as the wind was too strong to allow her to swing around to face into the tide.<br />
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<u>Phil's last cast before we packed up to go home</u></h3>
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She was rolling a good bit and the wind was forecast to get stronger still, so we decided to stop fishing, lift the anchor and head for home.<br />
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<u>Phil at the helm of Ravensdale on the way home</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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And we were back in the marina at around midday after just over two and a half hours out on the Solway Firth. <br />
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As we’d been meaning to top up Ravensdale’s diesel tank for some time, but the weather hadn’t been good, we decided to fill her up on the way back to our mooring.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_KY_dx9_02yos8Y1wSwAFG70hyphenhyphenFIa_sDZlSxOUDhjeq5p36J2FDtaDzJiQ8jOnkrdag40mGoSBQhlHLELCtZfQ0o-z-UVX4sfV-DuWi21Ifiodz6aWPEkXAm_DyhKBmz0UvNkag1bKI/s1600/IMG_20200110_115852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading back into Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_KY_dx9_02yos8Y1wSwAFG70hyphenhyphenFIa_sDZlSxOUDhjeq5p36J2FDtaDzJiQ8jOnkrdag40mGoSBQhlHLELCtZfQ0o-z-UVX4sfV-DuWi21Ifiodz6aWPEkXAm_DyhKBmz0UvNkag1bKI/s640/IMG_20200110_115852.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading back into Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading back into Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Phil stopped her in the basin on the way back to the marina so I could put mooring ropes on her starboard side and move some of the fenders across as we usually moor up on the port side, but the fuel filling cap is on the opposite side.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPmXkrthiZvmotCV2wA8PemmoS4lyXHELqNC6fa9gPOJDFOWH-sl8jQvuLBVREIpzfI9wfCsFff-dwht6wNeH99klKaZUuem24jraNn0AxOPydg5YjKHmrKFio6QiSZOMk5SWaY-F-gQ/s1600/IMG_20200110_120647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Reg filling up Ravensdale's diesel tank while Phil chats to Evan" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1308" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPmXkrthiZvmotCV2wA8PemmoS4lyXHELqNC6fa9gPOJDFOWH-sl8jQvuLBVREIpzfI9wfCsFff-dwht6wNeH99klKaZUuem24jraNn0AxOPydg5YjKHmrKFio6QiSZOMk5SWaY-F-gQ/s640/IMG_20200110_120647.jpg" title="Reg filling up Ravensdale's diesel tank while Phil chats to Evan" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reg filling up Ravensdale's diesel tank while Phil chats to Evan</u></h3>
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Reg, the marina foreman, met us on the fuel pontoon and put 370 litres of diesel into the tank which topped her 1,200-litre tank back up to full again.<br />
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Phil then drove Ravensdale back down to the end of the marina by the sea gate and turned her around there so we could return to our current mooring and tie up on the port side, facing into the prevailing wind. <br />
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While he was doing this, I moved the mooring ropes and fenders back across and Reg met us on the pontoon to catch the ropes for us.<br />
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It may not have been the most successful fishing trip ever, but it was good to get out on the water again after so long, it gave Ravensdale’s two 300hp Volvo Penta engines a run and it provided our supper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Missed opportunity</b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkuZbFjAwm-sGcija9uNb9UMTTbdUK66dSzkp9wQA8nJmDEzPUi5GsHzWgB7RkpCqahmVh8OVMoXv9lfCc1Dm_jwr8jYASLsAi6C3CnbVad34SXuxqZsSGmeqvVXN_esmYNx7TjrHH2I/s1600/Fred%2527s+Maryport+Marina+311219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale (left) at Maryport Marina on New Year's Eve. Photo by Fred Bell" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1322" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkuZbFjAwm-sGcija9uNb9UMTTbdUK66dSzkp9wQA8nJmDEzPUi5GsHzWgB7RkpCqahmVh8OVMoXv9lfCc1Dm_jwr8jYASLsAi6C3CnbVad34SXuxqZsSGmeqvVXN_esmYNx7TjrHH2I/s640/Fred%2527s+Maryport+Marina+311219.jpg" title="Ravensdale (left) at Maryport Marina on New Year's Eve. Photo by Fred Bell" width="640" /></a></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale (left) at Maryport Marina on New Year's Eve. Photo by Fred Bell</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><u></u><br />New Year’s Eve was a beautiful, calm and cold day and one of the few days in the past couple of months that we could’ve taken a trip out.<br />
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Many of the boats in the marina went out for a sail or to fish, but Ravensdale was stuck in the marina because I was at work.<br />
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When I saw the forecast, I considered asking my boss for the day off as she’d always said she didn’t mind it I wanted to go fishing instead of going to work.<br />
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However, I decided to work as I didn’t know how much longer my seasonal job would last and I wanted to put in as much time as I could while I had the chance.<br />
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I’m still glad I made the decision I made.<br />
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However, it was harder to believe I’d made the right choice when I saw a Facebook post of our boat in the marina with a clear blue sky and flat calm water while I was sat in a factory with no windows eating my packed lunch <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹ </span><br />
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<b>Our fourth New Year on Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy61gRjOT1TY7yP_E11-FSkSCSzWlo5io94rOnMm8vWPDlnvoFBsM60n9kIRWVDt_HiYOMzVGXZXpEO-SJl5VuyXABfPCe9icajAm6oqsvbWEovSamLaA7IRCj8Qdq_a9s8nscOpporU/s1600/IMG_20191222_193939-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's Christmas decorations, which stayed up until Saturday, January 4" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy61gRjOT1TY7yP_E11-FSkSCSzWlo5io94rOnMm8vWPDlnvoFBsM60n9kIRWVDt_HiYOMzVGXZXpEO-SJl5VuyXABfPCe9icajAm6oqsvbWEovSamLaA7IRCj8Qdq_a9s8nscOpporU/s640/IMG_20191222_193939-Edit.jpg" title="Ravensdale's Christmas decorations stayed up until Saturday, January 4" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's Christmas decorations stayed up until Saturday, January 4</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We saw in the New Year on Ravensdale with a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and Netflix.<br />
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I’m sure it’s not everyone’s idea of celebrating the start of a new year and, in this case, a new decade, but it suited us just fine.<br />
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It also meant I got to see in the New Year with Ruby even if she did fall asleep long before the big event. <br />
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At the end of each year, I always wonder what we’ll be doing this time next year.<br />
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When I asked myself that question on New Year’s Eve 2015, I had no idea we’d be selling our house and buying a boat, which enabled me to retire from my job as a daily journalist in October of the following year.<br />
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On each subsequent New Year’s Eve, I’ve wondered if we’ll still be living on Ravensdale next year and, if so, where she’ll be moored.<br />
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I certainly never imagined that we’d still be at Maryport Marina more than four years after we bought our boat here and decided to “stay for a while before moving on”.<br />
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And, this time last year, I never even considered that I’d be working in a local factory and loving every minute of it.<br />
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Now I’m wondering if we’ll still be in Maryport this time next year. <br />
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I guess we’ll just have to wait and see…<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXD3_RqBvYeg2HnNRyH30RUgkROSYd1D5D5PQxdWlFWVQzfQMW1DA_6kfZrEgVm3u-5qgLrXzWv90J9beJUuCxiQdhpPxta34tWjWBlN1KUZlJbo1BjfGCQd5_3oWgqvuBNByofKExP0/s1600/Ruby+050120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby in her favourite spot in Ravensdale's saloon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXD3_RqBvYeg2HnNRyH30RUgkROSYd1D5D5PQxdWlFWVQzfQMW1DA_6kfZrEgVm3u-5qgLrXzWv90J9beJUuCxiQdhpPxta34tWjWBlN1KUZlJbo1BjfGCQd5_3oWgqvuBNByofKExP0/s640/Ruby+050120.jpg" title="Ruby in her favourite spot in Ravensdale's saloon" width="456" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby in her favourite spot in Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />One of the highlights of last year for me was watching Ruby grow from the timid little puppy we brought home with us just before Christmas 2018 into the beautiful, loving, friendly dog she is today.<br />
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I really can’t imagine life without her now. She’s great company, so much fun and I love her to bits.<br />
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She’s been having some lovely walks and runs on the beach with Phil while I’ve been at work and I’ve enjoyed joining them on walks at the weekend.<br /><br />
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<u>Ruby playing with Ted, a cocker spaniel, we met while out walking</u></h3>
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<b>Swan family</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5n3X8UG88ksTqpKsgNRcGv6ZYTdr-B70z95iLgA9e8PtVf0iZ25NZHaRiXRM0GU2rgy9fFbNfz5mjxiFXwNGUGW4YK5yhwm02sEANZAgrdKqWza2mFf_2xaFrtC_3jNNXVvmwEn0GRI/s1600/_C250041-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the two adult swans and one cygnet on a recent visit to the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1330" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5n3X8UG88ksTqpKsgNRcGv6ZYTdr-B70z95iLgA9e8PtVf0iZ25NZHaRiXRM0GU2rgy9fFbNfz5mjxiFXwNGUGW4YK5yhwm02sEANZAgrdKqWza2mFf_2xaFrtC_3jNNXVvmwEn0GRI/s640/_C250041-Edit.jpg" title="The two adult swans and one cygnet on a recent visit to the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The two adult swans and one cygnet on a recent visit to the marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The swan family appear to have lost a cygnet. <br />
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There were two adults and two young ones but there has only been one cygnet with its parents on recent visits to the marina.<br />
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Phil tells me he saw the cygnets with their parents on the Solway Firth shortly before Christmas, but there hasn’t been any sign of it since, which is very sad.<br />
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<b>In the news</b><br />
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<u>The newspaper cutting about my fund-raising effort for Maryport Inshore Rescue</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />My fund-raising effort for Maryport Inshore Rescue made it into our local newspaper - the Times and and Star.<br />
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The photo of me handing over the £1,120 cheque to the team was printed along with an article stating that it had helped to pay for repairs to the rescue boat after it was damaged while rescuing a fishing boat in the Solway Firth last month.<br />
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I have to say, it seemed really weird appearing in a newspaper rather than writing it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b>Photography<br /></b><br />
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<u>Looking back at Maryport as we headed out onto the Solway Firth yesterday (Friday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br /><b></b>I haven’t had a lot of chance to take photos again, partly due to work but also due to the horrible weather when I have been at home.<br />
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I took a few photos around the harbour with my mobile phone on the Friday afternoon after Christmas.<br />
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour at high tide</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiADnJWQQw_PIzjYisYFrfmda0VifXCtdJAEOgibw6n84fdYJjn9ntqGk-e2LgfQWrRuIG9q6CURgk6irj2YZZbTgB8U4NmidijYDjGNbsanxM5AY_2b4L8euims3Mx6h6-oQkBYp4DFE/s1600/Harbour+271219+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiADnJWQQw_PIzjYisYFrfmda0VifXCtdJAEOgibw6n84fdYJjn9ntqGk-e2LgfQWrRuIG9q6CURgk6irj2YZZbTgB8U4NmidijYDjGNbsanxM5AY_2b4L8euims3Mx6h6-oQkBYp4DFE/s640/Harbour+271219+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn2n3zxBYayYtuXOZbuNrDS7chVPYkb3c-jSLtqJUQTcDfKgQYGvfamPJO9JAgCEOCTgjtGTMHrHIZPOE0QPMimFyWxBkDOilx_LG38kBlhHR5DMdyVYZs9P3gw_gZ_YnKrf0uzLkvAY/s1600/Harbour+271219+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1404" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn2n3zxBYayYtuXOZbuNrDS7chVPYkb3c-jSLtqJUQTcDfKgQYGvfamPJO9JAgCEOCTgjtGTMHrHIZPOE0QPMimFyWxBkDOilx_LG38kBlhHR5DMdyVYZs9P3gw_gZ_YnKrf0uzLkvAY/s640/Harbour+271219+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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I grabbed a quick shot of the beautiful sunrise that I spotted out of the window while getting ready for work on Friday, January 3.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6YK9SZLrQaj5Z0-_hJAQJEw-G8vIYlAGjsB2hApgBvy7VWnY5nR7Kqhy3daYBJSDs8erNdlJdxV63R2EcnCrlWNKwqTnRODDBZxNvC834qUzFbxQIk4w_gghNfCdjiwOsr5hbWClwmQ/s1600/Marina+sunrise+030120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunrise over Maryport Marina on Friday, January 3" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1354" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6YK9SZLrQaj5Z0-_hJAQJEw-G8vIYlAGjsB2hApgBvy7VWnY5nR7Kqhy3daYBJSDs8erNdlJdxV63R2EcnCrlWNKwqTnRODDBZxNvC834qUzFbxQIk4w_gghNfCdjiwOsr5hbWClwmQ/s640/Marina+sunrise+030120.jpg" title="Sunrise over Maryport Marina on Friday, January 3" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunrise over Maryport Marina on Friday, January 3</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />As usual, I took some quite a few photos while we were out on the Solway Firth yesterday (Friday).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5oE_l8Ha7VvTbpz3_ZHqzaBz16xXJ_WfbVyRxzbp6M5a91HC20ka1_ABTWG1qInieKMGOuyMhlerZ9qNd0UEv8NDG793NzM3-mlpBtvRj3KhTd_aZtXVbalNoPSh6xArCSR6-9UGrJk/s1600/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1348" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5oE_l8Ha7VvTbpz3_ZHqzaBz16xXJ_WfbVyRxzbp6M5a91HC20ka1_ABTWG1qInieKMGOuyMhlerZ9qNd0UEv8NDG793NzM3-mlpBtvRj3KhTd_aZtXVbalNoPSh6xArCSR6-9UGrJk/s640/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EyBHU-F6meoT6OKdVHjiPSIGbipf0DmNA0rLsRclXD8O0MnptO2ToeY74c_Rm5I3XXPyEtOFj9t-f86WBW-jXPX1zWNbx-HZ66431Rq9ZXAcQypgHuY2-oHuUjMbZzKb2x7u8-54Vnk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun breaking through stormy clouds" border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EyBHU-F6meoT6OKdVHjiPSIGbipf0DmNA0rLsRclXD8O0MnptO2ToeY74c_Rm5I3XXPyEtOFj9t-f86WBW-jXPX1zWNbx-HZ66431Rq9ZXAcQypgHuY2-oHuUjMbZzKb2x7u8-54Vnk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Sun breaking through stormy clouds" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sun breaking through stormy clouds</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisedHQqd6jnj5496CxFE9H_fJ6uE9NpTx4r9vj1z4723uyn9bALj-rMIA8FjiAatIspfE8_2Ve35azSOobIXWX1dP6DHub6ZzrQDWqWobrkeM7p1Vl_k4q6UGjteiAnFYfIMBH-iygy0/s1600/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1469" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisedHQqd6jnj5496CxFE9H_fJ6uE9NpTx4r9vj1z4723uyn9bALj-rMIA8FjiAatIspfE8_2Ve35azSOobIXWX1dP6DHub6ZzrQDWqWobrkeM7p1Vl_k4q6UGjteiAnFYfIMBH-iygy0/s640/Ravensdale+leaving+Maryport+100120+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1nRa9QtdrgHHLzfrnglxveiSYEU8b0Da0As2jytvdmzbIfoXtbf1Rol_z4Nijo2KQy_gJPIjvuVchWfPEuRYEiHmNr36mqJltEOxLG3CTXJJGf4QXc3CEV3BynPODtvsowDkziN0FMU/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1412" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1nRa9QtdrgHHLzfrnglxveiSYEU8b0Da0As2jytvdmzbIfoXtbf1Rol_z4Nijo2KQy_gJPIjvuVchWfPEuRYEiHmNr36mqJltEOxLG3CTXJJGf4QXc3CEV3BynPODtvsowDkziN0FMU/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%252821%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKfohK35Hj9zGIKxvZ9FKoWpBUUwuHaYuncti4ZWa1BHAWyiGircOxx8TPqcmQ8tIQijp3z5N2hnef9A-TG3BkIiYTju8usr7tgxMecPNEZROdO8MFXfutfG_1mO0gFETDk4ZTcXqAew/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun reflected in the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKfohK35Hj9zGIKxvZ9FKoWpBUUwuHaYuncti4ZWa1BHAWyiGircOxx8TPqcmQ8tIQijp3z5N2hnef9A-TG3BkIiYTju8usr7tgxMecPNEZROdO8MFXfutfG_1mO0gFETDk4ZTcXqAew/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+100120+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Sun reflected in the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sun reflected in the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And I took my camera around to the shore around high tide today (Saturday) to capture the big waves whipped up by the high winds.<br /><br />
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<u>Big waves smashing against South Pier at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Wild water on the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDYB05HQ5eyXg5_bbXbOJt5kmSEIGmj_HNVwlarT-T1fX6j88ujg6CkIDbZJF3dmGuI8mMRakER_zwwfXzfD9t-sK7QyfcrmMA6YSmt-2VOUvYX7B5FAzH_XOH7xhuNF_g_wcN5nz48w/s1600/_1110056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a huge wave crashing onto the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1600" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDYB05HQ5eyXg5_bbXbOJt5kmSEIGmj_HNVwlarT-T1fX6j88ujg6CkIDbZJF3dmGuI8mMRakER_zwwfXzfD9t-sK7QyfcrmMA6YSmt-2VOUvYX7B5FAzH_XOH7xhuNF_g_wcN5nz48w/s640/_1110056.jpg" title="A huge wave crashing onto the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A huge wave crashing onto the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JTqV9oZLlYXisMDDRZ_X1MrbvpBVsf0hDDPYg_FcKen-BBxP3M65VTOo9-_1g71Q3I68uQvlZQJ3BFMzi81NX40ihlVnY8P6poaM4nB6IBcdDSG_C4rb50NFnstnQiF1dVmpyBUGI_M/s1600/_1110326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another big wave rolling along the pier" border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1600" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JTqV9oZLlYXisMDDRZ_X1MrbvpBVsf0hDDPYg_FcKen-BBxP3M65VTOo9-_1g71Q3I68uQvlZQJ3BFMzi81NX40ihlVnY8P6poaM4nB6IBcdDSG_C4rb50NFnstnQiF1dVmpyBUGI_M/s640/_1110326.jpg" title="Another big wave rolls along the pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another big wave rolls along the pier</u></h3>
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<b><br />Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ-jAEGdaoSoLfjB7kmz7WfNHRZXXIaTW7LSn8gjT0TcEhdvThZlnomH1n7e0F2AIHDr6O9ul_2uN1ydF0349SOdsN-5OCPtm1pL9SKtoks9r-J8b-HMpEhett8WnWpXldtfm-nXvOSs/s1600/P1110298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the windswept view from Maryport's South Pier at high tide today (Saturday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1487" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ-jAEGdaoSoLfjB7kmz7WfNHRZXXIaTW7LSn8gjT0TcEhdvThZlnomH1n7e0F2AIHDr6O9ul_2uN1ydF0349SOdsN-5OCPtm1pL9SKtoks9r-J8b-HMpEhett8WnWpXldtfm-nXvOSs/s640/P1110298.jpg" title="The windswept view from Maryport's South Pier at high tide today (Saturday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The windswept view from Maryport's South Pier at high tide today (Saturday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Wind and rain have definitely been the predominant features of the weather over the past fortnight - followed by more wind and more rain.<br />
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I’m told there were occasional breaks in the clouds when the sun put in a brief appearance, but I didn’t get to witness these <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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The worst of the weather was over the weekend of December 27-28 and Thursday, January 2 when the wind was gusting up to 44mph. There was also a lot of heavy rain.<br />
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On Monday, January 6 and Tuesday, January 7, we had high winds with gusts of up to 50mph with torrential rain at times.<br />
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Overnight Tuesday, January 7 into Wednesday, January 8 was a windy night with average wind speeds of up to 25mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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One of the best days was New Year’s Eve when temperatures dropped to 0C (32F) in the early morning and there was frost on the pontoons first thing. <br />
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This was followed by a dry, bright, calm and cold day. <br />
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The top temperature was 7C (45F) and the top average wind speed was 16mph at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station - but it was definitely much calmer than that here.<br />
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And yesterday (Friday) it was dry, cloudy and calm first thing. <br />
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The wind got up as the morning went on and the sun came out for a while around lunchtime. <br />
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The wind continued to build during the afternoon and evening with heavy rain after dark.<br />
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The top temperature was 7C (45F) and the top average wind speed during the day was 24mph, gusting 33mph.<br />
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Overnight last night, the wind speed reached 34mph with gusts of up to 49mph and today (Saturday) was even windier with average wind speeds up to 40mph, gusting 56mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCuJDDOCkrkz_xkzu8f9jfz7JxZumFHrtHpM9i5HissXTLOtLR5uNETNH2zK8V1JPHBE-abdTwUuuOhnYD15VaNr4JpE6K1Fa7xPIUFTO9tceGEufQbCaSs7BBtEkAumfu6LdVF4j71E/s1600/_1110338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me wearing my lifejacket on the pontoons during a period of high wind today (Saturday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCuJDDOCkrkz_xkzu8f9jfz7JxZumFHrtHpM9i5HissXTLOtLR5uNETNH2zK8V1JPHBE-abdTwUuuOhnYD15VaNr4JpE6K1Fa7xPIUFTO9tceGEufQbCaSs7BBtEkAumfu6LdVF4j71E/s640/_1110338.jpg" title="Me wearing my lifejacket on the pontoons during a period of high wind today (Saturday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me wearing my lifejacket on the pontoons during a period of high wind today (Saturday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />It was so windy that we put on our lifejackets every time we left Ravensdale and went out onto the pontoons.<br />
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As the wind began to subside late afternoon, we had a downpour of heavy rain.<br /><br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-27010294145195949192019-12-27T10:50:00.001+00:002019-12-27T10:58:29.049+00:00Our fourth Christmas afloat, Ruby’s operation and more boat maintenance<br />
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<u>Ravensdale's Christmas lights reflected on the still water at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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I can’t believe we’ve just spent our fourth Christmas on Ravensdale at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK.<br />
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That said, I’m not sure if it feels like longer or less time since we moved on board our 43ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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I also can’t believe it’s almost a month since I last published a blog post, but my time seems to have been taken up with working full-time and dealing with orders for the calendars I had printed to raise money for our local inshore rescue team.<br />
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<b>Christmas on Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WG_biN7sxqUG0M-MPa7zjPdRidjH5eD1MIqlk45D7tKIFO30mVOI-VtQGo65_iFxgLYC-xAH5gQZZ031W4CBB7ZEIdhQeW9s-oatVwSsLnjJp5Q2PLUJP9UfoRKs68YkyFeYBKH_k0Y/s1600/IMG_20191222_193939-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale decorated for Christmas" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WG_biN7sxqUG0M-MPa7zjPdRidjH5eD1MIqlk45D7tKIFO30mVOI-VtQGo65_iFxgLYC-xAH5gQZZ031W4CBB7ZEIdhQeW9s-oatVwSsLnjJp5Q2PLUJP9UfoRKs68YkyFeYBKH_k0Y/s640/IMG_20191222_193939-Edit.jpg" title="Ravensdale decorated for Christmas" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale decorated for Christmas</u></h3>
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Wet and windy weather meant we didn’t manage to get our Christmas lights up until much later than usual this year.<br />
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We put coloured fairy lights around the guard rails on the Saturday before Christmas but ran out of daylight before we could finish the job.<br />
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We had intended to add more lights on the flybridge the following day but didn’t get time to do it before the weather broke, so we decided to leave it as it was.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWESSQNLQwwNXASYwpG7rzbXtZ5KVS6zrx1rTKSGNJS3GSnVDDwjmfTJwcnBfX7rTqX20nYgIzQra1a7Lc6ZBddTPd0QkIMA9WnRvQh-e6mpnM66IQ6SuABz_reQAzUi6iHHVciqLG9Y0/s1600/MVIMG_20191225_163701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the colourful lights on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1473" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWESSQNLQwwNXASYwpG7rzbXtZ5KVS6zrx1rTKSGNJS3GSnVDDwjmfTJwcnBfX7rTqX20nYgIzQra1a7Lc6ZBddTPd0QkIMA9WnRvQh-e6mpnM66IQ6SuABz_reQAzUi6iHHVciqLG9Y0/s640/MVIMG_20191225_163701.jpg" title="Some of the colourful lights on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the colourful lights on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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We couldn’t use the Christmas tree we had as Ruby sleeps where we put it last year and, at four-foot, it was too tall to put anywhere else on the boat so we bought a little three-foot tree and even then I had to bend the top over <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Christmas cards and our little Christmas tree in Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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The other liveaboards in our marina went away to stay with family for Christmas so Phil and I were the only ones here on our boat for Christmas.<br />
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And there was only one member of the marina staff on duty, so we invited Evan to join us for dinner, which we timed for just after he had closed the marina’s sea gate.<br />
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Phil managed to cook a full Christmas dinner on Ravensdale’s little stove, with the help of our air fryer and microwave so we had turkey with all the trimmings followed by Christmas pudding with brandy butter and cream.<br />
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It was so good that we’d eaten it all before I even thought about taking a photo <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu4_5IJ8Kp44diOkUWPLTnGb-LiFGOBlQ6Ltpjde-8mRXrLBgCqHXuWLtqkae157pfJeRcyASvufbEuBtUTsw6BXEt7qGS4EDTozVDAEQCwarJ9JGfX8f662VmJ4RgQcOrUrwYKhDgb0/s1600/MVIMG_20191222_194734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the star and twinkling icicle lights in the window of Ravensdale's saloon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1518" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu4_5IJ8Kp44diOkUWPLTnGb-LiFGOBlQ6Ltpjde-8mRXrLBgCqHXuWLtqkae157pfJeRcyASvufbEuBtUTsw6BXEt7qGS4EDTozVDAEQCwarJ9JGfX8f662VmJ4RgQcOrUrwYKhDgb0/s640/MVIMG_20191222_194734.jpg" title="The star and twinkling icicle lights in the window of Ravensdale's saloon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The star and twinkling icicle lights in the window of Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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Ruby can be a bit of nuisance when people visit us on the boat as she wants to jump up at them and play with them.<br />
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I had tried to stop this by saving her Christmas presents until Evan arrived and, to an extent, it worked. <br />
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<u>Ruby with the new treat ball that she destroyed in about 10 minutes </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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<u>Ruby with her new lickimat</u></h3>
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I managed to distract her with her new toys and chews for a while, but, from time to time, she discovered he was still here and had another go at jumping up at him. Thankfully Evan likes dogs <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby and I on Boxing Day</u></h3>
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<b>Charity calendars raise over £1,000</b></div>
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<u>Me presenting the cheque to Maryport Inshore Rescue team</u></h3>
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I was delighted to be able to present a cheque for £1,120 to members of the Maryport Inshore Rescue team last Sunday.<br />
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This was the profit from the sale of calendars featuring some of my photos of Maryport harbour, the shore and the town.<br />
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I sold the calendars for £10 each with every penny, other than the cost of printing, postage and packing, going to our local rescue team, which is independent of the RNLI and HM Coastguard.<br />
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<u>The cover of my Maryport calendar for 2020</u></h3>
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It is totally reliant on donations and sponsorship to keep this life-saving operation running.<br />
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When I decided to produce the calendar, I was only going to order 25 and hoped I might be able to raise as much as £100 for the inshore rescue team.<br />
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It proved far more popular than I expected, and I ended up having four batches printed and selling a total of 226 calendars.<br />
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We obviously have a personal reason for supporting our inshore rescue team.<br />
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We hope we will never need to call on them for help but it’s good to know they’re there if we do need them.<br />
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<u>Another image of Maryport Inshore Rescue boat at this year's trawler race</u></h3>
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Posting the cheque presentation on Facebook, the team’s operations manager Michael Messenger wrote: “We would like to thank Sue and everyone who bought the calendars for this amazing amount of money.<br />
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“It’s very much appreciated and really does make a huge difference.<br />
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“As an independent organisation, fundraising is absolutely vital so thank you all once again.”<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby looking sorry for herself after her operation</u></h3>
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We took Ruby to the vet to have her spayed on Tuesday, December 3 and this time they were able to go ahead with the operation.<br />
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This was our fourth attempt to have her neutered. The first time, she became unwell with a tummy upset the night before. <br />
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It was put off for a week, but she still had a bad stomach so it was put off for another a week by which time she’d started her second season so we had to wait another couple of months as it needs to be done mid-cycle.<br />
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And this time Ruby was fit and well and able to have the operation that will prevent unwanted pregnancies.<br />
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<u>Ruby having a cuddle with Phil after her op</u></h3>
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She loves going to the veterinary surgery so that wasn’t a problem and she happily went off into a back room with the vet when we left her there at around 10.15am.<br />
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We got a call to say she’d had the op and everything had gone well at about 2.30pm and went to collect her straight away.<br />
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She was a little drowsy when we brought her home in her little romper suit that stopped her from licking and chewing the wound on her tummy.<br />
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She whined a lot during the first evening but slept well and seemed much brighter the following day.<br />
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The most difficult part was stopping her climbing up and down the boarding steps and all the steps inside the boat. We lifted her wherever she wanted to go being very careful not to lift her under her tummy.<br />
<br />
We also tried to keep her quiet and stop her leaping around for two weeks, as the vet had recommended, but she was back to her usual self after a couple of days and it was practically impossible to stop her jumping.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6-h2M8zgETeYivVgIrIn2V7DLt-9S4jRA0x5795qXwVQ9eq-gI3-2uGylbP5CQWxwp-beyHN2dB6xdiX05x7DomuGWRVqFyZb63QTKoKaRJqSPvGQD9PTg-xFdiDpYSMs9vp4AAfGqs/s1600/MVIMG_20191206_185650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby looking cute in her romper suit" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6-h2M8zgETeYivVgIrIn2V7DLt-9S4jRA0x5795qXwVQ9eq-gI3-2uGylbP5CQWxwp-beyHN2dB6xdiX05x7DomuGWRVqFyZb63QTKoKaRJqSPvGQD9PTg-xFdiDpYSMs9vp4AAfGqs/s640/MVIMG_20191206_185650.jpg" title="Ruby looking cute in her romper suit" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby looking cute in her romper suit</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTyAoxkF5FJXDlWrfday3wpnEzNybHgoAvaX7nyWGHH9HatA65ymoW2kxwSh_1Wyks2ZZbqSpK5i8ceK6d7-bEH5-iCodmhDkWQjNfz75DBVtorrsjz-PUuD6CuCvkEl5_RqQVkjcNgY/s1600/IMG_20191206_185645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby trying to persuade Phil to share his food" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1037" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTyAoxkF5FJXDlWrfday3wpnEzNybHgoAvaX7nyWGHH9HatA65ymoW2kxwSh_1Wyks2ZZbqSpK5i8ceK6d7-bEH5-iCodmhDkWQjNfz75DBVtorrsjz-PUuD6CuCvkEl5_RqQVkjcNgY/s640/IMG_20191206_185645.jpg" title="Ruby trying to persuade Phil to share his food" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby trying to persuade Phil to share his food</u></h3>
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We checked this with the vet, who said to let Ruby do whatever she was happy doing and she had no trouble at all after the op.<br />
<br />
She went for her final post-operative check-up about 10 days after surgery and the vet was pleased with the way it had healed up.<br />
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We’re both very glad it is over and done and Ruby is fine now. <br />
<br />
I'd been a bit bothered about whether living on a boat would make her recovery more difficult, but it wasn’t really a problem at all.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWmW8P-VqqzjzuQ1Ft19gOQOEpnnIPaN7bqx8ap2bIKhWdpseIGGErZ3mLmCsQlLFn6hDYSb5zQW7braSqNjiLd57jRdyJgNFpWUNpUmCGmJjcwcrdNd7a5s9xuUG81EbWdl7RsunZVI/s1600/IMG_20191215_131603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with a stick she found on one of her walks" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWmW8P-VqqzjzuQ1Ft19gOQOEpnnIPaN7bqx8ap2bIKhWdpseIGGErZ3mLmCsQlLFn6hDYSb5zQW7braSqNjiLd57jRdyJgNFpWUNpUmCGmJjcwcrdNd7a5s9xuUG81EbWdl7RsunZVI/s640/IMG_20191215_131603.jpg" title="Ruby with a stick she found on one of her walks" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with a stick she found on one of her walks</u></h3>
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Since she got over the operation, Ruby has had lots of lovely walks with Phil while I’ve been at work, with runs on the beach whenever the weather and the number of other dog walkers permits.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XUTuMfcdxw8uSIyAnA7UvUQk8LSqjCpcTrPJklSp0o1PfVA7JhX9L-G8wD_4XnxCI0UdVn4MqLT7wjkyE02Wqqbz2zSYrs0eDKRZNyorPaHCNnaKsmFPm6qJdv1aNsCZQMAkqngphbo/s1600/IMG_20191224_153213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby waiting for me to take a photo of the harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XUTuMfcdxw8uSIyAnA7UvUQk8LSqjCpcTrPJklSp0o1PfVA7JhX9L-G8wD_4XnxCI0UdVn4MqLT7wjkyE02Wqqbz2zSYrs0eDKRZNyorPaHCNnaKsmFPm6qJdv1aNsCZQMAkqngphbo/s640/IMG_20191224_153213.jpg" title="Ruby waiting for me to take a photo of the harbour" width="638" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby waiting for me to take a photo of the harbour</u></h3>
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She has also accompanied me on walks around the harbour with my camera and still waits patiently while I take photos.<br />
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<b>Servicing the pump on the black water tank </b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnLCRWFhRejSZX1vWRWlJ2o4u8CGs08l_ROVrbrRZ_nqwhanvWEyfW4VT1Q___2RxiEtOIwtM84Z_R_sq_YhEm7jxMFohvZ_vOvl-zloFRKZ9opXvRfEnQX2Ge-6xlmSNgCSG4yyNb4E/s1600/IMG_20191210_113815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the pump on Ravensdale's holding tank" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnLCRWFhRejSZX1vWRWlJ2o4u8CGs08l_ROVrbrRZ_nqwhanvWEyfW4VT1Q___2RxiEtOIwtM84Z_R_sq_YhEm7jxMFohvZ_vOvl-zloFRKZ9opXvRfEnQX2Ge-6xlmSNgCSG4yyNb4E/s400/IMG_20191210_113815.jpg" title="The pump on Ravensdale's holding tank" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The pump on Ravensdale's holding tank</u></h3>
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The pump on our black water tank didn't seem to be working properly the last time we took Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth.<br />
<br />
Phil took a look at it when we got back and discovered that one of the valves wasn't working so he ordered a service pack and serviced the pump while I was at work.<br />
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Everything seems to be OK now but we won't be able to try it until the next time we take our boat out on the water.<b><br /></b><br />
<b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>New TV aerial</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b></b><b></b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOgUJE7-nTaX5HhFDTI0d1yCIcIDnBwqiy-nHR5MZNBGD3BQdh8i8C_DND0TxUl5HefiVGHnxRVZn3gtS-phQo14_eKEwHOF2Q819eQ6AqmjtS38iJRbdZq7P3ngh11nVBqg5P6J5kC4/s1600/New+TV+aerial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's new TV aerial fitted on her radar arch" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1445" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOgUJE7-nTaX5HhFDTI0d1yCIcIDnBwqiy-nHR5MZNBGD3BQdh8i8C_DND0TxUl5HefiVGHnxRVZn3gtS-phQo14_eKEwHOF2Q819eQ6AqmjtS38iJRbdZq7P3ngh11nVBqg5P6J5kC4/s640/New+TV+aerial.jpg" title="Ravensdale's new TV aerial fitted on her radar arch" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's new TV aerial fitted on her radar arch</u></h3>
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<br />
Our old TV aerial hasn't been working properly for some time.<br />
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We were getting frequent interruptions to the signal and turning the aerial around didn't help.<br />
<br />
Phil checked the coaxial socket discovered that water had got into it causing it to rust.<br />
<br />
So he ordered a new aerial and fitted it while I was at work.<br />
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We're now getting a much better signal and more channels than we had before.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>My return to the world of work</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE40yY7kPYo6TKC7RSxK9ZTU-C6GnpnxADXzqhyTv5ITGqiFUfhyphenhyphen4SMdCEUrsZUeLoL2xXWRQjIMDilQfl6aMMSNm-6og9rMWJyP5WwUOUTq-NgCrHfjcAfzzb8KgpJw-j7J5qKAuyvZI/s1600/IMG_20191213_185109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me ready for my work Christmas do" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE40yY7kPYo6TKC7RSxK9ZTU-C6GnpnxADXzqhyTv5ITGqiFUfhyphenhyphen4SMdCEUrsZUeLoL2xXWRQjIMDilQfl6aMMSNm-6og9rMWJyP5WwUOUTq-NgCrHfjcAfzzb8KgpJw-j7J5qKAuyvZI/s400/IMG_20191213_185109.jpg" title="Me ready for my work Christmas do" width="288" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me ready for my work Christmas do</u></h3>
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I’ve been working full-time at Chimney Sheep for the last couple of weeks because we’ve been so busy filling orders for draught excluders for chimneys and boot insoles made of sheep’s wool, among other items.<br />
<br />
Getting up early in the morning to go to work is never easy at this time of year but it helps that I enjoy my work when I get there.<br />
<br />
At first, I was coming home with a backache after being on my feet for most of the day, but my body seems to have got used to it now and my back is fine.<br />
<br />
And I’ve enjoyed the Christmas celebrations at work.<br />
<br />
On Friday, December 13, I went along to our work’s Christmas do at Shill’s Restaurant in nearby Cockermouth, where there was a lovely atmosphere and the food was delicious.<br />
<br />
The following Friday, a local caterer delivered a festive spread at lunchtime, courtesy of a wholesaler we supply in the US.<br />
<br />
And, later that afternoon, Santa and the Grinch turned up at the factory with presents for all of us. Thanks to the same wholesaler.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bxo0iUUujQlCMOoJOgSpe8ENQP3n82XA0jr6VBUTgNwUElbaByJMzOoV-dgJfy8hB0173I5pbCJzeed4E8h15raFVm4oAzDnVHxQKJQqERKAWpzUyvZQvQhSBxSBy_ISj9rLEXtmwdM/s1600/IMG_20191213_202805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our work Christmas do at Shill's Restaurant in Cockermouth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bxo0iUUujQlCMOoJOgSpe8ENQP3n82XA0jr6VBUTgNwUElbaByJMzOoV-dgJfy8hB0173I5pbCJzeed4E8h15raFVm4oAzDnVHxQKJQqERKAWpzUyvZQvQhSBxSBy_ISj9rLEXtmwdM/s640/IMG_20191213_202805.jpg" title="Our work Christmas do at Shill's Restaurant in Cockermouth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our work Christmas do at Shill's Restaurant in Cockermouth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3qt8BX-QNR-zz9KIi4NK4C5x6rS33iTt-zzmXerBzL8z0hq-laKMX7VHumSL1keR1E6lqUB6j5jtF23wd3-_jZ6BRjv_kZKThE1vhhngCPHHS8aD7c1QvlSVvk8nAlUyLH1os1cq42M/s1600/IMG_20191220_151151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Santa and the Grinch distributing presents at my workplace" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3qt8BX-QNR-zz9KIi4NK4C5x6rS33iTt-zzmXerBzL8z0hq-laKMX7VHumSL1keR1E6lqUB6j5jtF23wd3-_jZ6BRjv_kZKThE1vhhngCPHHS8aD7c1QvlSVvk8nAlUyLH1os1cq42M/s640/IMG_20191220_151151.jpg" title="Santa and the Grinch distributing presents at my workplace" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Santa and the Grinch distributing presents at my workplace</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
Our boss gave us a paid day off on Christmas Eve and left a lovely present for each of us under the Christmas tree in the warehouse.<br />
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<b>My new mobile phone</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_dpoxfqRNAObKMTXvZnYOqLZZUVHY2jymP4CtZLEmRBaHupAMbW_wTp6NOr-I8f0xZVq1WIIyCdfAfqhW3OLtUIQull2-uE8yYpDUh8v6g2TugXDBaHCqA7pg_uzHx9FomnRSb3p-dU/s1600/Phil+-+new+phone+test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The first photo I took with my new phone - taken without flash in a dark room" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1308" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_dpoxfqRNAObKMTXvZnYOqLZZUVHY2jymP4CtZLEmRBaHupAMbW_wTp6NOr-I8f0xZVq1WIIyCdfAfqhW3OLtUIQull2-uE8yYpDUh8v6g2TugXDBaHCqA7pg_uzHx9FomnRSb3p-dU/s640/Phil+-+new+phone+test.jpg" title="The first photo I took with my new phone - taken without flash in a dark room" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The first photo I took with my new phone - taken without flash in a dark room</u></h3>
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I now have a Google Pixel 3a that takes much better photos than my old phone, which was a Huawei P10 lite.<br />
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I always struggle with changing my phone but I’m getting used to it now with a little bit of help from my younger work colleagues <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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The photos are so much better than I was getting with my old phone, which means there’s no excuse for missing a photo of anything.<br />
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<br />
<b>Photography</b><br />
<br />
My photography opportunities have obviously been curtailed by the amount of time I’ve spent at work as it is dark when I get home in the afternoon.<br />
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However, I’ve still managed to get out with my camera whenever I get the chance and my mobile phone is always on hand if I don't have my camera with me.<br />
<br />
Here’s a selection of some of the photos I’ve taken over the past month…<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-tNCOft1nwxzblCZTdQ8fPfNjFDNUIVWODEnLEKD7ITTzNPtmBqLFjsxvz3kDP6Tl_61thZtPekilPPSC2Mg05h8slV7mRFFW0eETAm91DWNseUgrgfvTUerPu5XymMJ9SjKdWzZQ3w/s1600/Maryport+beach+301119+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport shore looking towards south pier with the Scottish hills in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1434" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-tNCOft1nwxzblCZTdQ8fPfNjFDNUIVWODEnLEKD7ITTzNPtmBqLFjsxvz3kDP6Tl_61thZtPekilPPSC2Mg05h8slV7mRFFW0eETAm91DWNseUgrgfvTUerPu5XymMJ9SjKdWzZQ3w/s640/Maryport+beach+301119+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Maryport shore looking towards south pier with the Scottish hills in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport shore looking towards south pier with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcpjwIhN-PHbnB8r1WplCMztsykuQhPa1eRcpG4NsPoM41_bA7nBjyoTWSYBw6xoABQSbdDUIHgrsJnHgcFhAuWp4Y2eW2o0wNwlX-qjWlHNTBbJ5WdXRTYBWKyHW1V8qbAph-Q9tAW4/s1600/Maryport+beach+301119+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view looking in the opposite direction along the shore" border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1600" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcpjwIhN-PHbnB8r1WplCMztsykuQhPa1eRcpG4NsPoM41_bA7nBjyoTWSYBw6xoABQSbdDUIHgrsJnHgcFhAuWp4Y2eW2o0wNwlX-qjWlHNTBbJ5WdXRTYBWKyHW1V8qbAph-Q9tAW4/s640/Maryport+beach+301119+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Looking in the opposite direction along the shore" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking in the opposite direction along the shore</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPErq4OJMgAvrOk_B36-8rVK3AdU1kH2kquSPBfeNDx5GfT2z-JOOm_uu3tdIyvUHc_HL5YrJRcYOJZ__gPGDoC4WK7qVV5xSTlxCHhQ3gDofxW-fZT_hg0XgxqzQppQ4cH_FaH9dgHtY/s1600/Maryport+beach+081219+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of waves rolling along the pier at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPErq4OJMgAvrOk_B36-8rVK3AdU1kH2kquSPBfeNDx5GfT2z-JOOm_uu3tdIyvUHc_HL5YrJRcYOJZ__gPGDoC4WK7qVV5xSTlxCHhQ3gDofxW-fZT_hg0XgxqzQppQ4cH_FaH9dgHtY/s640/Maryport+beach+081219+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Waves rolling along the pier at Maryport" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Waves rolling along the pier at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF4FjlAKEwbExjEnHDg0o1SKcRSsRt2r1tgGy_Vi6-tqTPi1k5LUfUkgF2X_852wp3GZeU40WaT_UWR6UIZqxatTrMZM47rlVEig22MzVHzTkJXTeulWTXmXAiixB_FAPaZL5xSvO-8/s1600/Maryport+011219+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1396" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF4FjlAKEwbExjEnHDg0o1SKcRSsRt2r1tgGy_Vi6-tqTPi1k5LUfUkgF2X_852wp3GZeU40WaT_UWR6UIZqxatTrMZM47rlVEig22MzVHzTkJXTeulWTXmXAiixB_FAPaZL5xSvO-8/s640/Maryport+011219+%252816%2529.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-KVIYtRIiiAife8uLqpx0f7AzscRO1-IPCdZy-408DEh5_VFnD2lR96wspOYlChOGRvira3nhZcQnxWe5rTA5XG8Y1B8mNmODtL9vB5U6xjjkn-HplAfjCiZA0IYonz2oDJyMg-fkPA/s1600/Maryport+011219+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a calm day at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-KVIYtRIiiAife8uLqpx0f7AzscRO1-IPCdZy-408DEh5_VFnD2lR96wspOYlChOGRvira3nhZcQnxWe5rTA5XG8Y1B8mNmODtL9vB5U6xjjkn-HplAfjCiZA0IYonz2oDJyMg-fkPA/s640/Maryport+011219+%25283%2529.jpg" title="A calm day at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A calm day at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP_zHpYtfrdvBxfiXjm8X9hKdq4-8178X96wGuEBzW68b5Vwl2GaxYApvX2PfUnxQTZobDKAReC42r9ujkm0KMWutH8DDUDce3YPeD-b_6NGdaWqSGtITCmR1zylLybCUdz-RdZwWXKM/s1600/Maryport+011219+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Basin at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP_zHpYtfrdvBxfiXjm8X9hKdq4-8178X96wGuEBzW68b5Vwl2GaxYApvX2PfUnxQTZobDKAReC42r9ujkm0KMWutH8DDUDce3YPeD-b_6NGdaWqSGtITCmR1zylLybCUdz-RdZwWXKM/s640/Maryport+011219+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Basin at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Basin at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd4ZUuUucyxf8htzpepT0NYTdxICBSZl8HkJNVqpxuFPevi1KAE_owcRveE8jVcUqJFy2v8PdzF0m5xjJH9H96Nn3qqfZt1qDErrCpfvcDkw0kvPZ_jblvSfuCdIacFgXzc0RE6IFjow/s1600/Maryport+beach+081219+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of stormy skies over Maryport's south pier" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1392" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd4ZUuUucyxf8htzpepT0NYTdxICBSZl8HkJNVqpxuFPevi1KAE_owcRveE8jVcUqJFy2v8PdzF0m5xjJH9H96Nn3qqfZt1qDErrCpfvcDkw0kvPZ_jblvSfuCdIacFgXzc0RE6IFjow/s640/Maryport+beach+081219+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Stormy skies over Maryport's south pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Stormy skies over Maryport's south pier</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvfpuE9nD2fgS1QqcdepU8AblxzJQy4hDn4lFF7bhb6meU_tAMnNv9aP7H_5XbZtow1hZUeESk6Pcxx3hA_zSUFhP4D1gXVZDQpKhibxeKYXcAmqA40P0PBoMBPw3ybqZFtijeaJ5Yww/s1600/Maryport+harbour+081219+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of choppy water in the harbour at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1332" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvfpuE9nD2fgS1QqcdepU8AblxzJQy4hDn4lFF7bhb6meU_tAMnNv9aP7H_5XbZtow1hZUeESk6Pcxx3hA_zSUFhP4D1gXVZDQpKhibxeKYXcAmqA40P0PBoMBPw3ybqZFtijeaJ5Yww/s640/Maryport+harbour+081219+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Choppy water in the harbour at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Choppy water in the harbour at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87CMwCaoNntT9-UROI5QCAXF1gNOmuk7fCv1xqfKs2xGV63dxNnglU1EcjNDGRFnn7HQh_hEJusxybVGbO7Pf3vK4_dIdC998wwlxfQGgN2NMRHLz1qQtGTSzDHOPT8o56b5-YghkPGI/s1600/Maryport+harbour+081219+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the harbour on a windy day" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1299" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87CMwCaoNntT9-UROI5QCAXF1gNOmuk7fCv1xqfKs2xGV63dxNnglU1EcjNDGRFnn7HQh_hEJusxybVGbO7Pf3vK4_dIdC998wwlxfQGgN2NMRHLz1qQtGTSzDHOPT8o56b5-YghkPGI/s640/Maryport+harbour+081219+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the harbour on a windy day" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the harbour on a windy day</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tZxt156UVeqT-T8H0-t00So-Pkptka1htyYrA_H7k2hiHBrvrgRgn13dmVll6EXJiULCAcW5GTl7vz2HeC8THs7m-TjxJPdGKogh1-0vcx6r1OXFtJgUBDG8q077NI1Xl1yV-QBxmX8/s1600/Maryport+251219+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats in Maryport Harbour on Christmas Day" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1061" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tZxt156UVeqT-T8H0-t00So-Pkptka1htyYrA_H7k2hiHBrvrgRgn13dmVll6EXJiULCAcW5GTl7vz2HeC8THs7m-TjxJPdGKogh1-0vcx6r1OXFtJgUBDG8q077NI1Xl1yV-QBxmX8/s640/Maryport+251219+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour on Christmas Day" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour on Christmas Day</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lGTnFJj6em4gB1MTJ-km-qbcMA5xVtkahRVEIlme3WdnPUTy7VRkst84Hbs9QMvOIClPJUFOXoR1bYICy9GhkY1IULZJtC9CSZPhOdtu5DtY7lhuBieW8T7kYKrOMZShJJhGDk2RfXo/s1600/Maryport+251219+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of colourful fishing boats in the harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1535" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lGTnFJj6em4gB1MTJ-km-qbcMA5xVtkahRVEIlme3WdnPUTy7VRkst84Hbs9QMvOIClPJUFOXoR1bYICy9GhkY1IULZJtC9CSZPhOdtu5DtY7lhuBieW8T7kYKrOMZShJJhGDk2RfXo/s640/Maryport+251219+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Colourful fishing boats in the harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Colourful fishing boats in the harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszseQ3zHmapXACsapY0FxB1fH20ywov9iWRjSsLeWgMmy1mbku3_7grbWSA1AkQ7C3LBFIl7GF_5oviXVKjCDDC3WaSt1gmTUCbzmRY3NGcH6-byqn8UqhLrxMF9FYbSAcx60zj75pZQ/s1600/Maryport+251219+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more colourful fishing boats in the harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszseQ3zHmapXACsapY0FxB1fH20ywov9iWRjSsLeWgMmy1mbku3_7grbWSA1AkQ7C3LBFIl7GF_5oviXVKjCDDC3WaSt1gmTUCbzmRY3NGcH6-byqn8UqhLrxMF9FYbSAcx60zj75pZQ/s640/Maryport+251219+%252810%2529.jpg" title="More colourful fishing boats in the harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More colourful fishing boats in the harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip51hCh8NwL3ncaoGhcMWCzevJ7iCaq9f3OaGqjMn3mFvA4_odGVXp4H-YvFzmoF8Vsm8-gaih39VGOqufzZ6LWkyODl2ZEbtyyic-f0gafro3xU7UYEmKdvsRwtuyoGHUd9FezoQHHmg/s1600/Maryport+251219+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip51hCh8NwL3ncaoGhcMWCzevJ7iCaq9f3OaGqjMn3mFvA4_odGVXp4H-YvFzmoF8Vsm8-gaih39VGOqufzZ6LWkyODl2ZEbtyyic-f0gafro3xU7UYEmKdvsRwtuyoGHUd9FezoQHHmg/s640/Maryport+251219+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr_fcxLuBUWIQsdYzmgxFjkTy3G4RrYqwjKFeCa4q2EoQKdJLqGlq4jGbcfHYAGmk3Ntpx1Hlzkoz9TzVXV-OHWjWs87jk91z5TW_rEf-H9G8SsC5fmLP2gCn641c4Xr0MZR9sh6UoX8/s1600/Maryport+251219+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1370" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr_fcxLuBUWIQsdYzmgxFjkTy3G4RrYqwjKFeCa4q2EoQKdJLqGlq4jGbcfHYAGmk3Ntpx1Hlzkoz9TzVXV-OHWjWs87jk91z5TW_rEf-H9G8SsC5fmLP2gCn641c4Xr0MZR9sh6UoX8/s640/Maryport+251219+%252814%2529.jpg" title="More reflections at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More reflections at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b>Stormy weather</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRe7ZhJASxC8fbZlQPv0mVJ5A2RnmFcWfHHiSK3uzlTCY0kwNWh9gfFftcksx_rwgeDEuPl5KCejRKtGYOdmZuJDoWJvJFTCLCP6oYQTftNzptyTLUtjRomAOKm4D5Nbc2zzNNPhyxHs/s1600/Maryport+beach+081219+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of big waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Maryport on December 8 " border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1586" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRe7ZhJASxC8fbZlQPv0mVJ5A2RnmFcWfHHiSK3uzlTCY0kwNWh9gfFftcksx_rwgeDEuPl5KCejRKtGYOdmZuJDoWJvJFTCLCP6oYQTftNzptyTLUtjRomAOKm4D5Nbc2zzNNPhyxHs/s640/Maryport+beach+081219+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Big waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Maryport on December 8 " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Big waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Maryport on December 8 </u></h3>
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As this blog post covers a longer period than usual, I decided against recording the weather for each individual day.<br />
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However, we’ve had a lot of very wet and windy weather over the past month, so I really haven’t missed much by working full-time.<br />
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Ironically, the weather was considerably worse before and after Storm Atiyah - the first named storm of the UK storm season - than it was during the storm itself.<br />
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The strong winds associated with the storm, which swept across western Ireland, Wales, south-west England and the south coast during the evening of Sunday, December 8 into Monday, December 9, hardly affected us in the north-west.<br />
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But either side of this we had winds gusting up to almost 50mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MfBf1-6FEmRbabvWz1PWztW0wEjQbyXZz58JBoJW6Sk9iQ8TiBzVlNb-g3Jo49jmWx8YIc9ui9hIj_Ie55nphWb4sLjH3SVP4fohVUyyhADgaVDqLssNCC2QHn_0Z7pX_1guPMRHkR4/s1600/Ice+on+marina+301119+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of ice on the water at Maryport Marina on Saturday, November 30" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="779" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MfBf1-6FEmRbabvWz1PWztW0wEjQbyXZz58JBoJW6Sk9iQ8TiBzVlNb-g3Jo49jmWx8YIc9ui9hIj_Ie55nphWb4sLjH3SVP4fohVUyyhADgaVDqLssNCC2QHn_0Z7pX_1guPMRHkR4/s640/Ice+on+marina+301119+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ice on the water at Maryport Marina on Saturday, November 30" width="498" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ice on the water at Maryport Marina on Saturday, November 30</u></h3>
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We’ve had a few very cold spells, with ice on the water in the marina and on the pontoons.<br />
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Early in December, overnight temperatures fell below zero and we had to put anti-slip snow grips on our shoes so we could walk safely on the pontoons, but the cold snap was short-lived and it wasn’t long before the milder wet and windy weather returned.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcPXM2MEFadY8RPgQy7C98waFuqkulHpRerFAnRo8M4wZdtfCMYL2Mn8jWJKsRTNJFyu8FQRQ_e70G__ILIhdiBoxza_HBj3yFBTQ8nELEHi00SPx062QEF7XogmAx-WPjRnGOrkDtFA/s1600/Maryport+251219+%252818%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunshine and an almost clear blue sky at Maryport Marina on Christmas Day" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1304" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcPXM2MEFadY8RPgQy7C98waFuqkulHpRerFAnRo8M4wZdtfCMYL2Mn8jWJKsRTNJFyu8FQRQ_e70G__ILIhdiBoxza_HBj3yFBTQ8nELEHi00SPx062QEF7XogmAx-WPjRnGOrkDtFA/s640/Maryport+251219+%252818%2529.jpg" title="Sunshine and an almost clear blue sky at Maryport Marina on Christmas Day" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunshine and an almost clear blue sky at Maryport Marina on Christmas Day</u></h3>
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Christmas Day was the first good weather we’d had for weeks – the sun shone, there was very little wind and it was fairly mild with a top temperature of 6C (43F).<br />
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But Boxing Day (yesterday – Thursday) was grey and damp again with heavy rain late morning and around lunchtime. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykYkjO2b1XlKHI3-Q1eO4m3DmAUNuy2qpoCe6Xl0HV8FPcKwZbDoZRZ-6gc1rGkeJkZXIbrdG0BLYtCPZUOpmQnFvkF7k2vvbhVD4pM0jMWvMedPKv9RPr8M6dLPKsAWFcWwcaAu0jPk/s1600/_C260001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy cloud over Maryport Marina before the rain arrived yesterday (Thursday)" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykYkjO2b1XlKHI3-Q1eO4m3DmAUNuy2qpoCe6Xl0HV8FPcKwZbDoZRZ-6gc1rGkeJkZXIbrdG0BLYtCPZUOpmQnFvkF7k2vvbhVD4pM0jMWvMedPKv9RPr8M6dLPKsAWFcWwcaAu0jPk/s640/_C260001.jpg" title="Heavy cloud over Maryport Marina before the rain arrived yesterday (Thursday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy cloud over Maryport Marina before the rain arrived yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been calm, but wet.<br />
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<b>Happy New Year!</b><br />
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I hope everyone reading this had a very merry Christmas and that you have a very happy and prosperous New Year.<br />
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I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. <br />
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However, if I did, it would be to get back to writing a weekly blog post again as I like keeping a record of what we’ve been up to onboard and hopefully some of you enjoy reading it too <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-29973121102173759402019-11-29T20:40:00.002+00:002019-11-29T21:12:23.965+00:00Taking a friend fishing on Ravensdale, completing the oil change and losing our fresh water supply<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4weH2nDGYHtv4lxe-dRquM1_TAHfK56sPWyzVP2uS3SgbupXa12Y2jcPZ2uMGWwiV9Go1rg2wQBvUq7iK_0zJb2ucmzqqpQoXkUK3IWwwtQ5S_gChjdSe_yiDU3T0HtqIw2eIXzaOlU/s1600/Terry+Little%2527s+Ravensdale+4+181119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale returning to Maryport. Photo by Terry Little" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1462" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4weH2nDGYHtv4lxe-dRquM1_TAHfK56sPWyzVP2uS3SgbupXa12Y2jcPZ2uMGWwiV9Go1rg2wQBvUq7iK_0zJb2ucmzqqpQoXkUK3IWwwtQ5S_gChjdSe_yiDU3T0HtqIw2eIXzaOlU/s640/Terry+Little%2527s+Ravensdale+4+181119.jpg" title="Ravensdale returning to Maryport. Photo by Terry Little" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport. Photo by Terry Little</u></h3>
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks during which we’ve only been able to take our floating home out on the water once.<br />
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My three-day-a-week part-time job has become more demanding as it’s the busiest time of the year for people buying draught excluders for their chimneys, so I've worked nine days in the past fortnight.<br />
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The calendars I’ve had printed to raise money for our local inshore rescue team have also taken up a lot of our time.<br />
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And Phil has been getting on with some routine maintenance on Ravensdale - our 43ft motor cruiser - and sorting out a couple of problems that needed fixing.<br />
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<b>Fishing trip </b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTLTMk26lheYjC0FxQi8wiKpbk0hVf_xsUpmXzNaJvQntBumONQWx-ury8f_wSnabwyoYPKqEGsGJNKJ0BY3ZHUiAv2c35lIoceFZkvR1MXd4uvBQwD-0Bw0GLe7uWylZiadaGVmpRxs/s1600/_B180027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and Evan on Ravensdale's flybridge as we left the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1419" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTLTMk26lheYjC0FxQi8wiKpbk0hVf_xsUpmXzNaJvQntBumONQWx-ury8f_wSnabwyoYPKqEGsGJNKJ0BY3ZHUiAv2c35lIoceFZkvR1MXd4uvBQwD-0Bw0GLe7uWylZiadaGVmpRxs/s640/_B180027.jpg" title="Phil and Evan on Ravensdale's flybridge as we left the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and Evan on Ravensdale's flybridge as we left the marina</u></h3>
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The forecast for Monday (November 19) had been better than the previous weekend for a few days so we decided to wait until then to go fishing.<br />
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And we arranged to take a fisherman friend out with us on our 43ft motor cruiser, Ravensdale.<br />
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We were all ready to go well before the marina gate was due to open and Evan turned up in good time to come with us.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4oXQZGZ2PbRieiDlSqkTQjZzhHmqe7hanfcG4l5qo_g85FLZDTtQtlUq9CSwnMWyNXt_AXEjAFhRymYadulXuYLvo6GSrbS2aIaZVLTKS5bbp1dZNxCRm3FwX9-9H7YUU6BXj9r0LOM/s1600/_B180031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1190" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4oXQZGZ2PbRieiDlSqkTQjZzhHmqe7hanfcG4l5qo_g85FLZDTtQtlUq9CSwnMWyNXt_AXEjAFhRymYadulXuYLvo6GSrbS2aIaZVLTKS5bbp1dZNxCRm3FwX9-9H7YUU6BXj9r0LOM/s640/_B180031.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate</u></h3>
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We left the marina at about 12.40pm and headed to Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay in Cumbria, UK.<br />
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Evan sat up on the flybridge beside Phil as we left the marina. When we reached the basin, Phil usually moves down into the saloon and steers the boat from there as we go out onto the Solway Firth.<br />
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Phil took the wheel in the saloon and Evan stayed up on the flybridge to enjoy the ride.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OEa8Gpbh4o1L8FUtDl4TrBiieskJ8WlqJrHT360n4XJXl2cAWKOgVuSgkxeAxzt5OVvJoR88ihRPqmr7CvyB6ZxU-AHIGFmhU-ymsOFp2i3FEbmmtIR5Fp1pKr666DIdxhN3ESTCXlA/s1600/_B180046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OEa8Gpbh4o1L8FUtDl4TrBiieskJ8WlqJrHT360n4XJXl2cAWKOgVuSgkxeAxzt5OVvJoR88ihRPqmr7CvyB6ZxU-AHIGFmhU-ymsOFp2i3FEbmmtIR5Fp1pKr666DIdxhN3ESTCXlA/s640/_B180046.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evan enjoying the view from Ravensdale's flybridge</u></h3>
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I also went up there for a while to take a few photos from a different viewpoint.<br />
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We dropped anchor in our usual location and Phil and Evan set up their fishing rods.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySWGs1r2Wp-Ooe7-Cnj0zCRCKXDMW8Mc5L9cAUvdnQUXtfjYGQVcorZVYpSI2YUDASMlIdqHyaHjOwy6NC049S2XDrKzjs1mIFlb22QTJLTSQ8yRy4nSM88yLRSCJ8JD4fyQu9YDAeio/s1600/_B180093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and Evan setting up their fishing rods" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySWGs1r2Wp-Ooe7-Cnj0zCRCKXDMW8Mc5L9cAUvdnQUXtfjYGQVcorZVYpSI2YUDASMlIdqHyaHjOwy6NC049S2XDrKzjs1mIFlb22QTJLTSQ8yRy4nSM88yLRSCJ8JD4fyQu9YDAeio/s640/_B180093.jpg" title="Phil and Evan setting up their fishing rods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and Evan setting up their fishing rods</u></h3>
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Once they were all set up, I got us all a mug of tea.<br />
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I was going to leave Ruby in her cage as that’s where she seems to have wanted to be on our last couple of outings, but this time she cried to be let out so that’s what I did.<br />
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The only trouble was that she just wanted to get to Evan the whole time. I guess it was because there was someone new on her boat <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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The water was lovely and calm, which made for a very comfortable outing, but the fishing was hopeless.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZZZYMMk41bSOKlxIPq9OgXEf73KhKiGIfkcyoW6ar1-ZGsRqnc0XimL2OrA6rnqkTFCA070i3ZOuUZE1RApXg8PIRkwhQMEBSHKkGpgwvIkamz_cUU1hSSXZF2vAlSGdQGnNAsYARu0/s1600/_B180151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil's little dab" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1452" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZZZYMMk41bSOKlxIPq9OgXEf73KhKiGIfkcyoW6ar1-ZGsRqnc0XimL2OrA6rnqkTFCA070i3ZOuUZE1RApXg8PIRkwhQMEBSHKkGpgwvIkamz_cUU1hSSXZF2vAlSGdQGnNAsYARu0/s640/_B180151.jpg" title="Phil's little dab" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil's little dab</u></h3>
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Phil only caught one small dab and Evan had a crab and a dogfish.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TQEUpC-rUm1cOQfHjpaeoslmGZFIzI-QKK1xozS2aMM7Nr3lqSsr-qf86YbM7RaYjmvGpyxL7kwSuZotth5H8Zi_vV-DUkVVBWqb28QoB-_e46TqyA56tZaBzijOE9tiMpBBcRzWiW8/s1600/_B180191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Evan with the crab he caught" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TQEUpC-rUm1cOQfHjpaeoslmGZFIzI-QKK1xozS2aMM7Nr3lqSsr-qf86YbM7RaYjmvGpyxL7kwSuZotth5H8Zi_vV-DUkVVBWqb28QoB-_e46TqyA56tZaBzijOE9tiMpBBcRzWiW8/s640/_B180191.jpg" title="Evan with the crab he caught" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evan with the crab he caught</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU-ddrAYoPvevSjiM5TcO42OXN3EnE_GK5IK-bTbzHHTOoGXSF6FvO1F8I8LKH4QxVEsVgM8AEcMBs_bA8gFLdw1x4Q7im4dZrbn54sdKEg08NZiESl8MLcPr3qC-1IH0D6l1Qyd1sqE/s1600/_B180198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and Evan setting up their fishing rods" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU-ddrAYoPvevSjiM5TcO42OXN3EnE_GK5IK-bTbzHHTOoGXSF6FvO1F8I8LKH4QxVEsVgM8AEcMBs_bA8gFLdw1x4Q7im4dZrbn54sdKEg08NZiESl8MLcPr3qC-1IH0D6l1Qyd1sqE/s640/_B180198.jpg" title="Phil and Evan setting up their fishing rods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and Evan fishing as the sun goes down</u></h3>
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We returned to the marina at about 4.30pm, which was just after sunset. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJDMhX3gfaiqkEmNdcQTVkZtCz2whrt-FsFBzhJn_rRqVuGrz-_hFgnveOSQzDxPlYpUU6ax6pwPvRsJjv89B5OcVjxjKYkid82IfKX7kAjpbN8WP18sG_pY5hFhoi3Bc47Rfsnd1aC4/s1600/_B180215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me enjoying our time out on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJDMhX3gfaiqkEmNdcQTVkZtCz2whrt-FsFBzhJn_rRqVuGrz-_hFgnveOSQzDxPlYpUU6ax6pwPvRsJjv89B5OcVjxjKYkid82IfKX7kAjpbN8WP18sG_pY5hFhoi3Bc47Rfsnd1aC4/s640/_B180215.jpg" title="Me enjoying our time out on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me enjoying our time out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I later discovered that a couple of people had taken photos of Ravensdale returning to the marina and they kindly agreed that I could share them on my blog. Thanks Terry and Dave! <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagTF7alrFn6-pCKVLS_T5Ma7hU668wZeE0u0t2ojdmTyi_i9hrknJToThtzvR8zxhoa0yh97-6RP0n_pkBomqxru5OxlB9NPWf_7kw6YmZMWSD2vCno2e9HP2cLbdgEl4NM1Dps5nrbs/s1600/Terry+Little%2527s+Ravensdale+5+181119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale on the Solway Firth. Photo by Terry Little" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagTF7alrFn6-pCKVLS_T5Ma7hU668wZeE0u0t2ojdmTyi_i9hrknJToThtzvR8zxhoa0yh97-6RP0n_pkBomqxru5OxlB9NPWf_7kw6YmZMWSD2vCno2e9HP2cLbdgEl4NM1Dps5nrbs/s640/Terry+Little%2527s+Ravensdale+5+181119.jpg" title="Ravensdale on the Solway Firth. Photo by Terry Little" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale on the Solway Firth. Photo by Terry Little</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oBcxRBU-bT_mnLQkme4bw7h7aDkJyTqEe7r5yjUaezpX1aB6kYbzUpzIuTmq6kHYWZQgZnyiF-SmAIhknVzfT6CX45g172osjZ1xOoIL0mxMk8vsVO-X0CWXJDACKAn3fMIF7s__tLA/s1600/David+Welham%2527s+Ravensdale+2+181119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Dave Welham" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1412" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oBcxRBU-bT_mnLQkme4bw7h7aDkJyTqEe7r5yjUaezpX1aB6kYbzUpzIuTmq6kHYWZQgZnyiF-SmAIhknVzfT6CX45g172osjZ1xOoIL0mxMk8vsVO-X0CWXJDACKAn3fMIF7s__tLA/s640/David+Welham%2527s+Ravensdale+2+181119.jpg" title="Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Dave Welham" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Dave Welham</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA79ErhvpdkZ8dtMgE2vw6xh2zpX4Ma_blcGRKKOPhJ0Y5nxtG-U27m7H-smEbw4iC1SeUeb75fEy9A4tx_ACUwoJhWgeIR-CDQDGNE2whi3d78f5VsOsIBx5LHYaMDAhe7L1nerOHVtU/s1600/David+Welham%2527s+Ravensdale+5+181119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale entering Maryport Marina. Photo by Dave Welham" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA79ErhvpdkZ8dtMgE2vw6xh2zpX4Ma_blcGRKKOPhJ0Y5nxtG-U27m7H-smEbw4iC1SeUeb75fEy9A4tx_ACUwoJhWgeIR-CDQDGNE2whi3d78f5VsOsIBx5LHYaMDAhe7L1nerOHVtU/s640/David+Welham%2527s+Ravensdale+5+181119.jpg" title="Ravensdale entering Maryport Marina. Photo by Dave Welham" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale entering Maryport Marina. Photo by Dave Welham</u></h3>
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<b><br />Water pump breaking down</b><br />
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<u>Phil removing the dead fuse on the water pump</u></h3>
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Why is it that if something is going to breakdown while we’re in the marina, it always seems to do it at the most inconvenient time?<br />
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We were getting ready for bed on Friday (November 15) when we discovered that there was no water coming out of the taps.<br />
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We knew we hadn’t run out of water as Phil had only filled the water tank a couple of days beforehand.<br />
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It was nearly midnight, which meant we really didn’t want to investigate the problem any further at that time, so we filled up jugs and saucepans with water from the standpipe on the pontoon to see us through the night.<br />
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The following morning Phil went down into the engine room to find out why the water pump wasn’t working and discovered it had blown a fuse.<br />
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<u>The location of the blown fuse</u></h3>
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It wasn’t a fuse that we had but he managed to get a couple from our local garage, so our domestic water supply was back up and running the following day.<br />
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We’ve since been given some more fuses by a friend with a fishing boat here who had some spare fuses that he dropped off at Ravensdale at the weekend. So, we will now have spares the next time it goes. Thanks John! <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b><br />Chain locker locks</b><br />
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<u>The chain locker in Ravensdale's forward cabin</u></h3>
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The cover on the chain locker in the forward cabin has been falling off for months.<br />
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When Phil used the windlass to lift the anchor after a fishing trip, the chain piled up against the cover and knocked it off.<br />
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This meant that the chain spilled out onto the bunk and we couldn’t get the cover back on and I was sure the open hatch was making the forward cabin colder than it would otherwise have been.<br />
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So, we bought two sliding bolts to stop the cover being dislodged.<br />
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Phil piled the chain back into the chain locker and fitted the bolts last week.<br />
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The forward cabin now feels warmer as well as looking neater with the chain locker cover firmly fixed in place.<br />
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<u>The new locks on the chain locker in Ravensdale's forward cabin</u></h3>
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<b>Port engine oil change</b><br />
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Phil changed the oil in Ravensdale’s starboard engine last month.<br />
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<u>Phil refilling Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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He initially intended to do her port engine immediately afterwards but discovered other work to her exhaust system that needed to be carried out first.<br />
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This was carried out asap and he got around to changing the oil in the port engine and replacing the oil filter on this engine this week.<br />
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And it was a much quicker job than the previous engine as he'd acquired a wider pipe to use on the oil pump he’d used to empty out the old oil.<br />
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From starting the engine to warm up the oil to running it again once the oil and filter had been changed to check it was working OK took just one hour and 45 minutes.<br />
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So, both engines have now been done <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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I couldn't take a new photo of Phil doing this job because I was at work.<br />
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<b>Charity calendar</b><br />
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<u>Some of the calendars I'm selling to raise money for Maryport Inshore Rescue</u></h3>
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The calendar I’ve had printed using my photos of our local area has been selling so well that I’ve had to order more.<br />
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The calendar is being sold to raise money for Maryport Inshore Rescue.<br />
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It really is doing so much better than I’d expected or even hoped and dealing with orders, payments, postage and calendar collections had taken up far more of my time than I could ever have imagined.<br />
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The next batch of calendars is due to arrive next week so the whole process starts all over again.<br />
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I’m really looking forward to selling the last of the calendars so our free time will be just that again but the main thing I’m looking forward to is handing over the profits to our independent local inshore rescue team.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby standing on her hind legs on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Ruby was really weird on our latest fishing trip.<br />
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She's usually really laid back about the whole experience, so much so that she hasn’t even wanted to leave her cage on the last couple of outings.<br />
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But this time we had someone with us, and I think she was feeling left out.<br />
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<u>Ruby on deck in her life jacket</u></h3>
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She started whining to be let out of her cage as soon as we dropped anchor and turned the engines off.<br />
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I let her out as soon as Phil and Evan had set up their fishing rods, put her life jacket on her and took her up on deck on a lead but she was much more difficult than usual as all she wanted was to get to Evan.<br />
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<u>Ruby watching Phil and Evan fish</u></h3>
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I took her back inside while heating up some pasties for our lunch. I took Phil and Evan’s food out to them so they could carry on fishing, but I ate mine inside with Ruby.<br />
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I played with her for a while and tried to take a few selfies with her.<br />
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<u>Ruby and I</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby gives me a kiss</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby takes a closer look at the camera on my phone</u></h3>
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I tried taking her outside a few times after lunch, but she pulled and whined all the time, so I had to take her back indoors. <br />
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Meanwhile, Ruby has been enjoying her new bed.<br />
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<u>Ruby laying on the warm side of her new bed</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby looking comfy on her new bed</u></h3>
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A couple of months ago, we bought her a special bed with one side that’s is supposed to keep her warm when it’s cold and the other side to keep her cool when it’s hot.<br />
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It looked like a lovely comfy bed, but she didn’t seem very interested in it, so we put it away and got it out a couple of times to try again.<br />
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We were on the verge of throwing it away as we don’t have room to store things that are not likely to be used but decided to give it one last go.<br />
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We put her bed on the seating in the saloon where she sleeps at night and covered it with her blanket and she loved it. She spends more time on it than she ever spent in that spot before we put the new bed up there.<br />
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<u>Ruby catching some winter sun on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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But she still likes to lay in the sun whenever she gets the chance.<br />
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<u>Baby Ruby watched by her Mum</u></h3>
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I had a lovely surprise this week when the woman we got Ruby from sent me a photo of my beautiful baby when she was just a few days old.<br />
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I’d never seen it before, and she looked really cute with her bright pink nose.<br />
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And she’s booked in for her spaying operation next week so we’re hoping she’ll actually get there this time as she’s managed to get out of it on two previous occasions.<br />
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<b>It's Christmas!</b> <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Miriam after she'd stuck a Santa hat on the sheep</u></h3>
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It's not really Christmas yet but it's starting to feel a bit more Christmassy at work.<br />
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Last Friday (Nov 22), Miriam, our warehouse manager, decided it was close enough to Christmas to put a Santa hat on the sheep on the Chimney Sheep logo outside the factory unit that is our workplace.<br />
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And we've been very busy over the past fortnight making and packing chimney draught excluders made from sheep's wool.<br />
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I was taken on to work a three-day week until the end of the year, as this is the firm's busiest period, but we've had so many orders to fill that I worked four days last week and five days this week. Not that I'm complaining as the extra money will be very useful <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport from the basin</u></h3>
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<u>The north western fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Fishing boat Serene pays us a visit</u></h3>
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<u>The sun dropping down over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport pier at sunset from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Sunset over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I also took my camera over to the beach here at Maryport on Sunday (November 17) to photograph the sunset.<br />
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<u>Sunset over the Solway Firth from the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Solway sunset</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport's north pier at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOAROmWV-3untGDpPG-etL3dKf3foW28Mq73J9aeeEXPA7BUDIsi5vs410W_tXSJ3EB1Ux4PHlbPdCweAJJT-xeu7y2v1BfP34P2OP70afyFV9QBQDY4zg29TCJsd1eC5i4p_61y5IlA/s1600/_B170169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1396" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOAROmWV-3untGDpPG-etL3dKf3foW28Mq73J9aeeEXPA7BUDIsi5vs410W_tXSJ3EB1Ux4PHlbPdCweAJJT-xeu7y2v1BfP34P2OP70afyFV9QBQDY4zg29TCJsd1eC5i4p_61y5IlA/s640/_B170169.jpg" title="Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNb17LNq0EXx_PF3VlzZUYOI29yLLp0Xrnges9p9khmLq9qWb5b6T11WcagtqPFQTuFPjcrYkgdGJM4TbdiHGkEoTpnJNOr503Pg9GMme7Di3suG4rgM4xSC6aa9DKGDo0ilY3EPyTna8/s1600/_B170105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport's south pier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1421" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNb17LNq0EXx_PF3VlzZUYOI29yLLp0Xrnges9p9khmLq9qWb5b6T11WcagtqPFQTuFPjcrYkgdGJM4TbdiHGkEoTpnJNOr503Pg9GMme7Di3suG4rgM4xSC6aa9DKGDo0ilY3EPyTna8/s640/_B170105.jpg" title="Maryport's south pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport's south pier</u></h3>
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On the way there, I walked along the side of the marina and took a few photos of the reflections of boats on the still water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z_DEtMwR17uuBUoEcH_eUa5u5EjibiuNjc1yK4CNZNlNL0O3MEdVy1H9XRyoQBlZcmsQdzJJNqNljiZ2oG0DKeMmSJz35jWZeOk60RDczw1OiVSQm_JkVXw6rxz-07nz3qXrK6Y6Mng/s1600/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina with Ravensdale to the right of the image" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1442" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z_DEtMwR17uuBUoEcH_eUa5u5EjibiuNjc1yK4CNZNlNL0O3MEdVy1H9XRyoQBlZcmsQdzJJNqNljiZ2oG0DKeMmSJz35jWZeOk60RDczw1OiVSQm_JkVXw6rxz-07nz3qXrK6Y6Mng/s640/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina with Ravensdale to the right of the image" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina with Ravensdale to the right of the image</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRjeryzDwzkfTahynxgEUzOHP7GmS6I-dPinfY9CTG8Y2LcUgrCXMngwAYHxfwMb4yFxRQBdnwOqclzJ60nSbfhatfzDCD0cvPtDrhEkazZgwaTYIQDLzJnF9c4K1XaiC0qdpRlhh6tY/s1600/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1358" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRjeryzDwzkfTahynxgEUzOHP7GmS6I-dPinfY9CTG8Y2LcUgrCXMngwAYHxfwMb4yFxRQBdnwOqclzJ60nSbfhatfzDCD0cvPtDrhEkazZgwaTYIQDLzJnF9c4K1XaiC0qdpRlhh6tY/s640/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25285%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of Ravensdale at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0suRjTFAd1yFzOU7ACUUtRFOgpwSnHyaljev6RvLRLgzJ8uqk5UwwiKeRVqUOfLY7GibzbBb7WqqfeO0ac-P4YMv1nILrK7glB6-wEfubGQQB6x_pU8sWfUSaP6x5VLk23IQmYzyEME/s1600/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina at sundown" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1398" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0suRjTFAd1yFzOU7ACUUtRFOgpwSnHyaljev6RvLRLgzJ8uqk5UwwiKeRVqUOfLY7GibzbBb7WqqfeO0ac-P4YMv1nILrK7glB6-wEfubGQQB6x_pU8sWfUSaP6x5VLk23IQmYzyEME/s640/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina at sundown" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina at sundown</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_o7wAtjfw1-AqqeOsDChgRe6xsVColUZSdv8ieAt8vycw-WZfbKHjZorPbqxSu4EUlyru3lAMkyphT3elbyU4MypBXVOA_VogW-Tdeh1OOr6BpQ3CxeENjGcgsGuEDSopZDZiz9M2RBg/s1600/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a fishing boat returning to Maryport Marina just before sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_o7wAtjfw1-AqqeOsDChgRe6xsVColUZSdv8ieAt8vycw-WZfbKHjZorPbqxSu4EUlyru3lAMkyphT3elbyU4MypBXVOA_VogW-Tdeh1OOr6BpQ3CxeENjGcgsGuEDSopZDZiz9M2RBg/s640/Maryport+Marina+171119+%25288%2529.jpg" title="A fishing boat returning to Maryport Marina just before sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A fishing boat returning to Maryport Marina just before sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgv1-KMeHMLEuArJskYyFYA_789l-gVZNtA7T61LocqAAEh_sgaXaJgFFgIpCTWwioJRLnTfg2AWr-uaBy3mZseJtu_IM3WwXR-QJerl5H1CPNlDXjh4KNnDqzCVT_8qqpMDasyf0tPo/s1600/Maryport+Marina+171119+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina and the local Coastguard station" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1336" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgv1-KMeHMLEuArJskYyFYA_789l-gVZNtA7T61LocqAAEh_sgaXaJgFFgIpCTWwioJRLnTfg2AWr-uaBy3mZseJtu_IM3WwXR-QJerl5H1CPNlDXjh4KNnDqzCVT_8qqpMDasyf0tPo/s640/Maryport+Marina+171119+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina and the local Coastguard station" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina and the local Coastguard station</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vb_JhfCQYeTRQHVK5OoNB38lS63AibcCoZn3jYN-H0a7qzDzDb8NJtY_4vnJYEG0xCYpylCr783tjpM5BgZ7URlkMlVYF6hRo9lL7yPmR8kUpLzcpxEPRyHl_slvIC3BxVMKLZnMgZM/s1600/_B170080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1421" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vb_JhfCQYeTRQHVK5OoNB38lS63AibcCoZn3jYN-H0a7qzDzDb8NJtY_4vnJYEG0xCYpylCr783tjpM5BgZ7URlkMlVYF6hRo9lL7yPmR8kUpLzcpxEPRyHl_slvIC3BxVMKLZnMgZM/s640/_B170080.jpg" title="Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7qLNnq8sNy0aXy21y_ZjsrEk-SNqakVdDmKuVDE9WhDKQhLkaMVaUU1v0sMIuPLWgzPF_gLfppHIfORfJ8iCGV5cIR932gQ6hy8egYxR1dqzqCDB_vKz0mD5FjbfMdiQCBU8u6LuaGc/s1600/_B170039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view looking across the basin towards Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7qLNnq8sNy0aXy21y_ZjsrEk-SNqakVdDmKuVDE9WhDKQhLkaMVaUU1v0sMIuPLWgzPF_gLfppHIfORfJ8iCGV5cIR932gQ6hy8egYxR1dqzqCDB_vKz0mD5FjbfMdiQCBU8u6LuaGc/s640/_B170039.jpg" title="Looking across the basin towards Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking across the basin towards Maryport</u></h3>
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And I just had to take my camera up to town on Saturday afternoon/evening to photograph the Maryport Christmas lights switch-on event.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgIDJ03jAUe-IfcvUEBE9s9sPdnm1wVHlcmMr6nSRnmQbAb0P0neYodKR8_z4jKzxijZVCuufj9wBcJFBXSi6DEg7kruXk2OxJrrbdf_QYWHsNyG8eiu5BvFRfzpJrq8iaUiZ6tpUces/s1600/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252838%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of local children switching on the town's Christmas lights" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1592" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgIDJ03jAUe-IfcvUEBE9s9sPdnm1wVHlcmMr6nSRnmQbAb0P0neYodKR8_z4jKzxijZVCuufj9wBcJFBXSi6DEg7kruXk2OxJrrbdf_QYWHsNyG8eiu5BvFRfzpJrq8iaUiZ6tpUces/s640/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252838%2529.jpg" title="Local children switching on the town's Christmas lights" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Local children switching on the town's Christmas lights</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1IdyBcqz98LJJeOdswzAffo36rI6WoJJgEmhwtTLGcFdz6qlsm4KSMgc8obKuyUBYlnZTKBQv39U2RcbeX9BZKR3ye5PTexHQCmnzbFiOt_Mz1uXiGOs_DIv4wUoDZI2j9qIJOxJQTY/s1600/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Captain Hook and the Ice Princesses at the Christmas lights event" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1IdyBcqz98LJJeOdswzAffo36rI6WoJJgEmhwtTLGcFdz6qlsm4KSMgc8obKuyUBYlnZTKBQv39U2RcbeX9BZKR3ye5PTexHQCmnzbFiOt_Mz1uXiGOs_DIv4wUoDZI2j9qIJOxJQTY/s640/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Captain Hook and the Ice Princesses at the Christmas lights event" width="468" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Captain Hook and the Ice Princesses at the Christmas lights event</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUK9TwRsDaQa_WSSG2Y9sl3do_YsXyBZrXHQnN8TPp7O0Bsv1R1_0ICbM587yXN0r2fB50Gv4bVBiOB2kB93M1e_My_FgoIgj8YB2xhLqIw1jLSDyT5i5BNtFGVzndCiG8ltYO98sHcg/s1600/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252854%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of excited youngsters meeting Santa" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUK9TwRsDaQa_WSSG2Y9sl3do_YsXyBZrXHQnN8TPp7O0Bsv1R1_0ICbM587yXN0r2fB50Gv4bVBiOB2kB93M1e_My_FgoIgj8YB2xhLqIw1jLSDyT5i5BNtFGVzndCiG8ltYO98sHcg/s640/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252854%2529.jpg" title="Excited youngsters meeting Santa" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Excited youngsters meeting Santa</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAB0hg31hkI_eakynAXOy9UDGHRib96GCUL-KuagFcR9qY5PaxiYt6hoLmNvtgKtRmaT55qUgp-dCbK4VxoqySCu32fJod3r2uvYtRjxeTHIUBJL4OSbLqzAtSJXDE6fTkh0H3JqROEow/s1600/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252842%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of Maryport's Christmas lights" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1113" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAB0hg31hkI_eakynAXOy9UDGHRib96GCUL-KuagFcR9qY5PaxiYt6hoLmNvtgKtRmaT55qUgp-dCbK4VxoqySCu32fJod3r2uvYtRjxeTHIUBJL4OSbLqzAtSJXDE6fTkh0H3JqROEow/s640/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252842%2529.jpg" title="Some of Maryport's Christmas lights" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of Maryport's Christmas lights</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hcXNttK_Et7tgP0-P8hpR-P3BiSCbSmdMiOXA1uuVUWZy8xLCtC9EFH7C3dpRjbUNzUPEgdc-A0IQ-6rAb1g0qSzlKPtl2tr3bbI7JQ0QOAgbcp36FBDRuSy6Qz3VpKhpp52c_zLESo/s1600/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252846%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of crowds gathered around a fairground ride in Senhouse Street" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hcXNttK_Et7tgP0-P8hpR-P3BiSCbSmdMiOXA1uuVUWZy8xLCtC9EFH7C3dpRjbUNzUPEgdc-A0IQ-6rAb1g0qSzlKPtl2tr3bbI7JQ0QOAgbcp36FBDRuSy6Qz3VpKhpp52c_zLESo/s640/Maryport+Christmas+lights+231119+%252846%2529.jpg" title="Crowds gathered around a fairground ride in Senhouse Street" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Crowds gathered around a fairground ride in Senhouse Street</u></h3>
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<b><br /><br />Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77laugXJAoPISxqujB1hiTfrgjphYuWvw4Pm2x3kGnIxl0u-8iYnst8q-Y5eA7nfo4S70tlWTj299YiEVLNdRd4AEFycsEboBVrwdhzxiNkDzgWHgD6iVEhRTBXDkt8IDYgnZtrIiR7c/s1600/_B170014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon (Nov 17)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77laugXJAoPISxqujB1hiTfrgjphYuWvw4Pm2x3kGnIxl0u-8iYnst8q-Y5eA7nfo4S70tlWTj299YiEVLNdRd4AEFycsEboBVrwdhzxiNkDzgWHgD6iVEhRTBXDkt8IDYgnZtrIiR7c/s640/_B170014.jpg" title="Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon (Nov 17)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon (Nov 17)</u></h3>
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We had some very cold wintry weather the week before last.<br />
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This week has been warmer, which also brought more rain, but it started to get cooler again yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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Saturday (Nov 16) was overcast, dry and relatively calm. The top temperature was 6.7C (44F) and the top average wind speed was16mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1WKUWX26KsIDEXHjo4er18X-BXxEsYKbAfzfu-SzGpSJ-Bi4F4SFgCn-MI8m2QPb6Q-NSLbri-88VUWCRXsKE4uugbKkZzmFOZYgCnXQ9YupQ9LN9vrZdEJ1Ebas4m9QNbZo6ryYJlE/s1600/Harbour+231119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Saturday afternoon at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1520" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1WKUWX26KsIDEXHjo4er18X-BXxEsYKbAfzfu-SzGpSJ-Bi4F4SFgCn-MI8m2QPb6Q-NSLbri-88VUWCRXsKE4uugbKkZzmFOZYgCnXQ9YupQ9LN9vrZdEJ1Ebas4m9QNbZo6ryYJlE/s640/Harbour+231119.jpg" title="Saturday afternoon at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Saturday afternoon at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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Saturday night into Sunday was a very cold night. We awoke to ice on the water and frost on the pontoons.<br />
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It was a grey and damp start to the day on Sunday (Nov 17) with very little wind. The weather improved early afternoon and the top temperature was 6.1C (43F) with a top average wind speed of 11mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXdWP-ccWVr5n3a0NH5Ba-_NuBATYAHdJUKzgc3Y5w51Ek-OpoQ4wqRCNGejcqdJKJ6lq3VZ7k0pZBm9rUdOXzxXLci17fyDa2cbGY0bg8_S-jGd1tW5LRze9ry2kJtBRvUBbqeBi3iE/s1600/_B180005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and Ruby on the frosty pontoon on Monday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1438" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXdWP-ccWVr5n3a0NH5Ba-_NuBATYAHdJUKzgc3Y5w51Ek-OpoQ4wqRCNGejcqdJKJ6lq3VZ7k0pZBm9rUdOXzxXLci17fyDa2cbGY0bg8_S-jGd1tW5LRze9ry2kJtBRvUBbqeBi3iE/s640/_B180005.jpg" title="Phil and Ruby on the frosty pontoon on Monday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and Ruby on the frosty pontoon on Monday morning (Nov 18)</u></h3>
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Sunday night into Monday (Nov 18) was another very cold night with the temperature falling to -0.4C (31F) at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station - but it felt even colder than that here. <br />
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Monday was cold, dry, overcast and calm. <br />
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The top temperature was 5.3C (41.5F) and the top average wind speed was just 5mph.<br />
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<u>Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Monday morning (Nov 18)</u></h3>
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The top temperature on Tuesday (Nov 19) was 5.7C (42F) and the top average wind speed was 21mph but definitely calmer here with virtually no wind.<br />
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Wednesday (Nov 20) was dry and cloudy with sunny intervals and fairly breezy. The top temperature was 7C (45F) and the top average wind speed was 29mph.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Thursday morning (Nov 21)</u></h3>
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Thursday (Nov 21) was cool, windy and fairly bright. The top temperature was 6.4C (43.5F) and the top average wind speed was 24mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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Friday (Nov 22) was dry and overcast with a cold breeze. The top temperature was 8.3C (47F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
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We had rain overnight Friday into last Saturday, which was a grey, mild day. <br />
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It stayed overcast and breezy with a top temperature of 9.8C (50F) with a top average wind speed of 15mph.<br />
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Sunday was grey, damp and misty. The top temperature was 8.3C (47F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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Monday was cloudy with patchy rain and fairly breezy after a calm start to the day. The top temperature was 9.5C (49F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head was 22mph, gusting 31mph, but it seemed calmer than that here.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaWFnGGbYXIPma7617sa39R1DRo_1Fu1L483yZGzB86L2OuCPF8nHBp3sDuOV0vu28nhUaxuUnngVzlcNz1lWFbH3KbzhhvzJh5Wdksri7WbpyjhBJo3dMx-YHcA-uL81T8sRpmFYqmU/s1600/IMG_20191126_084748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a grey start to the day on Tuesday while I waited at the level crossing on my walk to work" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1429" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaWFnGGbYXIPma7617sa39R1DRo_1Fu1L483yZGzB86L2OuCPF8nHBp3sDuOV0vu28nhUaxuUnngVzlcNz1lWFbH3KbzhhvzJh5Wdksri7WbpyjhBJo3dMx-YHcA-uL81T8sRpmFYqmU/s640/IMG_20191126_084748.jpg" title="A grey start to the day on Tuesday while I waited at the level crossing on my walk to work" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A grey start to the day on Tuesday while I waited at the level crossing on my walk to work</u></h3>
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It was dry first thing on Tuesday then cloudy with heavy rain showers. The top temperature was 9.8C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 31mph.<br />
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Wednesday was mainly dry and fairly mild with a little light rain at times. The top temperature was 8.3C (47F) and the top average temperature was 14mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgbUI7_WXuyMnRYG21KsbNkShftsIpf6GQ4PRsJfKCUzxANLYAOLPD4I-2uvbSaoS5m5By32HhEGuDPN-36ZhoPwCUlwRlunqhRu0JYEXMzzKyqu39Y8TqVSmahyphenhyphenrfOBiMvf2_FzJD-Q/s1600/_MG_2605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1485" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgbUI7_WXuyMnRYG21KsbNkShftsIpf6GQ4PRsJfKCUzxANLYAOLPD4I-2uvbSaoS5m5By32HhEGuDPN-36ZhoPwCUlwRlunqhRu0JYEXMzzKyqu39Y8TqVSmahyphenhyphenrfOBiMvf2_FzJD-Q/s640/_MG_2605.jpg" title="Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) was overcast, windy and cool with a top temperature of 7.1C (45F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 33mph.<br />
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The temperature dropped to 0.9C(34F) overnight and we awoke to frost on the pontoons this morning.<br />
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And today (Friday) the weather was dry, sunny, calm and cold with a top temperature of 4.3C (40F) and a top average wind speed of 9mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-35086229958978386132019-11-15T22:28:00.001+00:002019-11-15T22:28:22.882+00:00When is a liveaboard not a liveaboard?...and our latest fishing trip <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweawsg4lbrp1-bdu6Tzev1OXIRifE9QyLuQAJz4g67S-IIxiGTVbB0wjRyXaScr-4fzjBBqRo3hZSQXxw2kzsi1wCszTa5umP0Du2dNF8-xWU-sBDA5p9E-LqvyaYy-lkbfRK6IvPP2k/s1600/Fred%2527s+Ravensdale+101119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale setting off from Maryport Marina on Sunday morning. Photo by Frederick Bell" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1446" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweawsg4lbrp1-bdu6Tzev1OXIRifE9QyLuQAJz4g67S-IIxiGTVbB0wjRyXaScr-4fzjBBqRo3hZSQXxw2kzsi1wCszTa5umP0Du2dNF8-xWU-sBDA5p9E-LqvyaYy-lkbfRK6IvPP2k/s640/Fred%2527s+Ravensdale+101119.jpg" title="Ravensdale setting off from Maryport Marina on Sunday morning. Photo by Frederick Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale setting off from Maryport Marina on Sunday morning. Photo by Frederick Bell</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We were pleased to be able to take Ravensdale out for a run on the Solway Firth here in Cumbria, UK, again this week even if the fishing wasn’t good.<br />
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I love being out on the water on our Neptunus 133 floating home – the novelty of bouncing around on the waves in our “house” still hasn’t worn off and I doubt it ever will <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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But I’m beginning to wonder how spending so much of my time on the shore now I’m working part-time affects my liveaboard status.<br />
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I’m just pleased it doesn’t seem to have affected my sea legs and Sunday’s trip out was a good test of this as it was a very bumpy ride <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Sunday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66ViA_VBGU2ZuqVu4DSwDjwfsaR4ifMJZMAm2_d_0wFaXxOKrCOOEsEwJpfcib3pmY986aWQmBNzqgg3TRAvJlc8m90CTTm66y5b2RbX7nukn5Mq8xKbYaNhNa406FyPH_RMiftOQqFw/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Calm conditions as Ravensdale headed towards the marina gate on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66ViA_VBGU2ZuqVu4DSwDjwfsaR4ifMJZMAm2_d_0wFaXxOKrCOOEsEwJpfcib3pmY986aWQmBNzqgg3TRAvJlc8m90CTTm66y5b2RbX7nukn5Mq8xKbYaNhNa406FyPH_RMiftOQqFw/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Calm conditions as Ravensdale headed towards the marina gate on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Calm conditions as Ravensdale headed towards the marina gate on Sunday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We were aware that the weather was supposed to be calm on Sunday, but the marina gate was due to open shortly before 8am.<br />
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On Saturday evening, we both decided that we didn’t want to get up early the following day, so we wrote off the idea of going fishing.<br />
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However, we woke up quite early on Sunday morning, looked out the window and saw that the sun was shining and the water in the marina was really calm.<br />
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We decided it was too good an opportunity to miss so we got up, dressed and made rapid preparations to leave as soon as possible.<br />
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We left Maryport Marina at 9.10am and headed up to Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC7ILnaz0G-wBE3CQVcTR9mxe9VW9pCh3IV5ZppC27azErLmNzyB0ROZxK8NTKDkeZUVzyAUjJtYnM13SZyQDm3HhisnUSiWDNJQ03_Y0vRzZHW6Fj5t1QVp-uMvnpnCqg_Kz3s3CsMs/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth at Maryport in Cumbria, UK" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1347" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC7ILnaz0G-wBE3CQVcTR9mxe9VW9pCh3IV5ZppC27azErLmNzyB0ROZxK8NTKDkeZUVzyAUjJtYnM13SZyQDm3HhisnUSiWDNJQ03_Y0vRzZHW6Fj5t1QVp-uMvnpnCqg_Kz3s3CsMs/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth at Maryport in Cumbria, UK" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth at Maryport in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The ride was bumpier than expected and Ravensdale was rolling well but we decided to drop anchor and give it a go as we could always pack up and go home if it was too rough to fish.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrSCmvl_LH5743e3RcCqPNJzZvFPDNh4pEwmYaMprvha35Gw-oRc0ch3scbZ6bVUMjTT6zAIxPUEzqs3Wj52GXKYtZxuUTD0Ue6RRFA_wDW61jryZ3SS8DXoyvz9IeIDcGc6lu-5Z2Hk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale on the way to our fishing spot in Allonby Bay" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrSCmvl_LH5743e3RcCqPNJzZvFPDNh4pEwmYaMprvha35Gw-oRc0ch3scbZ6bVUMjTT6zAIxPUEzqs3Wj52GXKYtZxuUTD0Ue6RRFA_wDW61jryZ3SS8DXoyvz9IeIDcGc6lu-5Z2Hk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale on the way to our fishing spot in Allonby Bay" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale on the way to our fishing spot in Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Phil set up two fishing rods while I did my make-up, which was no easy task with the boat rolling so much. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVteLFx3IDoXf11wX0R_g17c8vJ9gbz1BzXfpyNPPMEmwOizt5yTIfNSFsxweomZhTq3vaenNmoOZtx-8ipt-3XGdC8Dx_appssLpJrgK1bn0W05PdwhtZRWjoiOZX_KDPaN37QVE8uM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil setting up one of his fishing rods" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1387" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVteLFx3IDoXf11wX0R_g17c8vJ9gbz1BzXfpyNPPMEmwOizt5yTIfNSFsxweomZhTq3vaenNmoOZtx-8ipt-3XGdC8Dx_appssLpJrgK1bn0W05PdwhtZRWjoiOZX_KDPaN37QVE8uM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252814%2529.jpg" title="Phil setting up one of his fishing rods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I have now perfected the art of bracing my elbow against the wall while applying mascara and managed to complete the task without poking my eye out <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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I then made our breakfast and took it out on deck to eat while Phil waited for the fish to bite.<br />
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And he had a long wait <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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The fishing was really quiet for a long time he didn’t even catch any dogfish.<br />
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He eventually reeled in one cod that was big enough to keep and a single dogfish just before we packed up to go home.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzNgFB5fi5gVAzmnEed1CaumWLK9unAol8B77VPFt6KI5_Il8RTZtwkHFbOyHypyu0GtTslqViuWdIipZYlRQ-99pFY1z7iXQ3s9N9jNvQRkrVXxvs9PzdxKDAeVRd1KtyVyiv96OHvE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the only cod he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzNgFB5fi5gVAzmnEed1CaumWLK9unAol8B77VPFt6KI5_Il8RTZtwkHFbOyHypyu0GtTslqViuWdIipZYlRQ-99pFY1z7iXQ3s9N9jNvQRkrVXxvs9PzdxKDAeVRd1KtyVyiv96OHvE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252819%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the only cod he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the only cod he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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Ruby stayed indoors again. She seemed happy to stay in her cage and we thought she was safer in there than staggering around on the deck.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7mfmjKrDBP2bb8gzcRN0Zukfw2S9PnY6qCeFG7Ed1SsskrNB-SaRhl2s4lFOz2DtQqdLUgYIj18JUGRZWi2CtHff-mBiqe_o7qn4or53t0zyxkeQBY1zd3Rwrau2VcFZymiNkkfeYgs/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252824%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale on the way back to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1292" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7mfmjKrDBP2bb8gzcRN0Zukfw2S9PnY6qCeFG7Ed1SsskrNB-SaRhl2s4lFOz2DtQqdLUgYIj18JUGRZWi2CtHff-mBiqe_o7qn4or53t0zyxkeQBY1zd3Rwrau2VcFZymiNkkfeYgs/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252824%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale on the way back to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale on the way back to Maryport</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We got back to the marina at about 12.15pm after just over three hours out on the water.<br />
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Before we left, we’d arranged to go straight to the fuel berth on our return so we could top up Ravensdale’s 1200 litre diesel tank.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml7OiwsmiZUJkp9XnEpyYwb0T-ywLAX2rE1Rb6fezUlJ4TyAB1JWHi5zuAUk3OnKXAYFny41tfrWxDUFSZmQgmHy4rj3nKoKxqEDs4Z4ZFTR26o9BKqsZVJHrmbQKVfBWsI6eLDDuCqk/s1600/Diesel+top+up+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of filling Ravensdale's fuel tank" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1506" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml7OiwsmiZUJkp9XnEpyYwb0T-ywLAX2rE1Rb6fezUlJ4TyAB1JWHi5zuAUk3OnKXAYFny41tfrWxDUFSZmQgmHy4rj3nKoKxqEDs4Z4ZFTR26o9BKqsZVJHrmbQKVfBWsI6eLDDuCqk/s640/Diesel+top+up+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Filling Ravensdale's fuel tank" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Filling Ravensdale's fuel tank</u></h3>
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We put in 400 litres which filled it up so we will have plenty of diesel for heating and any further trips out in the coming weeks.<br />
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The plan is to keep the tank topped up during the winter to prevent the formation of condensation.<br />
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We later discovered that a couple of people had taken photos of Ravensdale out on the water and another had taken some lovely shots of us heading out of the marina.<br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvOEKGBbIW0GTq2wCRzily03Bd0WY_JEMxwMNRUV9fpTO3Jzu7DFO-lwTVHXtK1ez3iwUUpP5uM4KcWuMuikxqJX3uqPAOvohw3uSsoPWiLX_u7rBh8yiWzau4cRDZAuq488HMn5i3EU/s1600/Fred%2527s+Ravensdale+4+101119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1497" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvOEKGBbIW0GTq2wCRzily03Bd0WY_JEMxwMNRUV9fpTO3Jzu7DFO-lwTVHXtK1ez3iwUUpP5uM4KcWuMuikxqJX3uqPAOvohw3uSsoPWiLX_u7rBh8yiWzau4cRDZAuq488HMn5i3EU/s640/Fred%2527s+Ravensdale+4+101119.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAlI6gtXeabs8e-ab65lQvfOXjIptLtunu6SLo2iYnetKem51FlAJx9-iHHnSQ725iNVUPOjZnRkJh8jdsREAfPMEiOSq0sondCIYgMmkgMWPiUnP_OnU9B_76fsg7UepsVg6y046lOE/s1600/Keith%2527s+Ravensdale+101119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance. Photo by Keith Short" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAlI6gtXeabs8e-ab65lQvfOXjIptLtunu6SLo2iYnetKem51FlAJx9-iHHnSQ725iNVUPOjZnRkJh8jdsREAfPMEiOSq0sondCIYgMmkgMWPiUnP_OnU9B_76fsg7UepsVg6y046lOE/s640/Keith%2527s+Ravensdale+101119.jpg" title="Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance. Photo by Keith Short" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale at anchor on the Solway Firth. Photo by Keith Short</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf_hUTRM2trbJANvalQQJ6I22NVtLg6K4VCI-EIo6AZ6646uj9lUQnXckSFkifIlQ1WMSjx2UeqIqgFtR0-E1k60N-2vL1OUfmaof68P9fW47OG8PRbisW0W6TBnIz_WWvAGZ9OK1oWo/s1600/Markus%2527s+Ravensdale+2+101119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo ofRavensdale out on the Solway Firth. Photo by Markus Bewley" border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf_hUTRM2trbJANvalQQJ6I22NVtLg6K4VCI-EIo6AZ6646uj9lUQnXckSFkifIlQ1WMSjx2UeqIqgFtR0-E1k60N-2vL1OUfmaof68P9fW47OG8PRbisW0W6TBnIz_WWvAGZ9OK1oWo/s640/Markus%2527s+Ravensdale+2+101119.jpg" title="Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth. Photo by Markus Bewley" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth. Photo by Markus Bewley</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6QXi6roY0jVwKGdvfbUFi8bjeJ7tpNASQl9EVQUbh6vLwBBeWIiF2ixBq6kkF6eY4l1VCK2urVKb3vBv7wW_LAwVSrT-AII9d0cL2Q7ILsIt5IqSGJ8xAkY6H4RxS8EJT2K4bFiFdgo/s1600/Markus%2527s+Ravensdale+4+101119+edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Me putting out the fenders on our return to Maryport Basin. Photo by Markus Bewley" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1490" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6QXi6roY0jVwKGdvfbUFi8bjeJ7tpNASQl9EVQUbh6vLwBBeWIiF2ixBq6kkF6eY4l1VCK2urVKb3vBv7wW_LAwVSrT-AII9d0cL2Q7ILsIt5IqSGJ8xAkY6H4RxS8EJT2K4bFiFdgo/s640/Markus%2527s+Ravensdale+4+101119+edit.jpg" title="Me putting out the fenders on our return to Maryport Basin. Photo by Markus Bewley" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me putting out the fenders on our return to Maryport Basin. Photo by Markus Bewley</u></h3>
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<b>When is a liveaboard not a liveaboard?</b> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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I’m still enjoying my temporary job at a local factory.<br />
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It’s very strange trying to plan my life around going out to work three days a week after not working for three years.<br />
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This week, it struck me that I’m now spending a good proportion of time on solid ground.<br />
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And it set me wondering whether I can still consider myself “a liveaboard” when I spend my days on dry land.<br />
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On the days I work at Chimney Sheep on the Solway Industrial Estate, I’m there from 9am to 5pm each day.<br />
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I walk to and from work when the weather’s dry and we don’t need to go and get any shopping so that adds another 20 minutes to each end of the working day.<br />
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Last week, I worked four days and I’ve been offered the chance to do a five-day week next week, so I’ll be spending even more time ashore.<br />
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But I guess the fact I live on a boat, rather than in a house, means I still get to call myself a liveaboard <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b><br />Preparing for winter</b><br />
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The first time I'd worn my woolly hat this winter</h3>
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The weather has been getting progressively cooler over the past couple of weeks, so we swapped our summer weight duvet for a 13.5 tog continental quilt.<br />
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It has been lovely and warm even on the coldest nights we’ve had lately when the temperature has fallen to 0.6C (33F).<br />
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I also packed away my summer clothes and replaced them with my winter gear, so I have my thermal underwear – merino wool mountain base layer – hats, scarves and big woolly jumpers ready when I need them.<br />
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So far, I’ve only worn the top half of the mountain base layer when we went out fishing at the weekend.<br />
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And I’ve been grateful for a woolly hat on our trip out on the water and on my walk to work on the coldest mornings this week.<br />
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My summer stuff has been taken away to our storage container until next year – hope it won’t be too long before I can have it all back again <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZa6yb6rNb1nFTcnpDJg29klgxkeHaCyoqayoHYSmuLq4zquxZngfKY-gC9pkvFaREvUMC_MWTIBnr35x9M6557G7WQ-x1gT-WDX2KayYgUS7uDd_cuSgRxlX2sJnBaaiAow4PyHBMg4/s1600/_MG_2566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby peering out between the slats in the blinds in Ravensdale's saloon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZa6yb6rNb1nFTcnpDJg29klgxkeHaCyoqayoHYSmuLq4zquxZngfKY-gC9pkvFaREvUMC_MWTIBnr35x9M6557G7WQ-x1gT-WDX2KayYgUS7uDd_cuSgRxlX2sJnBaaiAow4PyHBMg4/s640/_MG_2566.jpg" title="Ruby peering out between the slats in the blinds in Ravensdale's saloon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby peering out between the slats in the blinds in Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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Ruby always enjoys watching Phil wash Ravensdale, but I think she finds the venetian blinds on the starboard side a bit annoying.<br />
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She can’t watch what Phil is doing outside properly on that side. All she can do is to peer between the slats.<br />
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I am totally amazed that she never does them any damage. When we got them, I really expected them to become collateral damage, but she’s very careful not to touch them.<br />
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Ruby checking out the windows on the other side of the boat</h3>
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<br />Ruby is so funny when she runs along the pontoon towards the boat. <br />
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There’s a very small gap – less than 2 inches – between the pontoon sections but she jumps over every one of them.<br />
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I haven't managed to get a photo of her doing it yet but I will keep trying <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltAE0b2d4mRA4jUEv2vdAmOsOR2aNEEnQE-jMshEC2NfqQ5xslY-8_1yf4qLlmcFaBX_3ch8LRSM-JR0XVegdmwPPgowxrLcRq08j7crjrfClihfvMaXtqOQC6aAxu5hY8ZJnQwx2AFE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252828%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth with the northern fells in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1550" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltAE0b2d4mRA4jUEv2vdAmOsOR2aNEEnQE-jMshEC2NfqQ5xslY-8_1yf4qLlmcFaBX_3ch8LRSM-JR0XVegdmwPPgowxrLcRq08j7crjrfClihfvMaXtqOQC6aAxu5hY8ZJnQwx2AFE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252828%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth with the northern fells in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth with the northern fells in the distance</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Most of this week’s photos were taken while we were out on the Solway Firth at the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLymWX3lBQUpC4q3Rju-w4PyPL5Z2lcQt6NgVzVZff9E1kIsfz57vVDMPtKqCmX0BCfsYkwAFinG2F12T2E6zqcPB3blLAGSuX7HCqu3RaYpz0tKd6bbuheOdhak0nkqyx6xLEv6yt4k/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252823%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a local fishing boat on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1565" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLymWX3lBQUpC4q3Rju-w4PyPL5Z2lcQt6NgVzVZff9E1kIsfz57vVDMPtKqCmX0BCfsYkwAFinG2F12T2E6zqcPB3blLAGSuX7HCqu3RaYpz0tKd6bbuheOdhak0nkqyx6xLEv6yt4k/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252823%2529.jpg" title="A local fishing boat on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A local fishing boat on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8q6aOv8H_ieWdwFOHJQhWp4YvwapJq9Klwy6-vL_K5cVYw4PoyHKLgRHD10M9cYUzy9txuM0SriE2_pVVeKcGuDxIjf3KfksI6MX_YgqeZuDVAuOjs2JSFM3St7cjpN2Yx-cndDqB-BI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of South Pier at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8q6aOv8H_ieWdwFOHJQhWp4YvwapJq9Klwy6-vL_K5cVYw4PoyHKLgRHD10M9cYUzy9txuM0SriE2_pVVeKcGuDxIjf3KfksI6MX_YgqeZuDVAuOjs2JSFM3St7cjpN2Yx-cndDqB-BI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25286%2529.jpg" title="South Pier at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>South Pier at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFb2UqsmQ_1rMZ0nPL3biCUz-eR4M1aGzZmISvwDV9slwMhWjXCFtUhXGR-xMFH8XLDuViI-FGQen4eGbEc2iGg67UWWUZ3SvhPOvAdEHGH75lhi0QwFFMWhJJe91WfVCKF7by46Lmh0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the afternoon sun over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1342" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFb2UqsmQ_1rMZ0nPL3biCUz-eR4M1aGzZmISvwDV9slwMhWjXCFtUhXGR-xMFH8XLDuViI-FGQen4eGbEc2iGg67UWWUZ3SvhPOvAdEHGH75lhi0QwFFMWhJJe91WfVCKF7by46Lmh0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%25287%2529.jpg" title="The afternoon sun over the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The afternoon sun over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qM0X5gvMac5GcOfaRcT5z9_UzHOtlVUSH76CJQ-0uvikAzSCa1ckHrulTLySyhHGZDJgqCt0c0emQ_JWcOgk8q8hqK4GtW_JmOfaXl_7EuRh4fzfHSwSsltI0cKfp82CTGl1QcNS668/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Iggesund Paperboard mill at Workington" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qM0X5gvMac5GcOfaRcT5z9_UzHOtlVUSH76CJQ-0uvikAzSCa1ckHrulTLySyhHGZDJgqCt0c0emQ_JWcOgk8q8hqK4GtW_JmOfaXl_7EuRh4fzfHSwSsltI0cKfp82CTGl1QcNS668/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Iggesund Paperboard mill at Workington" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Iggesund Paperboard mill at Workington</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQtEpqBpZ6BzrXimPHudKdYYIl4YMKOVemBzm8VXqWAqs1wqVg7dLUcCot0cZwKxLmNR5TBpE8jT4OwVBg8lXmPetAYHyl94KVRPtp0mZRBvsf1oy4kJnTQKf-k_HnT6PQOpRd6tOEzw/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the northern fells from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1600" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQtEpqBpZ6BzrXimPHudKdYYIl4YMKOVemBzm8VXqWAqs1wqVg7dLUcCot0cZwKxLmNR5TBpE8jT4OwVBg8lXmPetAYHyl94KVRPtp0mZRBvsf1oy4kJnTQKf-k_HnT6PQOpRd6tOEzw/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252812%2529.jpg" title="The northern fells from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkl8mml5m7NaOegbDwF6Ca2hxnLaNsrg_0aZwsEpjUbXScchQzw2hBe_bkfXlskY64RwLr1yFljuLpiyzqKjJdbgScOaoGsC-LucqyWYPr9wrRuAk3kl2lsBq5_fAczPTvuOeGyd6GvDo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy clouds over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkl8mml5m7NaOegbDwF6Ca2hxnLaNsrg_0aZwsEpjUbXScchQzw2hBe_bkfXlskY64RwLr1yFljuLpiyzqKjJdbgScOaoGsC-LucqyWYPr9wrRuAk3kl2lsBq5_fAczPTvuOeGyd6GvDo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Heavy clouds over the Solway Firth" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy clouds over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I also took my camera along when Phil and I took Ruby for a walk along the shore on Tuesday evening.<br />
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We were too late for sunset but there were some lovely colours in the sky just after the sun had gone down.<br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAPq7E7cZgH4U9QlqL8HEcU5pr0YonM5rASuH32jGJ_xEf2Ue_Qpq1v4MpxoqkV08Q_NYv2-HBwky3wS1OJlVauCoJXUUEKWWPP0e25IEOaBuxx2unei3r6XUzjIdKf0ZPZ4-1jOfFNU/s1600/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a colourful sky over the Solway Firth reflected in wet sand on Maryport beach" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1360" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAPq7E7cZgH4U9QlqL8HEcU5pr0YonM5rASuH32jGJ_xEf2Ue_Qpq1v4MpxoqkV08Q_NYv2-HBwky3wS1OJlVauCoJXUUEKWWPP0e25IEOaBuxx2unei3r6XUzjIdKf0ZPZ4-1jOfFNU/s640/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25288%2529.jpg" title="A colourful sky over the Solway Firth reflected in wet sand on Maryport beach" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A colourful sky over the Solway Firth reflected in wet sand on Maryport beach</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_daEXWeazOV4-mlEd07Qf6DGcdcofNJqER1PhcKt3k5jPd6GrTiYwBmE-Fh4o1Je4jeu_tWfiT-ajAojCSmfR7yM361Sfr0KBXc1E8tYwVfQ9w9dEFFeRZm1-weq4kC1zlGCLvhfaLkw/s1600/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport shore at dusk" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_daEXWeazOV4-mlEd07Qf6DGcdcofNJqER1PhcKt3k5jPd6GrTiYwBmE-Fh4o1Je4jeu_tWfiT-ajAojCSmfR7yM361Sfr0KBXc1E8tYwVfQ9w9dEFFeRZm1-weq4kC1zlGCLvhfaLkw/s640/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Maryport shore at dusk" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport shore at dusk</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQGnKvK1UTpAro_9CUWhbcPVSGlo_3tSvPLGXZK2XZNUMQypHfQews4JshwIcXWFoEOWqHmCaamPKl6A_QymZEA4quBUMPgxgGLONcoS8sSlNR9m_qO3Ks3EWmRNxmpiKIJlxMDRFQ6U/s1600/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view looking in the other direction along the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1434" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQGnKvK1UTpAro_9CUWhbcPVSGlo_3tSvPLGXZK2XZNUMQypHfQews4JshwIcXWFoEOWqHmCaamPKl6A_QymZEA4quBUMPgxgGLONcoS8sSlNR9m_qO3Ks3EWmRNxmpiKIJlxMDRFQ6U/s640/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Looking in the other direction along the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking in the other direction along the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm-eaRyRmUraXSUSZo9SD8XzivvMPsKboW3hPU8yynlU_7l-9RX_D4t-1XdvfkzlUqgMdfgNXehPUAcAqvQMY7HbNjiuaqnnda3CWyYTEVYNKniDBCtsTaAz-2Gh3V7JiPI4EG4b2trY/s1600/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photto of a bait digger on the beach at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm-eaRyRmUraXSUSZo9SD8XzivvMPsKboW3hPU8yynlU_7l-9RX_D4t-1XdvfkzlUqgMdfgNXehPUAcAqvQMY7HbNjiuaqnnda3CWyYTEVYNKniDBCtsTaAz-2Gh3V7JiPI4EG4b2trY/s640/Maryport+beach+sunset+121119+%25281%2529.jpg" title="A bait digger on the beach at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A bait digger on the beach at Maryport</u></h3>
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<b>Art class</b><br />
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<u>Me painting in Roy's conservatory</u></h3>
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I’ve been trying something a bit different this week <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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A talented artist friend offered to give me a lesson in painting with ink and watercolour wash in exchange for photos of Maryport that he plans to use as source material for his paintings.<br />
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I’d told Roy that he could have the photos anyway, but he insisted on the swap as he believes in the barter system and knew I was keen to have a go at creating paintings from some of my photographs.<br />
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I went to his home in Maryport for the class and he took me through the basics of drawing with pen and ink, including the different methods of shading.<br />
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He then produced a photo of a local fishing boat in Maryport Harbour and we used it as the basis for our paintings, although he stressed that the photo was for inspiration rather than something I was supposed to copy.<br />
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The photo was taken on a grey day with very little definition in the sky, so we decided to replace it with a more dramatic sky.<br />
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Roy showed me some basic watercolour techniques and how to rework the areas I didn’t like so much.<br />
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I know I’m no artist, but I was quite pleased with the picture I had painted and delighted when Roy framed it for me to take home.<br />
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All I need to do now is to find a space for it on the wall <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqKG4sW18o9CeQrVb9WdtPecNMHUM5IeuoVlAcndGUXSl78SWKdqgqaXbVsyQpRb9cuK9f-8jsZGRCFLXi7u0myu42AMWsOlaqe7IIfxbRSZcvMTwxV4wKVcIX2R4Op9rfsV8lScgSA/s1600/_B120019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of my finished work of art 😊" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1343" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqKG4sW18o9CeQrVb9WdtPecNMHUM5IeuoVlAcndGUXSl78SWKdqgqaXbVsyQpRb9cuK9f-8jsZGRCFLXi7u0myu42AMWsOlaqe7IIfxbRSZcvMTwxV4wKVcIX2R4Op9rfsV8lScgSA/s640/_B120019.jpg" title="My finished work of art 😊" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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My finished work of art <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />And I really do want to carry on with my new hobby in the hope that practice will help me achieve better results.<br />
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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Winter is beginning to make its presence felt.<br />
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It doesn’t officially start until December 22 but it’s definitely getting cooler with temperatures plummeting to 0.6C (33F) this week. <br />
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There was frost on the pavements on my walk to work yesterday (Thursday) and this morning (Friday) and I’ve had to dig out a woolly hat to keep my ears warm.<br />
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Overnight Friday into Saturday was pretty cold with temperatures falling to 1.4C (34F).<br />
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This was followed by a cold, grey and overcast day, with light rain at times. <br />
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The top temperature was 4.8C (41F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station – was 28mph, gusting 40mph, but it was much calmer than that here.<br />
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Sunday started feeling chilly with the temperature falling to 0.6C (33F) at 8am. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRp0einWJzrdmITYfhjb7x4ph8UEQplICaRPySVZrX9C0RoIkL51Ho7sNsWzQH3CH72JiBRohtWMPt2YVOhjUTx7Pu1StEhpGu0NSVQRUWrVwhzyHfR8W6LLLRrew1JtQ4xo_CqgUOMs/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRp0einWJzrdmITYfhjb7x4ph8UEQplICaRPySVZrX9C0RoIkL51Ho7sNsWzQH3CH72JiBRohtWMPt2YVOhjUTx7Pu1StEhpGu0NSVQRUWrVwhzyHfR8W6LLLRrew1JtQ4xo_CqgUOMs/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+101119+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Solway Firth on Sunday morning</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The weather was then dry, calm and sunny with the cloud cover increasing during the day and heavy rain in the evening. <br />
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The top temperature was 6.7C (44F) and it was just 2.7C (37F) when we set off on our fishing trip. The top average wind speed was 14mph and 7-11mph while we were out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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Monday was a very wet and windy day with a top temperature of 7.1C (45F) and a top average wind speed of 39mph, gusting 57mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8AhV01AtjcaNuEpJUN3QUg2HmVJ3S0baJ4snbcgwyZVWPg8zNTgjCdRHwkb6OWJi-T7Q-3T61hPQT-FSJrXQLvdJkK32LqnsqZS8gAFIo-5XG5hKqKLnSeGSH-Wir7E9QKzhHS-pl7o/s1600/Monday+marina+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the wet view of Ravensdale's aft deck from the saloon on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8AhV01AtjcaNuEpJUN3QUg2HmVJ3S0baJ4snbcgwyZVWPg8zNTgjCdRHwkb6OWJi-T7Q-3T61hPQT-FSJrXQLvdJkK32LqnsqZS8gAFIo-5XG5hKqKLnSeGSH-Wir7E9QKzhHS-pl7o/s640/Monday+marina+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The wet view of Ravensdale's aft deck from the saloon on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The wet view of Ravensdale's aft deck from the saloon on Monday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Overnight Monday into Tuesday was very wet and windy with wind speeds up to 45mph, gusting 61mph. <br />
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This was followed by a dry and breezy day, feeling cold in the northeasterly winds with average wind speeds of up to 29mph, gusting 44mph. The top temperature was 8.6C (47F).<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Wednesday was dry, cold and fairly calm with some sunshine. The top temperature was 6.3C (43F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph.<br />
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Overnight the temperature dropped to 1.1C (34F) and yesterday (Thursday) was dry, breezy and cold with a top temperature of 4.9C (41F) and a top average wind speed of 30mph, gusting 43mph.<br />
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And today (Friday<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-7864356091295920062019-11-08T22:02:00.002+00:002019-11-08T22:33:21.235+00:00Our third liveaboard anniversary and a successful fishing trip <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrrbi1GKlhiN9Wz7an8PWmOJPSKZkTl7RAV-zivTO3JBtCm3_hLbK4fSktFhQe3Ois1CFAes8NFG5q74hTwD9YJ_dkv9HQM3pWRJP6vu9xxMEwXFu3WqOjSJ36sOVbIzg1geIlPfzKt0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+021119+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil steering Ravensdale back into Maryport Marina after Saturday's fishing trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1373" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrrbi1GKlhiN9Wz7an8PWmOJPSKZkTl7RAV-zivTO3JBtCm3_hLbK4fSktFhQe3Ois1CFAes8NFG5q74hTwD9YJ_dkv9HQM3pWRJP6vu9xxMEwXFu3WqOjSJ36sOVbIzg1geIlPfzKt0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+021119+%252820%2529.jpg" title="Phil steering Ravensdale back into Maryport Marina after Saturday's fishing trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil steering Ravensdale back into Maryport Marina after Saturday's fishing trip</u></h3>
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We moved on board Ravensdale – our 43ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser – three years ago this week.<br />
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And we’re still enjoying our liveaboard lifestyle <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Phil refitted the exhaust elbow to her starboard engine after it had been repaired.<br />
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And we were pleased to be able to get out fishing again at the weekend after our boat had been stuck in the marina for more than a month – due to exhaust problems, bad weather and me recently starting a part-time job.<br />
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Meanwhile, we were pleased to discover that Ruby wasn’t too bothered by fireworks.<br />
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<b><br />Happy boativersary to us! </b><b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span></b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale when we first moved on board in November 2016</u></h3>
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We celebrated the third anniversary of moving on board Ravensdale on Monday.<br />
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We sold our house and bought our boat on October 20, 2016 but didn’t move on board until two weeks later, on November 4.<br />
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This was because the boat was out on the hardstanding here at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, while work was carried out that could only be done when she was out of the water.<br />
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At that time, we didn’t think it would be possible to live on board while she was chocked up, so we booked holiday accommodation nearby until she was back in the water.<br />
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And we moved on board on the day she was back afloat.<br />
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It was an exciting and slightly scary day. It felt weird to be calling a boat home <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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But we’ve both enjoyed the past three years in our cosy, floating home.<br />
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<u>The dinette on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale's helm</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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<b><br /><br />Refitting the exhaust elbow</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo7TOy9prxYiSqfsGuI-vGbuSHa6EMGMcKn4iwT3C8mdTURVvwrw_jFOb8bQid1K_BiPB0gSpg2n6anJ_n1hA14juA1VqJgIaENV2ZMO2KjYdngaQCZ3mvUh1aQ6zxPRcMg9md4yyLB8/s1600/Exhaust+elbow+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the repaired exhaust elbow" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1560" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo7TOy9prxYiSqfsGuI-vGbuSHa6EMGMcKn4iwT3C8mdTURVvwrw_jFOb8bQid1K_BiPB0gSpg2n6anJ_n1hA14juA1VqJgIaENV2ZMO2KjYdngaQCZ3mvUh1aQ6zxPRcMg9md4yyLB8/s640/Exhaust+elbow+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The repaired exhaust elbow" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The repaired exhaust elbow</u></h3>
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The exhaust elbow Phil removed from Ravensdale’s starboard engine last week was welded and he refitted it last Friday afternoon.<br />
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<u>The repaired exhaust elbow fitted to the outlet</u></h3>
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He says it was fairly simple to fit but he ended up with a bit of a stiff back from working bent over in the engine room as there isn’t room to stand up straight.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9T6La4qqBuELuykpePFeDPwLxXwHkeFX55h3-alpqpJLsoNMTvrAtZsXBtRVKJAElST9dsrU1JtY91XZvc_R9BCIIl4bf-b0QN2HACKfBzQTkdNUzH8z4_fGoVEewV8rpiSUVrDZens/s1600/Exhaust+elbow+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil refitting the exhaust elbow" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9T6La4qqBuELuykpePFeDPwLxXwHkeFX55h3-alpqpJLsoNMTvrAtZsXBtRVKJAElST9dsrU1JtY91XZvc_R9BCIIl4bf-b0QN2HACKfBzQTkdNUzH8z4_fGoVEewV8rpiSUVrDZens/s640/Exhaust+elbow+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Phil refitting the exhaust elbow" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil refitting the exhaust elbow</u></h3>
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Phil then started the engine to check it was running OK and it was fine.<b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b>Saturday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the gate as we left Maryport Marina on Saturday</u></h3>
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We had said we weren’t going to take Ravensdale out on the water again until Phil had changed the oil in both engines.<br />
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He hadn’t had a chance to change the oil in her port engine as he’d been busy repairing the exhaust system problem he discovered while changing the oil in her starboard engine.<br />
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However, the weather was so nice on Saturday that we decided it was too good an opportunity to miss.<br />
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Phil also wanted to take her out for a run to check the work he’d done on her exhaust was all working properly.<br />
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We left the marina at around 12.20pm in sunny and fairly calm conditions and we headed up to Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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There was very little wind but there was a good swell.<br />
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The boat was rolling around a bit, but we decided to drop anchor and see if she settled down.<br />
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She continued to rock, but it wasn’t so bad that it stopped Phil fishing or me taking photos.<br />
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Phil started setting up his rods, but his line became tangled on his first cast.<br />
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods</u></h3>
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He’d put the line out then noticed he had a bird’s nest in his reel. <br />
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He tried to untangle it, but it didn’t work so he decided the only way to deal with it was to cut the line.<br />
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So that’s what he did, and he gave me the cut-off end that was attached to the hook, which was still out in the water, and asked me to hold on to it.<br />
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I wrapped it around my hand and held it until he had removed the tangled line.<br />
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He then tied the end I’d been holding back onto the line on the reel and reeled in the line to discover a good-sized cod had taken his bait.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4ifNXWjPa2YNRyWmoLFWxRGJBEl-4OMyjMl9WfjNZhLb76dylu5ud6iviaESAhYTn1hliurp-brMxEZt6QLxe2XVD-NRk09hToaTC_eeJAvKmUJX6YDC6ja-itNxJR7yjy4ACKoCH1Q/s1600/Phil+and+cod+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the first and largest cod he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1353" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4ifNXWjPa2YNRyWmoLFWxRGJBEl-4OMyjMl9WfjNZhLb76dylu5ud6iviaESAhYTn1hliurp-brMxEZt6QLxe2XVD-NRk09hToaTC_eeJAvKmUJX6YDC6ja-itNxJR7yjy4ACKoCH1Q/s640/Phil+and+cod+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the first and largest cod he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the first and largest cod he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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It measured 45cm and was the biggest cod he’s caught so far on the Solway Firth although technically I think I caught it as I’m pretty sure it was hooked while I was holding the line <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Phil was delighted with the catch, rebaited the hook and put the same rod out again before setting up a second rod and almost immediately he had a similar-sized cod on the first rod.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwallJa71PV1nlb0JB_ZLNckck4st27dK81hGc3II12ai-fQQT8lVx2y4Abs0v4wtBJLgOsLTHZZ_A9iRobYsNom3I0KX2vi5QqyAtcqYV2FSIhPXC87cWpr06uo_W9oV2p4UPTNRELdE/s1600/Phil+and+cod+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with his second cod" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1388" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwallJa71PV1nlb0JB_ZLNckck4st27dK81hGc3II12ai-fQQT8lVx2y4Abs0v4wtBJLgOsLTHZZ_A9iRobYsNom3I0KX2vi5QqyAtcqYV2FSIhPXC87cWpr06uo_W9oV2p4UPTNRELdE/s640/Phil+and+cod+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Phil with his second cod" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with his second cod</u></h3>
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The fishing then when quiet for a while before he caught a couple of dogfish, followed by another one that got away – not that he minded at all as they’re a total pain.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3cxFJ8nPZxQI8q-hae3Ht7BpzuSCfj_NAuYEGBwkAMP_X8-fQOrth191xdo7B5Aq2bKD50ypkbowvGWAy7M0V5wSG7wZsx1DVfCr7bsGr3nfbW4_cuUA-UH89TmicqRV96eFlPaJ1Ic/s1600/IMG_20191102_133353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A phone selfie taken in Allonby Bay with Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1352" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3cxFJ8nPZxQI8q-hae3Ht7BpzuSCfj_NAuYEGBwkAMP_X8-fQOrth191xdo7B5Aq2bKD50ypkbowvGWAy7M0V5wSG7wZsx1DVfCr7bsGr3nfbW4_cuUA-UH89TmicqRV96eFlPaJ1Ic/s640/IMG_20191102_133353.jpg" title="A phone selfie taken in Allonby Bay with Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A phone selfie taken in Allonby Bay with Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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An added bonus was watching four porpoises swimming around the boat for about 15 minutes.<br />
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They were just too far away to get any decent photos of them, but I got a few shots to prove they were there, and it was lovely to be able to watch them, although they could’ve been the reason Phil stopped catching fish <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Porpoises in the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Porpoises in the Solway Firth with Maryport in the background</u></h3>
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As I’ve explained before, Ruby knows that she has to be in her cage when Ravensdale is underway and, as soon as we start the engines, she goes in her cage if the door is open or sits by the door and waits for us to open it if it’s closed.<br />
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<u>Ruby in her cage while we were at sea</u></h3>
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And she lays down in her bed all the time we're travelling but usually sits up and wants to be let out soon after we drop anchor and turn the engines off.<br />
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However, on this trip she showed no sign of wanting to come out. She stayed laying down even when I walked past her to get our lunch or cups of tea.<br />
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We decided to leave her where she was unless she looked as though she wanted to come out, but she never did so she stayed in the cage until we were back in the marina at about 3.10pm after almost three hours out on the water.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapty1eF02meFrYS7pJDAHbaqxwXb6v_BTrS5c_WsjG7vHzfKdysgWa6qzmC1XQ80ml208BVwAy5Sbo_ofNMzuKKrGU26JzeJsfYyuuPOn-Vh2mBFhjKLzuoR5JzPlZBDye4H6TwJQRI4/s1600/_A270001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1382" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapty1eF02meFrYS7pJDAHbaqxwXb6v_BTrS5c_WsjG7vHzfKdysgWa6qzmC1XQ80ml208BVwAy5Sbo_ofNMzuKKrGU26JzeJsfYyuuPOn-Vh2mBFhjKLzuoR5JzPlZBDye4H6TwJQRI4/s640/_A270001.jpg" title="Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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It appears that Ruby isn’t too bothered about fireworks, which is good, as they were let off every night over five to six evenings at the end of last month and the beginning of this month.<br />
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There were organised displays on Saturday evening and on November 5, but there were also random folk letting them off on the beach and in the area around the marina on other evenings.<br />
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The first couple of nights she ran to the door and barked when they went off, but she soon got over that to the point that she totally ignored them, even if we were outside when she heard the loud bangs.<br />
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And we’re hoping that Ruby’s allergies are settling down a bit now. <br />
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She still chews her feet a bit in the mornings, when the previous day’s tablet has worn off, but she isn’t doing any damage.<br />
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And I’m sure she’s chewing them less now than when we first reduced her allergy medication from half a tablet twice a day to once a day.<br />
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I haven’t been able to take photos of Ruby on her walks as Phil has been walking her while I’ve been at work this week.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-SsW6VqRdEL_HyGCBx2gY9zCfWtybcnVdQKoGjSXJcX3Ie5WT_JYJPs8z2GREMMZF8zZysfJjX75NcN3jHMWeoKojbXNBP5MHqsfgy2BwlCSqsLNL06U6t1Q9PtrYml5VikKqEd_2vQ/s1600/Ruby+waiting+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby waiting for me to take photos across Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1360" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-SsW6VqRdEL_HyGCBx2gY9zCfWtybcnVdQKoGjSXJcX3Ie5WT_JYJPs8z2GREMMZF8zZysfJjX75NcN3jHMWeoKojbXNBP5MHqsfgy2BwlCSqsLNL06U6t1Q9PtrYml5VikKqEd_2vQ/s640/Ruby+waiting+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby waiting for me to take photos across Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby waiting for me to take photos across Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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But I did take a couple of shots of her when I tied her up while taking photos when I took her for a walk after our trip out on the Solway Firth on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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<u>A yacht leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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Most of the photos from the past week were taken while we were out on the Solway Firth on Saturday.<br />
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>A yacht on the Solway Firth with Iggesund Paperboard Mill in the background</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>South Pier at Maryport with the paperboard mill in the background</u></h3>
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There were some very dramatic skies while we were out on the water.<br />
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<u>Heavy clouds over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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Sun breaking through the clouds over the Solway Firth</h3>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>A hole in the clouds</u></h3>
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And I was particularly pleased with the photos I took of fishermen on the pier as we were returning to Maryport.<br />
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<u>Fishermen on Maryport Pier</u></h3>
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<u>Fishermen on the end of the pier</u></h3>
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I took some photos around the harbour while walking Ruby after our trip out on Ravensdale on Saturday afternoon. The water was really still and there was a lovely light as the sun was going down.<br />
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Boats and buildings reflected in Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<u>A wider view of the harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Harbour reflections</u></h3>
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<u>Colourful fishing boats in the evening sunshine</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport from across the harbour</u></h3>
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We then walked along the River Ellen where I took a few shots of the river at sunset.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryC0JElmx5LhYOlJ2HE1rzu8MGXMs3GgKCXnEHX9SZIwsLUEqVTkcZBVa3LAzUWvjzn08UAb8pX8USA72H8wyBUO4PWdZWKWP4ersZPDHaFTXAVxgtXv0CAtIbT5cCgUfSeDRWb-0Bm4/s1600/River+Ellen+021119+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Maryport swan family on the River Ellen at dusk" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryC0JElmx5LhYOlJ2HE1rzu8MGXMs3GgKCXnEHX9SZIwsLUEqVTkcZBVa3LAzUWvjzn08UAb8pX8USA72H8wyBUO4PWdZWKWP4ersZPDHaFTXAVxgtXv0CAtIbT5cCgUfSeDRWb-0Bm4/s640/River+Ellen+021119+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The Maryport swan family on the River Ellen at dusk" width="530" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Maryport swan family on the River Ellen at dusk</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisutQS8XVWlW78VInxndWnKhz1LcFAve14poU7F7WllRGjOflkFXka2Fvhj_2I1iV5S0SyOhZuZFiSEQTyLCYOzDS9Hq3ItUMQbz5bk7SX2pywq8nw7yOO3vQWdLYkiOnQ7O3AuXKk3p8/s1600/River+Ellen+021119+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the River Ellen" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1383" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisutQS8XVWlW78VInxndWnKhz1LcFAve14poU7F7WllRGjOflkFXka2Fvhj_2I1iV5S0SyOhZuZFiSEQTyLCYOzDS9Hq3ItUMQbz5bk7SX2pywq8nw7yOO3vQWdLYkiOnQ7O3AuXKk3p8/s640/River+Ellen+021119+%25284%2529.jpg" title="The River Ellen" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The River Ellen</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtor8n0w9tKOeXbFRltEYiqgKERqTIHNBTi-6DblKRbDVXzYrhYWUZULPmybKGW28Qw73t0XET1kjQ3IQu7EJumV9UtgNsUO6WNe6_oR4f27Tg4_YRizkiWYgfqNsz5Owwd6hyphenhyphenOxhTlbo/s1600/River+Ellen+021119+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the blue footbridge over the River Ellen at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtor8n0w9tKOeXbFRltEYiqgKERqTIHNBTi-6DblKRbDVXzYrhYWUZULPmybKGW28Qw73t0XET1kjQ3IQu7EJumV9UtgNsUO6WNe6_oR4f27Tg4_YRizkiWYgfqNsz5Owwd6hyphenhyphenOxhTlbo/s640/River+Ellen+021119+%252810%2529.jpg" title="The blue footbridge over the River Ellen at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The blue footbridge over the River Ellen at sunset</u></h3>
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<u>Sunset over the River Ellen</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKKl92gZikYnNX_zmHiidstaakU7oabgeIQEDOOkAzjBZQq5X5zTgBxWXwW8Hf9T_p65p-pgbxFhzHzh7misOosfiUU6zHtyJXdAecR6LoWQramJGpdq3xhagoR1Uaigb3uktIufvNXw/s1600/_B020008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of calm, sunny weather as we left Maryport Marina on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1502" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKKl92gZikYnNX_zmHiidstaakU7oabgeIQEDOOkAzjBZQq5X5zTgBxWXwW8Hf9T_p65p-pgbxFhzHzh7misOosfiUU6zHtyJXdAecR6LoWQramJGpdq3xhagoR1Uaigb3uktIufvNXw/s640/_B020008.jpg" title="Calm, sunny weather as we left Maryport Marina on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Calm, sunny weather as we left Maryport Marina on Saturday</u></h3>
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The best day of the past week was definitely Saturday when the sun put in a very welcome appearance and it was still warm enough to be out on the Solway Firth in a T-shirt. <br />
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There’s been a good bit of rain during the rest of the week.<br />
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And it’s definitely getting cooler with temperatures failing to reach double figures on most days.<br />
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Saturday was dry, bright and fairly calm. The top temperature was 8.7C (48F) and the top average wind speed was 10mph. The wind speed while we were out on the water was 2-7mph.<br />
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Sunday was cloudy with light rain showers and a rainbow appeared just before the rain stopped early afternoon. The top temperature was 9.9C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH7R066kFecwJEHFHyk4EHoA6l6aY9Ge1IfADxNpm9eP45dsOoKRmzSNnCekdAVojF6ZF2t692vDzumf0Cj0umxvmGL5_VdTW-ztJJ6acgdMCtmA9ABZHY0W0ElFtgmvPkmGjpI331io/s1600/Marina+rainbow+031119+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a rainbow over Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH7R066kFecwJEHFHyk4EHoA6l6aY9Ge1IfADxNpm9eP45dsOoKRmzSNnCekdAVojF6ZF2t692vDzumf0Cj0umxvmGL5_VdTW-ztJJ6acgdMCtmA9ABZHY0W0ElFtgmvPkmGjpI331io/s640/Marina+rainbow+031119+%25284%2529.jpg" title="A rainbow over Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A rainbow over Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon</u></h3>
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Monday was cloudy and breezy with rain showers and heavier rain in the evening. The top temperature was 10.1C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph.<br />
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Tuesday was cloudy and windy with frequent rain. The top temperature was 9.1C (48F) and the top average wind speed was 21mph, gusting 31mph.<br />
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It was dry first thing on Wednesday then cloudy with frequent rain. The top temperature was 5.9C (43F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) was mainly wet with fine rain for much of the day. The top temperature was 7C (45F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 30mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OcZgIzIApKzqIZnDdLKpVbp_LfikDxo-F-RGd1fzIR9pYPIMNoZhyphenhyphenIr_T7yRRmgNsPLyMWaHy6KZwLnzLydPzL80KZ-egmH22DNQxTvAZcJEiSh74BVDImgBXy0h72sI4E9KFXE0p_g/s1600/Marina+Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of clear blue sky at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OcZgIzIApKzqIZnDdLKpVbp_LfikDxo-F-RGd1fzIR9pYPIMNoZhyphenhyphenIr_T7yRRmgNsPLyMWaHy6KZwLnzLydPzL80KZ-egmH22DNQxTvAZcJEiSh74BVDImgBXy0h72sI4E9KFXE0p_g/s640/Marina+Friday.jpg" title="Clear blue sky at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Clear blue sky at Maryport Marina today (Friday)</u></h3>
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And today (Friday) the weather has been dry, sunny and pretty chilly. The temperature was just 2.6C (37F) at 8am and only reached 5.2C (41F). The top average wind speed was 18mph, gusting 29mph, at St Bees Head but it was definitely less windy in Maryport.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-50343843673995221492019-11-01T20:16:00.001+00:002019-11-01T22:25:48.014+00:00Exhaust problems keep Ravensdale in the marina and Ruby celebrates her first birthday😊 <br />
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<u>Phil removing the exhaust from Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby with one of her birthday presents</u></h3>
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Phil completed the oil change for Ravensdale’s starboard engine but has yet to tackle her port engine after discovering two problems that required urgent attention.<br />
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An exhaust elbow seam on our 43ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser’s starboard engine was rusty and leaking.<br />
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And the exhaust cover that runs along the outside of her hull on the same side had sprung a leak.<br />
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So, we turned Ravensdale around to enable Phil to fix the exhaust cover problem and ended up moored up facing the wrong way for four days until the work was done and the weather was calm enough to turn her again.<br />
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He then removed the exhaust elbow and a local man repaired it for us.<br />
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Meanwhile, it’s three years since we sold our house in the Scottish Highland and bought our floating home, we celebrated Ruby’s first birthday and I started a new job.<br />
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<b>Oil change</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXjF0vxRq9RVXpeASWyWk2swswAAJOnwWALLBz4CtvgPwsc7faSGGl1tNtJko9FrWZpzvpMijPBHjLGkC7eJsZimCmdLXOEddIzKzydltcYdBUA8hAQDX7q6GD1avMRxcU3pJurBPflw/s1600/Changing+the+oil+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil pouring oil into Ravensdale's starboard engine" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXjF0vxRq9RVXpeASWyWk2swswAAJOnwWALLBz4CtvgPwsc7faSGGl1tNtJko9FrWZpzvpMijPBHjLGkC7eJsZimCmdLXOEddIzKzydltcYdBUA8hAQDX7q6GD1avMRxcU3pJurBPflw/s640/Changing+the+oil+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil pouring oil into Ravensdale's starboard engine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil pouring oil into Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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Phil finished off draining the oil from Ravensdale’s starboard engine. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQeYKbjQ_QHLAPdx3ohuCZQErbdE61FBLPW1wXXP0liICMl1BM-Akc2le7asLLZZfiuW2PBtp2oJqFQcgIxGZmwAsQa_-gve-lGvz9mV8DwLGW2enBze4nhCp7Q7gwgMa0TXzICMVqBo/s1600/Changing+the+oil+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of new oil filter" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="971" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQeYKbjQ_QHLAPdx3ohuCZQErbdE61FBLPW1wXXP0liICMl1BM-Akc2le7asLLZZfiuW2PBtp2oJqFQcgIxGZmwAsQa_-gve-lGvz9mV8DwLGW2enBze4nhCp7Q7gwgMa0TXzICMVqBo/s400/Changing+the+oil+%25282%2529.jpg" title="New oil filter" width="387" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>New oil filter</u></h3>
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He also changed the oil filter on this engine after filling it with oil. <br />
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Phil then refilled the engine with new oil, which wasn’t easy when the boat was rocking because the marina gate had just been opened.<br />
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After he’d finished, he ran the engine and the oil pressure was fine.<br />
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The plan was to move straight on to draining the oil from Ravensdale’s port engine.<br />
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However, when Phil started up the starboard engine, he discovered another job that needed more urgent attention.<br />
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He heard a sound that he didn’t recognise, went outside to check where it was coming from and discovered water spraying out from the underside of the external exhaust cover that runs along the side of Ravensdale’s hull.<br />
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<b><br />Exhaust problems</b><br />
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We turned Ravensdale around on Sunday (October 20) after Phil discovered water leaking from the underside of the exhaust cover on the starboard side of her hull.<br />
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She’s usually moored up on her port side facing into the prevailing winds, which are either southerlies or westerlies, but we moored up the other way around so Phil could get to her starboard side.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItODUtgP7LcoXJlsRIQ0PO_r-G6dCZh6xoP-xLTkFTZLfvejZRc4M7xqzys5wYCgHbiIoC5-2v_9iYbkYd1uTsqggYR_6JRct7NeDM-gc30etMDed43dikgw9WkKZSFh-YX667MP_JPU/s1600/Ravensdale+back+to+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale moored up the other way around" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItODUtgP7LcoXJlsRIQ0PO_r-G6dCZh6xoP-xLTkFTZLfvejZRc4M7xqzys5wYCgHbiIoC5-2v_9iYbkYd1uTsqggYR_6JRct7NeDM-gc30etMDed43dikgw9WkKZSFh-YX667MP_JPU/s640/Ravensdale+back+to+front.jpg" title="Ravensdale moored up the other way around" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale moored up the other way around at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvdtRNWjFSqDziGDmfBUiw3wijCzJaPKytX2VhDqjvkle1YRaJmdHt8WjmMQh4qxElEf-O9BYcjdspyf3N0RmksyO0YtJAgUWP4YTQSfEcFaRbbiXpTXC0I5crib01hDOcWIvZhc3bIc/s1600/Exhaust+cover+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of water pouring from the underside of the exhaust cover" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvdtRNWjFSqDziGDmfBUiw3wijCzJaPKytX2VhDqjvkle1YRaJmdHt8WjmMQh4qxElEf-O9BYcjdspyf3N0RmksyO0YtJAgUWP4YTQSfEcFaRbbiXpTXC0I5crib01hDOcWIvZhc3bIc/s400/Exhaust+cover+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Water pouring from the underside of the exhaust cover" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Water pouring from the underside of the exhaust cover</u></h3>
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Mooring up the wrong way around wasn’t a problem as the wind was blowing from the north and northeast on Sunday and Monday and it was relatively calm.<br />
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However, it veered around to the south and south-west on Tuesday and continued blowing from that direction for the next couple of days when it was considerably stronger than it had been on the preceding days.<br />
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Thankfully, Phil managed to do the work to the exhaust cover before the wind got up.<br />
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He had to lay on the pontoon and use my handbag make-up mirror to inspect the problem.<br />
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He discovered that the sealant had come away under the exhaust cover in the area that was leaking.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgQtaPM9NJ1EY_lrSbO-59oUpc78KjL4tiNzG-X_w0FjxTmU7dfN0Et_5SSaRHm_smEfy6a6GjU_dCQd97rlvzT4DogXGujK4P5hrkGODWQpQPM4VhE9y12BYgMaQG56LBzat8ewFyF8/s1600/Exhaust+cover+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil laying on the pontoon and using my make-up mirror to look under the exhaust cover" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgQtaPM9NJ1EY_lrSbO-59oUpc78KjL4tiNzG-X_w0FjxTmU7dfN0Et_5SSaRHm_smEfy6a6GjU_dCQd97rlvzT4DogXGujK4P5hrkGODWQpQPM4VhE9y12BYgMaQG56LBzat8ewFyF8/s640/Exhaust+cover+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Phil laying on the pontoon and using my make-up mirror to look under the exhaust cover" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil laying on the pontoon and using my make-up mirror to look under the exhaust cover</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS1hLoF8yQg8gDz2p5WEnL6uTu5wcyZJImhvMXIjHZBeE0_okMNqY8DG7RdDOuM9wBNm-v0AXb_9lRq6m9YgMid5u4_itrgGEmb0ujyHmz5gcdcSHArClJ8r9AKv1A9t5z8mTKk10C8U/s1600/Exhaust+cover+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of Phil looking under the exhaust cover" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1417" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS1hLoF8yQg8gDz2p5WEnL6uTu5wcyZJImhvMXIjHZBeE0_okMNqY8DG7RdDOuM9wBNm-v0AXb_9lRq6m9YgMid5u4_itrgGEmb0ujyHmz5gcdcSHArClJ8r9AKv1A9t5z8mTKk10C8U/s640/Exhaust+cover+%25284%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of Phil looking under the exhaust cover" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of Phil looking under the exhaust cover</u></h3>
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Phil scraped off the old sealant with a small screwdriver and cleaned up the area of the hull that had been behind the sealant with a chisel before sanding it with wet and dry sandpaper.<br />
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He then resealed it using a sealant that can be applied and goes off underwater as he was using it very close to the waterline.<br />
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The sealant had to be left for at least 24 hours before he could start the engine to see if the leak had been stopped.<br />
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And, while Ravensdale was back to front, Phil took the opportunity to thoroughly clean her starboard side.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxX7QRl5Iz2ipnAkYe-WqCzT6tu1GY2Pg7CWPweXN97OOlL43C9YuK_YqF3jYFPkXGwvYxkKkFdHjm41uyi4ENAb43Dwev0qS5TYcSAV1MbsN01mYodAPQnCmCOR7tWLxgCQ8uSO0pE/s1600/Cleaning+Ravensdale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil cleaning the starboard side of Ravensdale's hull" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1366" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxX7QRl5Iz2ipnAkYe-WqCzT6tu1GY2Pg7CWPweXN97OOlL43C9YuK_YqF3jYFPkXGwvYxkKkFdHjm41uyi4ENAb43Dwev0qS5TYcSAV1MbsN01mYodAPQnCmCOR7tWLxgCQ8uSO0pE/s640/Cleaning+Ravensdale.jpg" title="Phil cleaning the starboard side of Ravensdale's hull" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil cleaning the starboard side of Ravensdale's hull</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2PehgcmHluptb_0bicFtpsIK9sfNE9SlTUSSOa9GWD7SNeL2SWQkH8PSVbIUNnCFdZ3Sti49myV6hRUz75WtCi2NAn43879XEd5h4k4kl512dUOIjtlFx8ZFEgBCWqyyjIi0U4jRZso/s1600/Exhaust+elbow+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the split seam on the exhaust elbow" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1018" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2PehgcmHluptb_0bicFtpsIK9sfNE9SlTUSSOa9GWD7SNeL2SWQkH8PSVbIUNnCFdZ3Sti49myV6hRUz75WtCi2NAn43879XEd5h4k4kl512dUOIjtlFx8ZFEgBCWqyyjIi0U4jRZso/s400/Exhaust+elbow+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The split seam on the exhaust elbow" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The split seam on the exhaust elbow</u></h3>
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We turned her around to face into the prevailing wind on Thursday evening when I got home from work. <br />
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This week, Phil removed the damaged exhaust elbow from Ravensdale’s starboard engine and took it to the local engineer who has previously done welding work for us.<br />
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He was busy but another local man did the job straight away.<br />
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Phil is hoping to refit the elbow today (Friday).<br />
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All that remains now – as far as we know – is to change the oil in the port engine and then Ravensdale will be ready to go out on the water again.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>Boat purchase anniversary</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNJ8vBBhGPnE9q7N2RGFEnMFs9vl71TJEuJ67TbMY0LyAJ11m2NsG4s8BaSh4VWslvRpS8HAM8f4uJx4tnWGDD3UxE1UjNqhY2DxvOyNk0kLAWzSMoJc2VDu5GCi7glnyOXHcZOUcY9I/s1600/Candlelight+for+sale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale - then Candlelight - with her "for sale" board when we first saw her in August 2016" border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNJ8vBBhGPnE9q7N2RGFEnMFs9vl71TJEuJ67TbMY0LyAJ11m2NsG4s8BaSh4VWslvRpS8HAM8f4uJx4tnWGDD3UxE1UjNqhY2DxvOyNk0kLAWzSMoJc2VDu5GCi7glnyOXHcZOUcY9I/s640/Candlelight+for+sale.jpg" title="Ravensdale - then Candlelight - with her "for sale" board when we first saw her in August 2016" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale - then Candlelight - with her "for sale" board when we first saw her in August 2016</u></h3>
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On Sunday, October 20, it was three years since we took ownership of Ravensdale, but we don’t really celebrate the anniversary until two weeks later when we moved on board.<br />
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In some ways, it’s difficult to believe it’s that long since I left my job as a journalist on a daily newpaper and we sold our house to buy a boat.<br />
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But, in other ways, it feels as though we’ve always lived on board. <br />
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<b>Charity calendar</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiIfqRmxBFSL-o25Mk0YhHrokC_D8n_S0DR9-sppBHbb91hR5W9bhJ8lMJznHBzzaN8LLgYFAAGd8ev1CllaeIzwqra2TkOKtRIIQ_vArANjrEyscy1CXGyMHWgBmsZH1I9Nw9oOpHEY/s1600/Calendars+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the charity calendars that arrived this week" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1397" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiIfqRmxBFSL-o25Mk0YhHrokC_D8n_S0DR9-sppBHbb91hR5W9bhJ8lMJznHBzzaN8LLgYFAAGd8ev1CllaeIzwqra2TkOKtRIIQ_vArANjrEyscy1CXGyMHWgBmsZH1I9Nw9oOpHEY/s640/Calendars+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Some of the charity calendars that arrived this week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the charity calendars that arrived this week</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_blDbw4mRZP7NDBjLXZ3yNBgCgBCwiImp_ePzPNIKwse0p9mFdvwDS0aLYuj_BrsqVyYrxSsWGJ66KFYhccDbuZDLj595derNPsyI3lZeoXl7d93XzNugh0OBeKZAtnsx_L8auGwMNdQ/s1600/Charity+calendar+2020+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="August's photo" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_blDbw4mRZP7NDBjLXZ3yNBgCgBCwiImp_ePzPNIKwse0p9mFdvwDS0aLYuj_BrsqVyYrxSsWGJ66KFYhccDbuZDLj595derNPsyI3lZeoXl7d93XzNugh0OBeKZAtnsx_L8auGwMNdQ/s400/Charity+calendar+2020+%25286%2529.jpg" title="August's photo" width="297" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>August's photo</u></h3>
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Orders for the calendar of my Maryport photos that I decided to get printed to raise money for our local, independent inshore rescue service have far outstripped my expectations.<br />
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I originally planned to order 25 and maybe order more if I managed to sell them all.<br />
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However, as soon as I posted an advert for my calendar, using photos of the proof, on a local Facebook group the orders came flooding in.<br />
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I upped my initial order to 35 when I placed it on Saturday.<br />
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However, by the end of the weekend, it was obvious I would need more so I called the printer on Monday and increased my order to 100 as I had orders for about 85.<br />
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By Wednesday evening, I had orders for all of them and more coming in, so I ended up ordering another 30 calendars last weekend.<br />
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People are still asking if they can order calendars so I may have to order more, but not until I’ve collected the money for those that I have already ordered.<br />
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I’m totally amazed and equally delighted that so many people want to buy them <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF-UHt14sVe9PmD3zM_1UXas_O0lu_7CZnQwYH9v8zgBaMEXEAFc_f9PNVuieY1Dc9aSgeLz-ovKkY7Y72ObRtVeUmg9f13n5-LmczVdW5AXpHj-66ORRQ6v9gw9VkL-hDaZnZ5Z8pH4/s1600/Calendars+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me packing up the calendars ready for collection" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1429" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF-UHt14sVe9PmD3zM_1UXas_O0lu_7CZnQwYH9v8zgBaMEXEAFc_f9PNVuieY1Dc9aSgeLz-ovKkY7Y72ObRtVeUmg9f13n5-LmczVdW5AXpHj-66ORRQ6v9gw9VkL-hDaZnZ5Z8pH4/s640/Calendars+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Me packing up the calendars ready for collection" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me packing up the calendars ready for collection</u></h3>
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The first batch arrived earlier this week and I sent out messages to all the folk who'd ordered them asking them to arrange collection or send payment and details for posting them out.<br />
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I spent most of yesterday (Thursday) running up and down to the gate to meet people who'd come to collect the.<br />
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There were more people coming for them today (Friday) and over the weekend.<br />
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And I’m being asked for more so I’m keeping a list of folk who still want them saying I may order more when I’ve collected the money for the ones I’ve ordered so far.<br />
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As long as everyone who's said they want calendars pays for them, it looks as though they’re going to raise a useful sum for Maryport Inshore Rescue <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b>New job</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemPngt9Z04e-42uRZfLRMLvxo_hJwz290hrhhu7EyVJXyoEXZ9eww33Mmx0FymhN4lGfZ8xTPtxDEkmTaK4LYizM2jz5NBlOg3bpacr4x7S-daKq73MccYfRkUQmGIg1LyZ3sc4Sasfs/s1600/IMG_20191030_101602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me working at Chimney Sheep making a chimney draught excluder" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemPngt9Z04e-42uRZfLRMLvxo_hJwz290hrhhu7EyVJXyoEXZ9eww33Mmx0FymhN4lGfZ8xTPtxDEkmTaK4LYizM2jz5NBlOg3bpacr4x7S-daKq73MccYfRkUQmGIg1LyZ3sc4Sasfs/s640/IMG_20191030_101602.jpg" title="Me working at Chimney Sheep making a chimney draught excluder" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me working at Chimney Sheep making a chimney draught excluder</u></h3>
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I’ve been considering getting a part-time job for a while and started doing three-days a week in a local factory this week. <br />
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Initially, it’s just until the end of the year.<br />
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I love how I came by this job. It really was the weirdest way to get a job ever.<br />
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Regular readers of my blog may remember when a parcel addressed to us on our boat at Maryport Marina was bizarrely delivered to Chimney Sheep on the Solway Industrial Estate.<br />
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Fortunately, a Facebook friend, who I’d never met, worked there and messaged me to let me know it was there. <br />
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I went along to pick it up and, while chatting to my Facebook friend, just happened to mention that I was considering looking for a part-time job. <br />
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She told me to speak to her boss who told me to send her my CV, which I did.<br />
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And last Tuesday afternoon, I got an email offering me three days a week in production and packing until the end of this year.<br />
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I started at 9am the following day and worked Wednesday to Friday, which is why I didn’t get a chance to write my blog last week, and Monday to Wednesday this week.<br />
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The company makes draught excluders for chimneys out of sheep’s wool (amongst other things) – hence the name <a href="https://www.chimneysheep.co.uk/">Chimney Sheep</a>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE4jc2GnpOjiJxZYGbCuRzjtIZuKDsYT-YCxMzYdlu5CA24xlYvecwdFMO_-CxxfhpUZLM1TtDxHgp_tUdY1niw7hp1St9DMB__jJy0P4ZyTHBrBw09ClnT0t-tVgGypLUPRxz5CCT60/s1600/IMG_20191025_094839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of felt arriving in Maryport ready to be made into chimney draught excluders and other items" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1412" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE4jc2GnpOjiJxZYGbCuRzjtIZuKDsYT-YCxMzYdlu5CA24xlYvecwdFMO_-CxxfhpUZLM1TtDxHgp_tUdY1niw7hp1St9DMB__jJy0P4ZyTHBrBw09ClnT0t-tVgGypLUPRxz5CCT60/s640/IMG_20191025_094839.jpg" title="Felt arrives in Maryport ready to be made into chimney draught excluders and other items" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Felt arrives in Maryport ready to be made into chimney draught excluders and other items</u></h3>
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It’s certainly strange to be going out to work again, but they’re a good bunch so it’s a great environment to work in.<br />
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And it’s good to feel I’m contributing to the family finances again, even if it is only for a couple of months <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b><br />Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIRUV2A3vbVSTLedjyHTLhCZ6lHMx2tb36_w9-KyQwksgmAGRCg4GKB8mJiLazKnt2gvRtXSv1vyQJgf1AuiOGiSFSFtEkRd5OqCPPcu217Dx6hptjwFqMfZgxOiHXj3XMn3GpwEJD2M/s1600/_A270005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby sunbathing on Ravensdale this week" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1445" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIRUV2A3vbVSTLedjyHTLhCZ6lHMx2tb36_w9-KyQwksgmAGRCg4GKB8mJiLazKnt2gvRtXSv1vyQJgf1AuiOGiSFSFtEkRd5OqCPPcu217Dx6hptjwFqMfZgxOiHXj3XMn3GpwEJD2M/s640/_A270005.jpg" title="Ruby sunbathing on Ravensdale this week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby sunbathing on Ravensdale this week</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGiONA4sdansytLeMDbUSLlmN2YqSEdkPJZRzUySK8L-0VWYx-WJHYTfUaeam-VzPiI-We1Lq6lfRy_8yanGcRKXU43q3LqMc8nsQ7Ocl_AW0V0EZyFfc5AntFcQ_9QZVOaj86k6dLHg/s1600/1+Staffie+pup+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby at around six weeks" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGiONA4sdansytLeMDbUSLlmN2YqSEdkPJZRzUySK8L-0VWYx-WJHYTfUaeam-VzPiI-We1Lq6lfRy_8yanGcRKXU43q3LqMc8nsQ7Ocl_AW0V0EZyFfc5AntFcQ_9QZVOaj86k6dLHg/s640/1+Staffie+pup+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby at around six weeks" width="513" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby at around six weeks</u></h3>
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It seems impossible to believe that Ruby turned one on Monday of this week. <br />
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It only seems like yesterday that we picked up our beautiful little staffie puppy and brought her home to Ravensdale.<br />
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And I reckon it was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. She’s a little monkey but she is so much fun and I love her to bits.<br />
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I bought her a purple hippo toy and a new stag antler as birthday presents, but neither lasted very long.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG4N4RZssIpsYzenFbnMYq77uIn0Y6cVxaelBoUYbAP1h_nMKotFSkI9K9zcMewaYrAOH5Cbevh6Zh2KEepI9z8SvQo1SKN8mQwWTQ8HRzH5NPj0FExZQn6NxHzHkVNJJpulkT9Bxcv8/s1600/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby tearing chunks off her new toy hippo" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1425" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG4N4RZssIpsYzenFbnMYq77uIn0Y6cVxaelBoUYbAP1h_nMKotFSkI9K9zcMewaYrAOH5Cbevh6Zh2KEepI9z8SvQo1SKN8mQwWTQ8HRzH5NPj0FExZQn6NxHzHkVNJJpulkT9Bxcv8/s640/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby tearing chunks off her new toy hippo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby tearing chunks off her new toy hippo</u></h3>
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She pulled the hippo’s tail off in a matter of seconds, its ears lasted a minute or two longer and she had bitten a hole in its rear end and was pulling the stuffing out within about 10 minutes, so I had to take it away. <br />
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Her new stag antler lasted a little longer, but not a lot <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊 </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-flVBnSCN9ngRPvRVAtxFIvY3_6Wb32II-66mu_OhSk66FwfM5t8E9KMImNTmsPGgV6dh9UoCK5RBSIhWrgRBkCvEvzzLlNQAxQh_kmH3W0VfPJ-nr6ROIlQ1WWZQBrdCOv2klxFkjPk/s1600/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby tossing her antler, as she does with all new chew toys" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1432" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-flVBnSCN9ngRPvRVAtxFIvY3_6Wb32II-66mu_OhSk66FwfM5t8E9KMImNTmsPGgV6dh9UoCK5RBSIhWrgRBkCvEvzzLlNQAxQh_kmH3W0VfPJ-nr6ROIlQ1WWZQBrdCOv2klxFkjPk/s640/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby tossing her antler, as she does with all new chew toys" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby tossing her antler, as she does with all new chew toys</u></h3>
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I gave it to her at about 6pm and before we went to bed she’d chewed it down from about seven inches to a small stump so I had to throw it away as I was worried she would choke on it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXeyDiSg0RQFVQ-RfRqyMbYDFmGyBGJfkdcQKLXzNDeURbIZcpr7i72M0Qg4LvfzzV96otsszXVJ5RK3UJZQbL3umvd-mWxd58IBKmrt1LK6h9RU1UwVFMAr_GU3ku7zFPA_b__t8G80/s1600/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby happily chewing her new antler" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1452" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXeyDiSg0RQFVQ-RfRqyMbYDFmGyBGJfkdcQKLXzNDeURbIZcpr7i72M0Qg4LvfzzV96otsszXVJ5RK3UJZQbL3umvd-mWxd58IBKmrt1LK6h9RU1UwVFMAr_GU3ku7zFPA_b__t8G80/s640/Ruby%2527s+birthday+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Ruby happily chewing her new antler" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby happily chewing her new antler</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, we’re hoping her allergy problems are improving.<br />
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We dropped her allergy tablets from half a tablet twice a day to once a day on Friday (October 18) and she started chewing her feet again the following morning.<br />
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The sad face I have to say goodbye to when I leave for work</h3>
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We waited a fortnight, as advised by the vet, to see if it improved and she does seem to be chewing her feet and scratching her ears less often so we’re hoping she may stabilise on half a tablet.<br />
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Ruby was totally confused by us turning Ravensdale around to work on her starboard side.<br />
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She kept barking at the views out of the windows because she was seeing the wrong things on the wrong sides of the boat.<br />
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Every time she jumped onto Ravensdale from our boarding steps, she went forward instead of onto the aft deck to get indoors. She then had to turn around and head back towards the stern.<br />
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She isn't very impressed when I have to leave her to go to work in the morning and I get a very enthusiastic greeting when I get home.<br />
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And she really doesn’t like going out in the rain. We have to persuade her to leave the boat but once she’s out she’s fine.<br />
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As soon as she gets back inside and warm and dry, she curls up and sleeps for most of the day – either that or she’s pretending to be asleep, so we don’t drag her out again any sooner<span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGt6B0SAHyTuuTTkbhXnf3cdcRaEqyq-klzxJqN3Pnye5pom_i_iOhMJWC_ZJDxMeUzRNc1pqAXAEvBj5-fpUt8fVilGxNGE7R_orFgEgxgfgBJViy-OeqSf1_CH0FbsyJm43OM6iOKQ/s1600/Ruby+walk+191019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on one of our walks along the River Ellen last week" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1132" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGt6B0SAHyTuuTTkbhXnf3cdcRaEqyq-klzxJqN3Pnye5pom_i_iOhMJWC_ZJDxMeUzRNc1pqAXAEvBj5-fpUt8fVilGxNGE7R_orFgEgxgfgBJViy-OeqSf1_CH0FbsyJm43OM6iOKQ/s640/Ruby+walk+191019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ruby on one of our walks along the River Ellen last week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on one of our walks along the River Ellen last week</u></h3>
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She’s had lots of good walks, with Phil while I was working and me, or both of us, when I was off work.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MfGx0JniNPhqeDjrzIQq9dESR4fB25iwgRYkpPC8wK4llemmu73YCxmgOhb67ctGWhmmqcdkbs9uuI-6E-Fd3_hDaqtqr6QXI3fzx2onwc7AOVfU1AagQUgEpysFI8XvHWd7O0B7Pm0/s1600/Ruby+and+window+cleaning+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby helping Phil wash the windows on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MfGx0JniNPhqeDjrzIQq9dESR4fB25iwgRYkpPC8wK4llemmu73YCxmgOhb67ctGWhmmqcdkbs9uuI-6E-Fd3_hDaqtqr6QXI3fzx2onwc7AOVfU1AagQUgEpysFI8XvHWd7O0B7Pm0/s640/Ruby+and+window+cleaning+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ruby helping Phil wash the windows on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby helping Phil wash the windows on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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And Ruby had a lot of fun trying to bite the water through the windows when Phil was washing them last week. I’m sure she thought she was helping.<br />
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It was totally hilarious to watch <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
<b><br /></b> I haven't managed to get out with my camera as much as usual over the past couple of weeks, mainly due to work, but also the amount of time involved in sorting out calendar orders and arranging for them to be collected.<br />
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However, I took some photos with my phone while out walking Ruby by the River Ellen at Maryport on Saturday, October 19.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZRcCnxqoWXuSZQotGZfOuq9hOsHuSOtNCJ3zwRGbyii63YDzQfDEItLiGqoB9ZK7AxwissATAXvbkilIgzVrMyszA-HaQ6ZbJFq9vsIM-a8mpjHHMOR4ahpSwqEwXJ0V1lpEKm0mpW4/s1600/River+Ellen+191019+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking along the River Ellen towards Maryport - phone photo" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1408" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZRcCnxqoWXuSZQotGZfOuq9hOsHuSOtNCJ3zwRGbyii63YDzQfDEItLiGqoB9ZK7AxwissATAXvbkilIgzVrMyszA-HaQ6ZbJFq9vsIM-a8mpjHHMOR4ahpSwqEwXJ0V1lpEKm0mpW4/s640/River+Ellen+191019+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Looking along the River Ellen towards Maryport - phone photo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking along the River Ellen towards Maryport - phone photo</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRLPt7dbTYNqlLE7qbMZZ4JGRll5ERNb81KAnnPMmjWdmlJgoh3p3qVNjmgcJcuCWdDoJorAh78xvI7wKV47oEYSKXamx5Gfw2axtabsPsBrHgBC5nIW442g1mkk7fHBLEtSDEAjWWAM/s1600/River+Ellen+191019+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking in the opposite direction along the footpath along the River Ellen" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1462" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRLPt7dbTYNqlLE7qbMZZ4JGRll5ERNb81KAnnPMmjWdmlJgoh3p3qVNjmgcJcuCWdDoJorAh78xvI7wKV47oEYSKXamx5Gfw2axtabsPsBrHgBC5nIW442g1mkk7fHBLEtSDEAjWWAM/s640/River+Ellen+191019+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Looking in the opposite direction along the footpath along the River Ellen - phone photo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking in the opposite direction along the footpath next to the River Ellen - phone photo</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQAF9soKIcrr9hdSylaeA0_P__AytJ6j6kO0ArYiH2Gwq7oEFAypf9P9VeiPEQdV2SqQH-7-XF4Vb9chXAHifSx6MJUZjBqLsM70FJDLyG4hqA8eJMi9CJT0LnIaEJ_o2HJBGeP0eQWw/s1600/River+Ellen+191019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun going down over the River Ellen - phone photo" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1537" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQAF9soKIcrr9hdSylaeA0_P__AytJ6j6kO0ArYiH2Gwq7oEFAypf9P9VeiPEQdV2SqQH-7-XF4Vb9chXAHifSx6MJUZjBqLsM70FJDLyG4hqA8eJMi9CJT0LnIaEJ_o2HJBGeP0eQWw/s640/River+Ellen+191019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="The sun going down over the River Ellen - phone photo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun going down over the River Ellen - phone photo</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjPOw464hOask0RPzuDzYJUKDy0rxQgr_BTtsJ8R4Mp-HkcPL3wi5o-Ph1Ck-jCtwsliEQxomn7bvyla9zPKHL1Jm4INSFDtB1HK8khlSr9yb1xiam8nnwRwJarHBr9iqDq4TSzVrZec/s1600/River+Ellen+191019+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view along the River Ellen with Christ Church in the distance - phone photo" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1310" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjPOw464hOask0RPzuDzYJUKDy0rxQgr_BTtsJ8R4Mp-HkcPL3wi5o-Ph1Ck-jCtwsliEQxomn7bvyla9zPKHL1Jm4INSFDtB1HK8khlSr9yb1xiam8nnwRwJarHBr9iqDq4TSzVrZec/s640/River+Ellen+191019+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Another view along the River Ellen with Christ Church in the distance - phone photo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view along the River Ellen with Christ Church in the distance - phone photo</u></h3>
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I took my camera along on one of Ruby's walks on Tuesday, October 22.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09C0WAURCuSK_RWUJd36m_5c7fwHN-UbfUizyofQjpFArY2BarL3Em2W9vvkTcavQPH_EMEsQ_sdSVAnC_dLAoSTF64d1CC_lrfh7l-fHQK1ZuzU_V3zDAKi9jMwJ_3EZE3WGz0s9jZ8/s1600/Maryport+221019+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Grasslot shore at Maryport looking towards Flimby" border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09C0WAURCuSK_RWUJd36m_5c7fwHN-UbfUizyofQjpFArY2BarL3Em2W9vvkTcavQPH_EMEsQ_sdSVAnC_dLAoSTF64d1CC_lrfh7l-fHQK1ZuzU_V3zDAKi9jMwJ_3EZE3WGz0s9jZ8/s640/Maryport+221019+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Grasslot shore at Maryport looking towards Flimby" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Grasslot shore at Maryport looking towards Flimby</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxU7g41FO7RNRTum4TlE3Bhd3Hci6O8dtcJcS1HRxiB7Yzzbepz1rERljuIoiq5UrLAvmSjrvfwOjVLq-ZBGa3DpD1xIn6YZh4fAcWr4LBQ9-s4_qvlMhT21IuaOL-HplpTnxyaomNk-w/s1600/Maryport+221019+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1600" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxU7g41FO7RNRTum4TlE3Bhd3Hci6O8dtcJcS1HRxiB7Yzzbepz1rERljuIoiq5UrLAvmSjrvfwOjVLq-ZBGa3DpD1xIn6YZh4fAcWr4LBQ9-s4_qvlMhT21IuaOL-HplpTnxyaomNk-w/s640/Maryport+221019+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CNJwyRLXcRdOhsgNh7bE0VgJbBseithQdh8VlsgMTTXt3MgmGFH_c8JVcIyTGETaHPexIQN-1a7ueGy8yTss8VDwIrkubE1X6ie09QpIBEoggz98EGtd8wDj9lhq8CiHd5UW-CZsLYM/s1600/Maryport+221019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1390" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CNJwyRLXcRdOhsgNh7bE0VgJbBseithQdh8VlsgMTTXt3MgmGFH_c8JVcIyTGETaHPexIQN-1a7ueGy8yTss8VDwIrkubE1X6ie09QpIBEoggz98EGtd8wDj9lhq8CiHd5UW-CZsLYM/s640/Maryport+221019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGf5u5t6i42tEkE3LT6qJUuoljT37Vavw7eZzBrOp4AnYbLA5ME9ijrGo21zFyqGOE3Ly7v7q9D71gk0iBYjgSzGXv9K9Z6RHMEiHbJ2bQjfrVgpM5tQ_xpUnirzUoB5A8Xc-3ba8u7E/s1600/Maryport+221019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport beach with the Scottish hills in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGf5u5t6i42tEkE3LT6qJUuoljT37Vavw7eZzBrOp4AnYbLA5ME9ijrGo21zFyqGOE3Ly7v7q9D71gk0iBYjgSzGXv9K9Z6RHMEiHbJ2bQjfrVgpM5tQ_xpUnirzUoB5A8Xc-3ba8u7E/s640/Maryport+221019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Maryport beach with the Scottish hills in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport beach with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cKizQn3h6s3DkvpDg1P3qVMbRSlmN1xI7f-4m4dlDg0oQzQGrNWJuRIi_lqieQFgHRSOg2gHzz1pnb2eNavndaZlzye99t2ula3miMN6spDqGGItcuIAF80TP6RSiATxLCI-PzDp1xw/s1600/Maryport+221019+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of the beach" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1540" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cKizQn3h6s3DkvpDg1P3qVMbRSlmN1xI7f-4m4dlDg0oQzQGrNWJuRIi_lqieQFgHRSOg2gHzz1pnb2eNavndaZlzye99t2ula3miMN6spDqGGItcuIAF80TP6RSiATxLCI-PzDp1xw/s640/Maryport+221019+%25285%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of the beach" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of the beach</u></h3>
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I also went out for a walk around the harbour last Saturday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sAq7zhoInmRjwT_y05pgi6iD2HJSxah1ulX-Poc4rVUm6UXpnLb-QLFWkh-vhTbsqRf0AGfgJd5xD98g057FLzkjJc6mYSlOWE7JvI9GL16CliXGG-l6S97RDBYCYrvAnY2IxPlb8Q/s1600/Maryport+261019+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1384" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sAq7zhoInmRjwT_y05pgi6iD2HJSxah1ulX-Poc4rVUm6UXpnLb-QLFWkh-vhTbsqRf0AGfgJd5xD98g057FLzkjJc6mYSlOWE7JvI9GL16CliXGG-l6S97RDBYCYrvAnY2IxPlb8Q/s640/Maryport+261019+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmx2yeDaf_UCnRj7x2M6DZvrcG-JlAIsSMRBmUx1IwlEBuoekrJukolzjweVdyX_E0VsItdZKLn7PqagUa73USVf4AwWM_kPxKtV9itYF4jNBBHwISpj-W0hfIh-309xkGiELXxRjiS4/s1600/Maryport+261019+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a colourful fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmx2yeDaf_UCnRj7x2M6DZvrcG-JlAIsSMRBmUx1IwlEBuoekrJukolzjweVdyX_E0VsItdZKLn7PqagUa73USVf4AwWM_kPxKtV9itYF4jNBBHwISpj-W0hfIh-309xkGiELXxRjiS4/s640/Maryport+261019+%252812%2529.jpg" title="A colourful fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A colourful fishing boat in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-eG7vqNJ2Ur-MXtrZBMl58DiO6f1zbSTqRmQO57C_vxL0Ljnd6KxMg-Z_IDe_er45FOsb2NlIE9lTh7H_N2icFB-0_iy5L0CPSALSBPf-UFzs_R-bVFBVkVaNY2oqE-GWcqO1wsWAic/s1600/Maryport+261019+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more boats in the harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-eG7vqNJ2Ur-MXtrZBMl58DiO6f1zbSTqRmQO57C_vxL0Ljnd6KxMg-Z_IDe_er45FOsb2NlIE9lTh7H_N2icFB-0_iy5L0CPSALSBPf-UFzs_R-bVFBVkVaNY2oqE-GWcqO1wsWAic/s640/Maryport+261019+%252819%2529.jpg" title="More boats in the harbour" width="494" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More boats in the harbour</u></h3>
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And I managed to get out for the sunset on Saturday and Sunday evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHHvfA5FgZaKm9LidXUa9pao2gBqSVLIUJaGOSP5QrY8hr3gWPYSqCpnp4j9nHwAx65vny4s-UGNzdAr4pjVgxxqRdDWhS3VEoZ_mbkYMib47oqIDkWRoGP5Slwlr1CJgDEnwTWUlIg0/s1600/Maryport+sunset+261019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1388" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHHvfA5FgZaKm9LidXUa9pao2gBqSVLIUJaGOSP5QrY8hr3gWPYSqCpnp4j9nHwAx65vny4s-UGNzdAr4pjVgxxqRdDWhS3VEoZ_mbkYMib47oqIDkWRoGP5Slwlr1CJgDEnwTWUlIg0/s640/Maryport+sunset+261019+%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun going down over the Solway Firth on Saturday</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrcB5_sdwXTjiIg9os_xubCrYeFHYESVHWVNUUo398RVI0vO3KvwsNZrsbtUe_fuPKUTl4Enl6btiRC56dRqZYZ-wPPcnLCwBc8yHChb1i4uyIdf70EvJXXmFKEEWaE_vL0WRj70YlKQ/s1600/Maryport+sunset+261019+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrcB5_sdwXTjiIg9os_xubCrYeFHYESVHWVNUUo398RVI0vO3KvwsNZrsbtUe_fuPKUTl4Enl6btiRC56dRqZYZ-wPPcnLCwBc8yHChb1i4uyIdf70EvJXXmFKEEWaE_vL0WRj70YlKQ/s640/Maryport+sunset+261019+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf3MteN_noS87qET1VLf62lfoXhAngiWQMsLAvnjuEP_A_47plW5rlLpLqDrrRm7zvLsphEpSSjwTDFX8Mhqy5L3wzcO7FQzMdyMvSMAUckY3jdgTUV4OYSoNItYgE1RONxeT2Sr2h7s/s1600/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Saturday's sunset at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1388" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf3MteN_noS87qET1VLf62lfoXhAngiWQMsLAvnjuEP_A_47plW5rlLpLqDrrRm7zvLsphEpSSjwTDFX8Mhqy5L3wzcO7FQzMdyMvSMAUckY3jdgTUV4OYSoNItYgE1RONxeT2Sr2h7s/s640/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Saturday's sunset at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Saturday's sunset at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIFPwwBv-KS5iC15ET89msTNS_cvfU8HvKguwfH0-k4v8f0FLboCqaplPa9EYFdeJA41zW7sjMqoYWATm4NhMsxGA5RxT7C8z3FO_YqX0ttL2vgihkrBz4bgKfSoiG3ebGVJ2MQhJVaU/s1600/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of the sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIFPwwBv-KS5iC15ET89msTNS_cvfU8HvKguwfH0-k4v8f0FLboCqaplPa9EYFdeJA41zW7sjMqoYWATm4NhMsxGA5RxT7C8z3FO_YqX0ttL2vgihkrBz4bgKfSoiG3ebGVJ2MQhJVaU/s640/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252815%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of the sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of the sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA6pqxStrb_5xpp7RSQjAeLs6QYAg9eJoT61CTHAwThdczZwcdte1mqv5ovkEWNsqv8s7qHrgWTEYoftFYPlK_QW7ArhmDbjdg2t8-vZ8wQQTheOLSFu6JQLHmmDPhsHaDwsaA1cU2QY/s1600/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Saturday's Solway sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA6pqxStrb_5xpp7RSQjAeLs6QYAg9eJoT61CTHAwThdczZwcdte1mqv5ovkEWNsqv8s7qHrgWTEYoftFYPlK_QW7ArhmDbjdg2t8-vZ8wQQTheOLSFu6JQLHmmDPhsHaDwsaA1cU2QY/s640/Maryport+sunset+261019+%252819%2529.jpg" title="Saturday's Solway sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Saturday's Solway sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRXYKeh6KVTMp33KFPasEVQHlF2XhVN5sfm-pFeadyNw_9URS2ZH1OY_kQw9mDfMToGFS3ZzvCoB37wJIaQ9xM1N4vQ7-b_6pVXQj0OH9qx3vocshyphenhyphenGqX6HlO8VyDEhER25gn1OkFvyQ/s1600/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Sunday's sunset from Maryport shore" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1429" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRXYKeh6KVTMp33KFPasEVQHlF2XhVN5sfm-pFeadyNw_9URS2ZH1OY_kQw9mDfMToGFS3ZzvCoB37wJIaQ9xM1N4vQ7-b_6pVXQj0OH9qx3vocshyphenhyphenGqX6HlO8VyDEhER25gn1OkFvyQ/s640/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Sunday's sunset from Maryport shore" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunday's sunset from Maryport shore</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhao4Q-qEXAfkhyphenhyphenu_lxG7TlMq6qo9qCC0Srz1uZQGymqy4pcl2U-GrWP3Do8pokJ7gArdwano3IFkiIKb0QMGCJ0h5qM0njBOYnuzRBB6O1o8IZx0gByyTKd4wHUW6TAuOtyTkEbk_wv_k/s1600/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of an upright view of Sunday's sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhao4Q-qEXAfkhyphenhyphenu_lxG7TlMq6qo9qCC0Srz1uZQGymqy4pcl2U-GrWP3Do8pokJ7gArdwano3IFkiIKb0QMGCJ0h5qM0njBOYnuzRBB6O1o8IZx0gByyTKd4wHUW6TAuOtyTkEbk_wv_k/s640/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25282%2529.jpg" title="An upright view of Sunday's sunset" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>An upright view of Sunday's sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q2jf99hKqCmS0F1k7m91yMSuGojDbD3is8LNdk7fbTCNu1FCy4BoFvqfP2Car1OhpoEl5WgD-qkqzsET2qaAHcCWXWNp_Cwu-mDUmSvHdATjyrDfTrdTOlWIlGVP60FWKRnILxGXYgk/s1600/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a panoramic view of sunset over Maryport shore" border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q2jf99hKqCmS0F1k7m91yMSuGojDbD3is8LNdk7fbTCNu1FCy4BoFvqfP2Car1OhpoEl5WgD-qkqzsET2qaAHcCWXWNp_Cwu-mDUmSvHdATjyrDfTrdTOlWIlGVP60FWKRnILxGXYgk/s640/Maryport+sunset+271019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="A panoramic view of sunset over Maryport shore" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A panoramic view of sunset over Maryport shore</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<u>Rain was a recurring theme during last week</u></h3>
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We had a lot of wind and rain last week, but the weather this week has been a lot nicer, even though it's getting cooler.<br />
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Saturday (October 19) started cloudy and wet but relatively calm, with light rain during the morning followed by heavier rain during the afternoon, which stopped around teatime. The top temperature was 10C (50F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station - was 23mph, but it was definitely less windy here.<br />
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<u>Rain on Saturday (October 19) at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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On Sunday (October 20) it was spitting with rain in the morning, then dry for the rest of the day with clouds, sunny intervals and a good breeze. The top temperature was 10C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 32mph.<br />
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Monday (October 21) was dry, bright and relatively calm. The temperature reached 10C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 8mph.<br />
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Tuesday (October 22) was dry, bright and breezy with a top temperature of 10C (50F) and top average wind speed of 18mph.<br />
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Wednesday (October 23) was bright and cloudy but thankfully stayed dry. The top temperature was 11C (52F) and the top average wind speed was 24mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtSACnLGSOPv8IGXdzOIzybJwCwY52v9ELKWtqU5LIDgGzsr9hnmUU_efHrbgKmd-_zVKarN3qyhsJxs4IxmFXP-S88lKncN-sEXCh2TPUocnINM0gvXHMV2RkCLID970nDZtBkSJ3Rg/s1600/Thursday+evening+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the miserable view through Ravensdale's windscreen on Thursday (October 24)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtSACnLGSOPv8IGXdzOIzybJwCwY52v9ELKWtqU5LIDgGzsr9hnmUU_efHrbgKmd-_zVKarN3qyhsJxs4IxmFXP-S88lKncN-sEXCh2TPUocnINM0gvXHMV2RkCLID970nDZtBkSJ3Rg/s640/Thursday+evening+%25283%2529.jpg" title="The miserable view through Ravensdale's windscreen on Thursday (October 24)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The miserable view through Ravensdale's windscreen on Thursday (October 24)</u></h3>
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We had heavy rain overnight and Thursday (October 24) was mainly dry with a heavy shower in the evening. The top temperature was 12C (54F) and the top average wind speed was 24, gusting 32mph.<br />
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Overnight Thursday into Friday (October 25) was a cold night with the temperature dropping to 4C (39F). It was dry first thing on Friday with heavy rain until late afternoon followed by drizzle during the evening. The top temperature was 8C (46F) and the average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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Saturday (October 26) was dry, sunny and breezy.<br />
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Sunday (October 27) was another dry, sunny and breezy day with a top temperature of 10C (50F) and a top average wind speed of 25mph, gusting 36mph.<br />
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<u>Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon</u></h3>
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Overnight Sunday into Monday was a cold night followed by a frosty start to the day with the temperature dropping to 2C (36F) at 7am. The pontoons were a bit slippery in places and there was ice on car windscreens.<br />
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There was a clear sky and it stayed dry and sunny but cool throughout the day. The top temperature was 7C (45F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head was 14mph, but it was less than that here.<br />
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Tuesday was another chilly morning with the temperature falling to 2.5C (36.5F) at 5am. It was a dry, calm and sunny day with a top temperature of 9.4C and a top average wind speed of 14mph.<br />
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Wednesday was another dry, sunny and relatively calm day.<br />
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<u>Calm, sunny weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) it was dry, bright, sunny and calm with more cloud developing late afternoon. The top temperature was 9.7C (49.5F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head was 22mph, gusting 30mph, but it was nothing like that in Maryport.<br />
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We had heavy rain overnight and the weather today (Friday) has been cloudy and breezy with showers at times and heavy rain this evening. The top temperature was 11.6C (53F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head was 23mph, gusting 33mph, but again it was less windy than that here.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-51377110715175934922019-10-18T21:37:00.000+01:002019-10-18T23:47:26.961+01:00Engine maintenance stops us taking Ravensdale out on the water and my latest “little project” 😊<b><u></u></b><br />
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<u>Phil pumping oil out of Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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Planned engine maintenance really hasn’t gone as planned over the last couple of weeks.<br />
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We decided Ravensdale’s two 300hp Volvo Penta engines were overdue an oil change and set about getting it done asap but, as usual, the task took much longer than we’d expected.<br />
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Once we’ve decided something needs doing, we prefer not to take Ravensdale out on the water until whatever maintenance we’re planning has been done. It just feels a little bit like tempting providence <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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But hopefully, we’ll be able to get back out on the Solway Firth here in Cumbria, UK, very soon.<br />
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Meanwhile, I’ve been working on a little project that I’m hoping will raise much-needed funds for our local inshore rescue boat.<br />
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<b>Oil change</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale's engine room</u></h3>
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We decided to get on and change the oil in Ravensdale’s engines the week before last as there was no chance to take her out on the water due to wet and windy weather.<br />
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We went and bought 40 litres of oil as each of her engines takes 20 litres of oil.<br />
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We were disappointed that the motor spares supplier we use at nearby Workington couldn't get the oil filters we needed as we really wanted to get on with the job asap.<br />
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Phil ordered the filters online. He also ordered a pump to remove the old oil from the engines as he couldn’t get underneath them to drain the oil.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDJACiZt2oDojuirqzlRO4jODym3UMMHVqnVFjIWwVx-mg92auZXHNFBUzKm9_AzfoS1MZiabf9FFS4WVTjKYcJ0Sb06ZMoJeZan8MYp2XKbQaR7oDtzMWytMkuUJDo6fDFVg5L4YjpA/s1600/_MG_2411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil using our new oil pump" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDJACiZt2oDojuirqzlRO4jODym3UMMHVqnVFjIWwVx-mg92auZXHNFBUzKm9_AzfoS1MZiabf9FFS4WVTjKYcJ0Sb06ZMoJeZan8MYp2XKbQaR7oDtzMWytMkuUJDo6fDFVg5L4YjpA/s640/_MG_2411.jpg" title="Phil using our new oil pump" width="412" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil using our new oil pump</u></h3>
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The pump arrived fairly quickly but the filters were not due to arrive until yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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We accepted the delay, even though it meant that we missed a few opportunities to take Ravensdale out on the water at the start of this week.<br />
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We also knew the forecast for today (Friday) was good so we’d hoped to have the job done yesterday so we could go out today.<br />
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However, yesterday morning Phil got an email from the company that was supposed to be sending the filters to say they could get one to us straight away, but they couldn’t send the second one for 7-8 weeks.<br />
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That really wasn’t any good to us.<br />
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Having decided to do the job, we wanted to do it now, not in a couple of months’ time.<br />
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So, Phil cancelled that order, asked for a refund and started ringing around other suppliers.<br />
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He found another company that could send them out by next day delivery, and they arrived this afternoon (Friday).<br />
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Phil started draining the oil from Ravensdale’s starboard engine this morning hoping to get the oil in both engines changed and the new filters fitted by close of play today.<br />
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However, it turned out that removing the oil with the pump is a long job due to the narrowness of the pipe that fits into the hole that holds the dipstick.<br />
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So, he’s going to have to finish the job tomorrow – that’s not me instructing him to finish changing the oil tomorrow. He wants to do it. Honest! <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
<b><br />Charity calendar</b><br />
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<u>The front cover of my charity calendar</u></h3>
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This is the “little project” that took up so much of my time last week, which meant I would’ve been pushed for time to write my blog so I decided to give it a miss – especially as we hadn’t done anything exciting during the week. <br />
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I’ve been putting together a 2020 calendar of my photos of Maryport to sell to raise money for Maryport Inshore Rescue.<br />
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When you spend time at sea on a boat, it really brings home to you the huge importance of the service these volunteers provide.<br />
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Maryport Inshore Rescue is not part of the RNLI. It’s an independent lifeboat and swift water rescue organisation that relies on donations for funding.<br />
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<u>The back of the calendar showing the photos for each month of the year</u></h3>
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I stupidly started working on the calendars on Thursday of last week – the very day I usually write my blog so it’s ready to update and post on a Friday.<br />
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I really thought it would be a fairly quick job, but it proved to be anything but <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPxtov5D-RUS3XWlz21DHa6xxr5fA8ChJIiK9WoUGmUZqrVEEd_v8FMBCcIpx6yJpb7q4Nk5vbRRL35cjdRqwf9pjrj4SLkXgw_G0dzzktSMx_wMMmqGJYuk98wJ2AsTi2m-HecR6AQ0/s1600/Charity+calendar+2020+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="April's photo was taken from Ravensdale on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPxtov5D-RUS3XWlz21DHa6xxr5fA8ChJIiK9WoUGmUZqrVEEd_v8FMBCcIpx6yJpb7q4Nk5vbRRL35cjdRqwf9pjrj4SLkXgw_G0dzzktSMx_wMMmqGJYuk98wJ2AsTi2m-HecR6AQ0/s640/Charity+calendar+2020+%25285%2529.jpg" title="April's photo was taken from Ravensdale on the Solway Firth" width="472" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>April's photo was taken from Ravensdale on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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It should’ve been a simple task, but I had so many photos to choose from that picking just 12 – one for each month – plus one to go on the cover was really difficult.<br />
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I changed my mind many times before settling for the ones I used.<br />
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I then encountered two other problems – firstly I couldn’t seem to get them to save at the correct size when I added the coloured frames in Photoshop. <br />
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I saved them at the size stipulated minus 2cm on their height and width so I could add a 1cm frame. However, every time I added the frame, they ended up 0.02mm too large in one direction and the same amount too small in the other.<br />
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I repeated the process over and over again but just couldn’t get it to work. <br />
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Eventually, I opted for increasing the short side of the images by 0.02mm before adding the frames and that seems to have done the trick.<br />
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When I thought I’d actually finished, I suddenly realised my images were all saved as RGB and they needed to be CMYK to ensure the colours were accurate, so I had to take all the images off the template and start all over again.<br />
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The proofs arrived yesterday (Thursday) and I’m very happy with the result so I’m glad I kept at it until I got it right.<br />
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As I have to pay for the calendars when I order them, I won’t be able to get too many printed initially.<br />
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However, if there’s enough interest, I’ll be able to get more printed after the initial print run.<br />
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And every penny of the profit will go to Maryport Inshore Rescue.<br />
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I just hope I can sell them now to make some money for this worthwhile charity.<br />
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<b>Router box and the search for the missing varnish</b><br />
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<u>Phil cutting timber to make the mobile Wi-Fi box</u></h3>
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Phil has made a small wooden box to hold the router for our mobile Wi-Fi.<br />
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We’ve found one spot on Ravensdale where it works better than anywhere else on the boat – close to the ceiling above the steps from the saloon into the galley.<br />
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While experimenting with different locations, it has been hanging in a plastic food bag, but it doesn’t look good and was never meant to be a permanent solution.<br />
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So, Phil decided to make a box for it along the lines of the one he recently made for our handheld VHF radio.<br />
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<u>Phil sanding the box before staining it</u></h3>
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After making the box, he stained it to match the radio handset box, which was as close in colour as possible to the post to which it was fixed.<br />
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He then started searching for the small amount of varnish that he knew he had left after varnishing the previous box.<br />
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Phil carried out a thorough search of the aft lockers, which is where he expected it to be, then looked through almost every locker on the boat, including places that we really didn’t think it could possibly be, and, as usual, it was nowhere to be found.<br />
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We needed to buy more varnish anyway as there is a lot – and I mean A LOT – of varnishing that needs to be done on Ravensdale, so he gave up on the job and started packing his stuff away until we went out to get varnish.<br />
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<u>The finished Wi-Fi box in situ</u></h3>
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He then went into the heads to clean the stain off his hands, dipped his hands in a Swarfega (heavy-duty hand cleanser) pot to discover it was full of varnish. He’d used the empty container (after it had been washed, of course) to store the last of the old tin of varnish then put it away thinking it contained hand cleanser.<br />
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I found it really funny that he should find it right then and in such a dramatic way. Not sure if he was quite as amused <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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But at least it meant he could get this job finished.<br />
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<b><br />Ruby of </b><b>Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>A phone selfie of Ruby and I on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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Ruby’s allergy problems seem to have subsided at the moment but that’s probably because she’s back on two doses a day of her allergy tablets.<br />
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She started scratching and chewing her feet again when we tried to drop the dose to half a tablet once a day.<br />
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The vet said to put her back up to half a tablet twice a day for another two weeks and then try reducing it again.<br />
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When she first started treating Ruby for allergies, she said she hoped they may be summer allergies, but she now thinks that unlikely as they’re showing no sign of letting up, so it looks as though she’s going to have allergies all year.<br />
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The next step was to try her on a very restricted, wheat and grain-free diet, which we started this week with absolutely no extras.<br />
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And, if anyone we meet while out asks if they can give her a treat, the answer is always no.<br />
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I’m not risking another severe allergic reaction like the one she suffered a couple of weeks ago.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfw1RjwdHkDeUAdE6-LvrBdZ1_hsBPao4ZUhyphenhyphenvsaiNbmaZlxa2A09Hf_o89bA0OS9j_E5mjuRwOCO5FTqyZuWD2UAxkLkKAn26ihM-3zEcsA5Od4RjDNqddBiK1QFoy1WzEWDKuxY4x0/s1600/Ruby+beach+walk+121019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil washing Ruby's ball in a pool after it got covered in sand" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfw1RjwdHkDeUAdE6-LvrBdZ1_hsBPao4ZUhyphenhyphenvsaiNbmaZlxa2A09Hf_o89bA0OS9j_E5mjuRwOCO5FTqyZuWD2UAxkLkKAn26ihM-3zEcsA5Od4RjDNqddBiK1QFoy1WzEWDKuxY4x0/s640/Ruby+beach+walk+121019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil washing Ruby's ball in a pool after it got covered in sand" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil washing Ruby's ball in a pool after it got covered in sand</u></h3>
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On Saturday, Ruby enjoyed her first walk on the beach since she started her last season or at least the first time that she was able to run off lead without us having to worry about her attracting male dogs.<br />
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<u>Ruby fetching her ball on the beach at Maryport</u></h3>
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She’s getting better than ever at waiting while I take photos while walking her. I still tie her up if there are railings around and she sits and waits patiently until I’m ready to move on.<br />
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But I’ve also been able to take photos by just telling her to wait when there's nothing suitable to tie her to, so that’s definitely an improvement.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mKJQhKhXHHIFRSpmZPJ8GBeWcnJ-aoivRjw3s32jSEUjE8msZvB3NlypEbJh0O1lbyWLyQhhW6DgG2pZ0uBsqpc7I1AOYnjYbA8QF-gWULwtpBXfElfByjLlNsCfcJlpfTo89xeBFCc/s1600/Ruby+on+photo+trip+along+Prom+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby waiting on Maryport Promenade while I was taking a photo" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1474" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mKJQhKhXHHIFRSpmZPJ8GBeWcnJ-aoivRjw3s32jSEUjE8msZvB3NlypEbJh0O1lbyWLyQhhW6DgG2pZ0uBsqpc7I1AOYnjYbA8QF-gWULwtpBXfElfByjLlNsCfcJlpfTo89xeBFCc/s640/Ruby+on+photo+trip+along+Prom+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby waiting on Maryport Promenade while I was taking a photo" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby waiting on Maryport Promenade while I was taking a photo</u></h3>
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She was really good when I took her for a walk along The Promenade here in Maryport on Wednesday afternoon. <br />
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It was one of the longest walks she’d done and included walking on the hard surface of the prom, the grass on the landward side of the prom and down on the shore. <br />
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I think she enjoyed it but she was very tired when we got back.<br />
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<u>Ruby checking out one of the new signs</u></h3>
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Nothing annoys me more than dog owners who don’t pick up after their pets.<br />
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On Tuesday morning, I saw what looked from a distance to be a man watching his dog make a mess. He then looked in my direction and walked off without making any attempt to pick it up.<br />
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When I got to the spot, I could see that I had been correct. If I’d been closer, I would definitely have reminded him that he should clean it up.<br />
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Later the same day, we walked the same path to discover that someone had painted “Clean it up!” signs on the pathway. I just hope people take notice of them.<br />
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Ruby seemed very interested in the strange yellow paint that she seemed to think shouldn’t be there and stopped at every sign we came across.<br />
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Although she hates going out in the rain, she seems to enjoy being dried when she gets home. We took her for a walk in the rain on Sunday afternoon and Phil gave her a good rub down with her towel when we got back.<br />
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<u>Phil drying Ruby after her walk in the rain</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, when the sun streams in through Ravensdale’s windows, Ruby always seeks out the hotspots and stretches out in them to top up her tan.<br />
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<u>Ruby sunbathing on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby watching Phil prepare food in the galley</u></h3>
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Another of her favourite pastimes is sitting at the top of the steps from the saloon into the galley while anyone is preparing food.<br />
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<u>Ruby goes in for a closer look</u></h3>
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Sometimes she sits at our feet waiting in the hope something will drop but, if it’s really interesting like when Phil is cutting up raw chicken, she stands up with her feet on the bench <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Ravensdale gets a big sister</b> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdmL6fDq5q8OOUnqthuir1plJ5PZ0Wltt-HgPS9hH0w4b6jvtVNO_stZoKQROfVH7qvGjYm00vZGTCFTvdPiYzMYkAI2W_NfDnPY-V8rL8LiHY9moTWwnTqv92tv-85SE_J7IDRt0hW8/s1600/Carna+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Carna at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdmL6fDq5q8OOUnqthuir1plJ5PZ0Wltt-HgPS9hH0w4b6jvtVNO_stZoKQROfVH7qvGjYm00vZGTCFTvdPiYzMYkAI2W_NfDnPY-V8rL8LiHY9moTWwnTqv92tv-85SE_J7IDRt0hW8/s640/Carna+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Carna at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Carna at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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A new boat has arrived at Maryport Marina that looks like Ravensdale’s big sister.<br />
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A Horizon Ranger 47, called Carna, arrived on Tuesday and is moored at the opposite end of the marina to Ravensdale.<br />
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She's a very similar looking boat but a bit bigger than ours.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjNjqShNFoC1OXxvaWszaibrbQ7oCtVPshrG559HF5bjgLg1z6Hd0N8Sl8Dv6ecrEqwR56h-0xZZEKiASJc2wJ2Ws1VxUQx6RSafPpAj1ofiv-h1MzqbeuYOUtyjYOOdnQT0ANIwWxxY/s1600/_A100043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1455" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjNjqShNFoC1OXxvaWszaibrbQ7oCtVPshrG559HF5bjgLg1z6Hd0N8Sl8Dv6ecrEqwR56h-0xZZEKiASJc2wJ2Ws1VxUQx6RSafPpAj1ofiv-h1MzqbeuYOUtyjYOOdnQT0ANIwWxxY/s640/_A100043.jpg" title="Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We understand Carna will be staying in Maryport but have yet to meet her owners.<br />
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<b>Wildlife</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ffbbgzj0wCcPP1YT-OB4AqE_HHGhQzJttG23nhYwx9iVGiF-AZduUy4t1_O2jIbY2mPfTRVOi6RYVCJNIx0vyDtdxXFWI5-wfVu3pG2VLd24KTdD7SLMiyb6xEP95WxdgeEVX_Uid8/s1600/Swan+couple+at+AniMel+Haven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The cygnet that was rescued from Maryport Marina and his new partner. Photo: AniMel Haven" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="842" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ffbbgzj0wCcPP1YT-OB4AqE_HHGhQzJttG23nhYwx9iVGiF-AZduUy4t1_O2jIbY2mPfTRVOi6RYVCJNIx0vyDtdxXFWI5-wfVu3pG2VLd24KTdD7SLMiyb6xEP95WxdgeEVX_Uid8/s640/Swan+couple+at+AniMel+Haven.jpg" title="The cygnet that was rescued from Maryport Marina and his new partner. Photo: AniMel Haven" width="538" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cygnet that was rescued from Maryport Marina and his new partner. Photo: AniMel Haven</u></h3>
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I was delighted to hear that the injured cygnet that was rescued from the marina slipway earlier this year stayed at AniMel Haven after it recovered.<br />
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This cygnet, who was one of last year's Maryport brood, has now paired up with a cygnet that was rescued from nearby Allonby.<br />
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I’m a sucker for a happy ending <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Meanwhile, this year’s swan family has visited the marina quite often this week looking for food.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSJVYbyX03bXd-5J7QQc35b7iCXf_pmACxsHVDK9zKR94nIGdrDL04IKI-X9cWnx6JeeX-Z8AaT3ARM4wmQsA61Z1_hLJDjlYvB2VU0FnXEY52WGavQGQfB7rglgXSESQ3LKSP9BdtbQ/s1600/Swans+and+cygnets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the adult swans and this year's young waiting to be fed this week" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1417" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSJVYbyX03bXd-5J7QQc35b7iCXf_pmACxsHVDK9zKR94nIGdrDL04IKI-X9cWnx6JeeX-Z8AaT3ARM4wmQsA61Z1_hLJDjlYvB2VU0FnXEY52WGavQGQfB7rglgXSESQ3LKSP9BdtbQ/s640/Swans+and+cygnets.jpg" title="The adult swans and this year's young waiting to be fed this week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The adult swans and this year's young waiting to be fed this week</u></h3>
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I guess this is because the cooler weather is making it more difficult for them to find food in the wild.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojqPY6d8Y6Zx_fPODrw_b0q8br-JssVILt-JNcbtt6OrtoI_8Q_K6tMSlsvJWkNKZWchnVWkcyFk2UNIRL4lh5Qb-UKLOkAdXGJJ7UHyKdcPdCh2ZtqYOkJiP5LCOTbqVV-uBY70BHd8/s1600/Swans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the adult swans asking for more food" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojqPY6d8Y6Zx_fPODrw_b0q8br-JssVILt-JNcbtt6OrtoI_8Q_K6tMSlsvJWkNKZWchnVWkcyFk2UNIRL4lh5Qb-UKLOkAdXGJJ7UHyKdcPdCh2ZtqYOkJiP5LCOTbqVV-uBY70BHd8/s640/Swans.jpg" title="The adult swans asking for more food" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The adult swans asking for more food</u></h3>
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And we were surprised to see a barn owl hunting on the grass verge near the marina on Saturday evening while we were walking back towards Ravensdale.<br />
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Sadly, I was unable to get a photo of it because it was pretty dark and I only had my phone with me, which isn’t great when it comes to low light photography.<br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fqY4aQsqxY4WbImbKWgwaigdVr53pMK14NmXwNb7cy3d1T7KodtMwAz5ZeL1UEgnxcNjOnRwmh0zhnuZCQcnc80aBEkuJ7m300MVDz-R-cRwvF4A-P3iw4fZzRx7K7JxwUKjc0OgdrQ/s1600/Marina+reflections+061019+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1393" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fqY4aQsqxY4WbImbKWgwaigdVr53pMK14NmXwNb7cy3d1T7KodtMwAz5ZeL1UEgnxcNjOnRwmh0zhnuZCQcnc80aBEkuJ7m300MVDz-R-cRwvF4A-P3iw4fZzRx7K7JxwUKjc0OgdrQ/s640/Marina+reflections+061019+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Reflections at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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I didn’t get to take many photos during the first week after my last blog post but did get some nice shots of the boats reflected on the still water at the marina on Sunday evening (October 6).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoE6ivXs5EdwrC02_fifEZjuEt5Eb5H9C97vcgeCnlEOeanqDvOHYIfeuDafv9pTsEqrqCUgK74qZbr0Op2e0FJL2Xvi-hdK9feFX_FTBUVcSDPEGdfpVm9fJm1OYhbzh8SoYj6DS28g/s1600/Marina+reflections+061019+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of marina reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoE6ivXs5EdwrC02_fifEZjuEt5Eb5H9C97vcgeCnlEOeanqDvOHYIfeuDafv9pTsEqrqCUgK74qZbr0Op2e0FJL2Xvi-hdK9feFX_FTBUVcSDPEGdfpVm9fJm1OYhbzh8SoYj6DS28g/s640/Marina+reflections+061019+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Marina reflections" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marina reflections</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq4K3ydLMeuf2GD0aJorjhg3yIIFYvDvkBOJbCxI_1bV-QQ33aK921CPHxXd7vILxsdVei2i_KTN135IxEVQ10O2DWjhTnKs2aXyk0Rczj_GSUIPpX_vYVMRmxWz3dJFwPqSeZBhu_8M/s1600/Marina+reflections+061019+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of marina reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq4K3ydLMeuf2GD0aJorjhg3yIIFYvDvkBOJbCxI_1bV-QQ33aK921CPHxXd7vILxsdVei2i_KTN135IxEVQ10O2DWjhTnKs2aXyk0Rczj_GSUIPpX_vYVMRmxWz3dJFwPqSeZBhu_8M/s640/Marina+reflections+061019+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Marina reflections" width="460" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marina reflections</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29TPfrzLwovEetCzPMhOh1RTFzo0beuFXYOR6k2sQJQoaEtbVAusN0AtgnKZ3U_SPqNeJoTNkrsH5iCC4odE_49Ti1ytLl2_cuUqBqwueDCjDyTE8lRwmR4pKJYGI-tOqF_GyeSOnCIA/s1600/Marina+reflections+061019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of marina reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1402" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29TPfrzLwovEetCzPMhOh1RTFzo0beuFXYOR6k2sQJQoaEtbVAusN0AtgnKZ3U_SPqNeJoTNkrsH5iCC4odE_49Ti1ytLl2_cuUqBqwueDCjDyTE8lRwmR4pKJYGI-tOqF_GyeSOnCIA/s640/Marina+reflections+061019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Marina reflections" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marina reflections</u></h3>
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And I took my camera over to the shore to capture the sunset on Thursday evening (October 10).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE6yAfZyX9zztjTvCb8w6JlXpSEOKXB25yWTUA5oa3XZ7SU92wXd76zjvvq9kqGFTrP6eaDjO7Pmde5Ke4gS5Iy8JuyHqrxJBMNRg8fpHxBlJscVMkQzDv333kHzV05PcAOKusrfwCaY/s1600/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Solway Firth sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE6yAfZyX9zztjTvCb8w6JlXpSEOKXB25yWTUA5oa3XZ7SU92wXd76zjvvq9kqGFTrP6eaDjO7Pmde5Ke4gS5Iy8JuyHqrxJBMNRg8fpHxBlJscVMkQzDv333kHzV05PcAOKusrfwCaY/s640/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Solway Firth sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Solway Firth sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPDrmpqO2-9buJswlf_tYNdFbch9ES8b2DZfqggNG9mxzSRjJssS57RadPKbVVuLvNh4C8OvdG2RiYboBOdycp0wHHJ_QtjBzr8De0I5F2PBJXN1ZhuaSOLiUytRTJq_4UhS02KbpgzQ/s1600/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of the Solway Firth sunset" border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPDrmpqO2-9buJswlf_tYNdFbch9ES8b2DZfqggNG9mxzSRjJssS57RadPKbVVuLvNh4C8OvdG2RiYboBOdycp0wHHJ_QtjBzr8De0I5F2PBJXN1ZhuaSOLiUytRTJq_4UhS02KbpgzQ/s640/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Closer view of the Solway Firth sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Closer view of the Solway Firth Sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw95fMlP2X8Hh3qnOzRQdeywup0nNUxtv_U2NBCeQVq8VivzazlLGi29rg4Z2J6lq8lnQ4w-SApJhes3qDyQvRsJUEAknoN9-tmp21sdgRHDCaAiBdmOOSF3OyRymlpOtOgmOdiCeakUE/s1600/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Lighthouse at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw95fMlP2X8Hh3qnOzRQdeywup0nNUxtv_U2NBCeQVq8VivzazlLGi29rg4Z2J6lq8lnQ4w-SApJhes3qDyQvRsJUEAknoN9-tmp21sdgRHDCaAiBdmOOSF3OyRymlpOtOgmOdiCeakUE/s640/Maryport+sunset+101019+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Lighthouse at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc-sPArDCkX2V8xXfV3qq2IXJbo0RFRhgsQ97CdqAVvMXlJD6QO8EdqH8-UF4wzKwTSSrxAZoJZ670fS31vTEJKwDrAPXHCwi1X2_a7w7om8F6Bede5QeI7ZBWSaF3Sx2y8XSNBbgSxU/s1600/Maryport+sunset+101019+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Solway Firth sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1457" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc-sPArDCkX2V8xXfV3qq2IXJbo0RFRhgsQ97CdqAVvMXlJD6QO8EdqH8-UF4wzKwTSSrxAZoJZ670fS31vTEJKwDrAPXHCwi1X2_a7w7om8F6Bede5QeI7ZBWSaF3Sx2y8XSNBbgSxU/s640/Maryport+sunset+101019+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Solway Firth sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Solway Firth sunset</u></h3>
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I also took photos of the sunset over the Solway Firth on Saturday evening (October 12). There were a lot of fishermen out digging bait at low tide and I liked the way they were silhouetted against the water with the colourful sky in the background.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRABWG9jHqKjkNCa2v5OgcsmKL8izes5rjL0O0b2iIVmTP1r1abmP3ATmIoQAObwjcKHTYCr5H7_sSwI36z-zt2mWk8466vz2Pk4MT2lrGxDOXPXxh2nw_MHJBxIIBH9dxL_tExXqnsA/s1600/Beach+sunset+121019+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRABWG9jHqKjkNCa2v5OgcsmKL8izes5rjL0O0b2iIVmTP1r1abmP3ATmIoQAObwjcKHTYCr5H7_sSwI36z-zt2mWk8466vz2Pk4MT2lrGxDOXPXxh2nw_MHJBxIIBH9dxL_tExXqnsA/s640/Beach+sunset+121019+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bait diggers on the shore at Maryport at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzMccC-DUBkOAldWR1NH5thJpfhugdgiChdI8os9GB6jwom6zVx2OeFfIKIi2Efi4aWCIPqQH21u_lRXtA0KsS_GL1Gb0syhvBtKsy5fi9_T7TAzJohnZAquArkZxscAa152-0D5aNJ4/s1600/Beach+sunset+121019+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun going down over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzMccC-DUBkOAldWR1NH5thJpfhugdgiChdI8os9GB6jwom6zVx2OeFfIKIi2Efi4aWCIPqQH21u_lRXtA0KsS_GL1Gb0syhvBtKsy5fi9_T7TAzJohnZAquArkZxscAa152-0D5aNJ4/s640/Beach+sunset+121019+%252815%2529.jpg" title="The sun going down over the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun going down over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GoAtS5bW8OP4hMufpTMy7jH805wb3SsbOnQEWR6wVxg7_uB1QFc_MrfAZ6hE2nLQAbIM2qyo87S60ulVCBLBUK39s6EgxNLzqsJk8QRsLpvnLxtjty_6YOZzJVdW-867PBk0Xx05SXE/s1600/Beach+sunset+121019+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bait diggers on the shore" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GoAtS5bW8OP4hMufpTMy7jH805wb3SsbOnQEWR6wVxg7_uB1QFc_MrfAZ6hE2nLQAbIM2qyo87S60ulVCBLBUK39s6EgxNLzqsJk8QRsLpvnLxtjty_6YOZzJVdW-867PBk0Xx05SXE/s640/Beach+sunset+121019+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Bait diggers on the shore" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bait diggers on the shore</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Wg1pPjLIRNnug0ome-gS07puOciZ2nJMxsHh61BQPTWg6tUvq97GqtyZUFs2JhIbYC-sQD5cYbv7c8Xy-WAb4xFE7VYCodL_e5oA7KqnNWqfsyy_B1sTLgPGhk5EKEjQVF8QR2aJQY/s1600/Beach+sunset+121019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a wider view of the bait diggers at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1600" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Wg1pPjLIRNnug0ome-gS07puOciZ2nJMxsHh61BQPTWg6tUvq97GqtyZUFs2JhIbYC-sQD5cYbv7c8Xy-WAb4xFE7VYCodL_e5oA7KqnNWqfsyy_B1sTLgPGhk5EKEjQVF8QR2aJQY/s640/Beach+sunset+121019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="A wider view of the bait diggers at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A wider view of the bait diggers at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k-egetzE6RpzyCH66F0GmOc0-PwcMs-N5bouZ-FzVicEeO0FHH7S7Xf90UM5ASEsqY0ZeXgKx__InGHT3Y-G3hOJb547dC1VuGLeES0u0f5N2Rg-JHBhw2gVSwSexY2yce9PI4dB71s/s1600/Beach+sunset+121019+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishermen on the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k-egetzE6RpzyCH66F0GmOc0-PwcMs-N5bouZ-FzVicEeO0FHH7S7Xf90UM5ASEsqY0ZeXgKx__InGHT3Y-G3hOJb547dC1VuGLeES0u0f5N2Rg-JHBhw2gVSwSexY2yce9PI4dB71s/s640/Beach+sunset+121019+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Fishermen on the shore at Maryport" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishermen on the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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I took my camera for a walk around the harbour on Monday to capture the reflections of the fishing boats on the still water at high tide.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNe-Y51AtEdYlFkgPSOboCy0zpR4Om4SBSCNuuubXwbvtggZG4njb-JRmVplQQWDjqMGB-f6xkdMtv_WBlbKzVraX-BhH2ZdXiUpDKce_iJYlYaKMxthFtDeK8_e2YTNlSxp-jeRp9A2Q/s1600/_A140039-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNe-Y51AtEdYlFkgPSOboCy0zpR4Om4SBSCNuuubXwbvtggZG4njb-JRmVplQQWDjqMGB-f6xkdMtv_WBlbKzVraX-BhH2ZdXiUpDKce_iJYlYaKMxthFtDeK8_e2YTNlSxp-jeRp9A2Q/s640/_A140039-Edit.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEvrL_IdMGeYvy1Fw0-TDY-nSwx2H5n7PzSosafCUHYiVpZoBF-VHNeJOqmkcs5WuaW9g4G4YZm8DXDREPcOMtf4cxicZ8wfcfmyGJourMMkqbJSVVVKXg4R9zYHF_x-wgUQhjyQnwT4/s1600/_A140040-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1366" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEvrL_IdMGeYvy1Fw0-TDY-nSwx2H5n7PzSosafCUHYiVpZoBF-VHNeJOqmkcs5WuaW9g4G4YZm8DXDREPcOMtf4cxicZ8wfcfmyGJourMMkqbJSVVVKXg4R9zYHF_x-wgUQhjyQnwT4/s640/_A140040-Edit.jpg" title="Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-Wz_s4_8i_93MddnHnfXMLrXS6ko1gM07g7nCs8j13M9LiWOS8B7VBYGLZg2DkdVg9ax6-tlhYTWLwNJjAaxz5f2CBMRh3guI31eamesVxQmGHWKThpQyS84rSMIPMHI1ueqKyE-ANw/s1600/_A140048-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1347" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-Wz_s4_8i_93MddnHnfXMLrXS6ko1gM07g7nCs8j13M9LiWOS8B7VBYGLZg2DkdVg9ax6-tlhYTWLwNJjAaxz5f2CBMRh3guI31eamesVxQmGHWKThpQyS84rSMIPMHI1ueqKyE-ANw/s640/_A140048-Edit.jpg" title="Fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPhvQVmt9BzN-1ebtY2Xug-P9VewQxnTB2gDYQQZajZrTqbOFWfo6peT6Niu4eISCOiLK07fMueMvkKyaMCmc6M_D6-fo7QKeM4xbDYVuLkpnINAqE0Pdd6Gqxe5JbMi-8sz-VU3Rk3g/s1600/_A140049-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of repainting a fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1329" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPhvQVmt9BzN-1ebtY2Xug-P9VewQxnTB2gDYQQZajZrTqbOFWfo6peT6Niu4eISCOiLK07fMueMvkKyaMCmc6M_D6-fo7QKeM4xbDYVuLkpnINAqE0Pdd6Gqxe5JbMi-8sz-VU3Rk3g/s640/_A140049-Edit.jpg" title="Repainting a fishing boat in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Repainting a fishing boat in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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We had another beautiful sunset on Monday evening (October 14) and this time I chose to take photos across the basin towards the lighthouse and across the marina.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRvZeQL2n_v60Nz_ZVRhrDwpDCRB43HIIetQ_zAlScyAZgcJjav89jGNDaCd5XB62NbcDwCki9NqzAeBbIZlkikBR6rBiOzMiW3ZOEnzGbFD_oMwPutxMsXHKT5q5GIrow0P12DU4QIc/s1600/Maryport+sunset+141019+%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset over Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1003" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRvZeQL2n_v60Nz_ZVRhrDwpDCRB43HIIetQ_zAlScyAZgcJjav89jGNDaCd5XB62NbcDwCki9NqzAeBbIZlkikBR6rBiOzMiW3ZOEnzGbFD_oMwPutxMsXHKT5q5GIrow0P12DU4QIc/s640/Maryport+sunset+141019+%252821%2529.jpg" title="Sunset over Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset over Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJWwJZHjDpgLZT4cZbL_BuDRktlU5gqFOfdHzhWAL9xYTD1ji8sN_KWByK6pI1pgDJnkAfrJnBIm74d9RsKHRSdEk_sYNyKQbeg03Pi0BqH7PYLnQbl4q5xgW7zTSvbda10UR0gd0HYU/s1600/Maryport+sunset+141019+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset over Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1376" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJWwJZHjDpgLZT4cZbL_BuDRktlU5gqFOfdHzhWAL9xYTD1ji8sN_KWByK6pI1pgDJnkAfrJnBIm74d9RsKHRSdEk_sYNyKQbeg03Pi0BqH7PYLnQbl4q5xgW7zTSvbda10UR0gd0HYU/s640/Maryport+sunset+141019+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Sunset over Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset over Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoG5uAURZN3Or-QxRs6ZAcMXgTUFJZhRm3IQgfyDOQH2RzBmCPPH3WUT9Pz9w9Sz6d2UibpHGIOMCo39x1dFbFa6uLwgZMq73gxz8dCRMijGZNGGTpDQ-miQfzWN8c5uuQHrVxBzGwYU/s1600/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset over Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1483" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoG5uAURZN3Or-QxRs6ZAcMXgTUFJZhRm3IQgfyDOQH2RzBmCPPH3WUT9Pz9w9Sz6d2UibpHGIOMCo39x1dFbFa6uLwgZMq73gxz8dCRMijGZNGGTpDQ-miQfzWN8c5uuQHrVxBzGwYU/s640/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Sunset over Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset over Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n8NYTajhP0PtAYRQ8suyAAzK-pE_koFWiSPb2GR65-QM_MtZZji7hLuBNCy_Glu_s4L1rHSgTLC6mPgBkzHENufkMP0J_a8r6bOZswpaH8mCSVnx4eGlMikT-KFH71PI289z1pjzS0g/s1600/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset over Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n8NYTajhP0PtAYRQ8suyAAzK-pE_koFWiSPb2GR65-QM_MtZZji7hLuBNCy_Glu_s4L1rHSgTLC6mPgBkzHENufkMP0J_a8r6bOZswpaH8mCSVnx4eGlMikT-KFH71PI289z1pjzS0g/s640/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Sunset over Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset over Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMtQkJKaA7DNDbWby5OOP-7-NafP_jfc43ZKW2DLOWuUmfoicSRRe2Ea4mTnViZeNXZ73RrG3Ur-lEnFcOkkh9wcZnnnhBlkqWxxAGPlYzskSArhsiSDuGgqhWjqZXVp0tTLd4wjIRCQ/s1600/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset over Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1235" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMtQkJKaA7DNDbWby5OOP-7-NafP_jfc43ZKW2DLOWuUmfoicSRRe2Ea4mTnViZeNXZ73RrG3Ur-lEnFcOkkh9wcZnnnhBlkqWxxAGPlYzskSArhsiSDuGgqhWjqZXVp0tTLd4wjIRCQ/s640/Maryport+sunset+141019+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Sunset over Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of sunset over Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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And I took lots of photos when I took Ruby for a walk along the Promenade on Wednesday afternoon (October 16).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVNVR7rqcqtCZNbEtrAwQCdWAX2cXRoYBTZ0CXU1RLXknaF_KfymMH8iUh9ZWwaeKcjrRUlqajsOl9fLEeUiN7GZIQITz071pfDYGtzL_JreRPZY9eqpBofVIUBzRss3VbweQoKoUBDc/s1600/Prom+walk+161019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking along Maryport Promenade towards the town" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVNVR7rqcqtCZNbEtrAwQCdWAX2cXRoYBTZ0CXU1RLXknaF_KfymMH8iUh9ZWwaeKcjrRUlqajsOl9fLEeUiN7GZIQITz071pfDYGtzL_JreRPZY9eqpBofVIUBzRss3VbweQoKoUBDc/s640/Prom+walk+161019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Looking along Maryport Promenade towards the town" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking along Maryport Promenade towards the town</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6TKZB7gVUiMKM0SaEJXPNy980b_hcpBdFuQJFfHbBppPUOd-S_WDy8NO2-1x5i_jw2zWEOSJ6WVMDCtB7XBO_cu8XCjhNsNCZpHfAgXHZb_zqdSKPONxHAOcV-PQeSs8I2IfJgR44Q0/s1600/Prom+walk+161019+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Scottish hills across the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1408" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6TKZB7gVUiMKM0SaEJXPNy980b_hcpBdFuQJFfHbBppPUOd-S_WDy8NO2-1x5i_jw2zWEOSJ6WVMDCtB7XBO_cu8XCjhNsNCZpHfAgXHZb_zqdSKPONxHAOcV-PQeSs8I2IfJgR44Q0/s640/Prom+walk+161019+%25286%2529.jpg" title="The Scottish hills across the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Scottish hills across the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z7paUEF3spbk-5AMtcCUDZqqtVW7Cc6_GngAJJpk-DGtJ0vWtOHSBQRSFl4QgVsz16hf9oQlYoILPU6viy-3a75shTDutay4ln6HDGIEEROovT6sC5rzuBFwSYoTdmQDWiAoWisXOy8/s1600/Prom+walk+161019+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking towards Maryport from the shore by the Promenade" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z7paUEF3spbk-5AMtcCUDZqqtVW7Cc6_GngAJJpk-DGtJ0vWtOHSBQRSFl4QgVsz16hf9oQlYoILPU6viy-3a75shTDutay4ln6HDGIEEROovT6sC5rzuBFwSYoTdmQDWiAoWisXOy8/s640/Prom+walk+161019+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Looking towards Maryport from the shore by the Promenade" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking towards Maryport from the shore by the Promenade</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja68jvPV1pa_cSXoHI8jREScw8-YbyIO_yYmjSIX4w6fyE9N3Eq10IL5TwnFHtnauiJ-zWMhb1pDzoIs9CCnO0dWY_IAn1AzNpxjEzne5NsRzB-hSgrzwV6XgTSCdS-wd5i0rgPYNXk34/s1600/Prom+walk+161019+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the Scottish hills from the Promenade" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1392" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja68jvPV1pa_cSXoHI8jREScw8-YbyIO_yYmjSIX4w6fyE9N3Eq10IL5TwnFHtnauiJ-zWMhb1pDzoIs9CCnO0dWY_IAn1AzNpxjEzne5NsRzB-hSgrzwV6XgTSCdS-wd5i0rgPYNXk34/s640/Prom+walk+161019+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the Scottish hills from the Promenade" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the Scottish hills from the Promenade</u></h3>
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<u>The afternoon sun dropping down over Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<b><br />Weather watch </b><br />
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<u>Drying my hair in the windy weather on Tuesday (October 8)</u></h3>
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The first week was pretty wet and windy. Thankfully, the past week has been calmer with less rain, but the weather is definitely getting cooler.<br />
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Saturday (October 5) was dry, bright and calm becoming windier as the day went on. The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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Sunday (October 6) was cloudy but it stayed dry for most of the day with light rain for a while in the afternoon. It was breezy during the morning, getting calmer in the late afternoon and evening. <br />
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The sun came out late afternoon and the temperature reached 12C (54F), with a top average wind speed of 24mph, gusting 33mph, recorded at our nearest weather station at St Bees Head but it was definitely less windy here.<br />
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We had heavy rain overnight and it was still raining when we got up on Monday (October 7). It stayed cloudy for most of the day but was a bit brighter later in the afternoon. The top temperature was14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph.<br />
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Monday night into Tuesday (October 8) was another very windy night and it stayed windy throughout the day on Tuesday. <br />
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The top average wind speed overnight was 28mph, gusting 38mph and the top average wind speed during the day was 33mph, gusting 46mph. <br />
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It was mainly dry and fairly bright with a little light rain mid-morning and heavy rain during the evening. The top temperature was 13C (55F).<br />
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The high winds continued overnight Tuesday into Wednesday (October 9) with a top average wind speed overnight of 31mph, gusting 44mph.<br />
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<u>Rain at Maryport Marina during the afternoon of Wednesday (October 9)</u></h3>
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Wednesday was cloudy but bright during the morning with rain late afternoon. The top temperature was 13C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 28mph, gusting 38mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EO75zwLBP3cDQHnEUhccN3K94ceHlkBeguXiaUG2ZqjSl9VCrwlK4pa6jyMs7aIcNo0BgafGkS12K7wgHBJZ9BWzwQ3aJp9DO6u_dh2PIqYG30-Qbqdqp-nqok-twM-9N-U00707nFc/s1600/Maryport+101019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy clouds over Maryport Marina on Thursday (October 10)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EO75zwLBP3cDQHnEUhccN3K94ceHlkBeguXiaUG2ZqjSl9VCrwlK4pa6jyMs7aIcNo0BgafGkS12K7wgHBJZ9BWzwQ3aJp9DO6u_dh2PIqYG30-Qbqdqp-nqok-twM-9N-U00707nFc/s640/Maryport+101019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Heavy clouds over Maryport Marina on Thursday (October 10)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy clouds over Maryport Marina on Thursday (October 10)</u></h3>
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Thursday (October 10) was overcast but mainly dry and still pretty windy but nowhere near as blustery and previous days. The top temperature was 13C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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Friday (October 11) was mainly dry and bright with a little light rain during the late afternoon. The top temperature was 13C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 26mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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The wind dropped down overnight from 23mph, gusting 32mph, at 10pm to 15mph at 7am. <br />
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We had rain first thing then on Saturday (October 12). It was then dry and bright with showers – some heavy – before the rain cleared late afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTjG0qo5x-v_U0zcFyTPAbmlSrPqrjzFsLnnh9jgwA1BQ_3t1rgh3oNhLW2L1HY531xo-bn9bhmt6A_gTaTUYAXdNjl8W9rrXuhverQSKtTYA22w2sCLLg-vcWlysdeNnli2cVMbutUc/s1600/Saturday+marina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a sunny interval between the showers at Maryport Marina on Saturday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1391" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTjG0qo5x-v_U0zcFyTPAbmlSrPqrjzFsLnnh9jgwA1BQ_3t1rgh3oNhLW2L1HY531xo-bn9bhmt6A_gTaTUYAXdNjl8W9rrXuhverQSKtTYA22w2sCLLg-vcWlysdeNnli2cVMbutUc/s640/Saturday+marina.jpg" title="A sunny interval between the showers at Maryport Marina on Saturday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A sunny interval between the showers at Maryport Marina on Saturday morning</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 13C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
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We had heavy rain overnight and it continued raining for most of the day on Sunday varying from heavy rain to light rain, with very little wind. The top temperature was 11C (52F) and the top average wind speed was 9mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWWpfhBWZh7geN3mWhbIpyXG_mWbNXMdRRVbxIgThVZmx-yITX8h-uWFyt3IbxhFLTZwBau9yXPgbNVOT4_ocm7MktBMOx-hDo2kJDUTAdMemHaWXwDS3BWotpYV-4BGMl6sEqTbwqGs/s1600/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1525" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWWpfhBWZh7geN3mWhbIpyXG_mWbNXMdRRVbxIgThVZmx-yITX8h-uWFyt3IbxhFLTZwBau9yXPgbNVOT4_ocm7MktBMOx-hDo2kJDUTAdMemHaWXwDS3BWotpYV-4BGMl6sEqTbwqGs/s640/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Monday</u></h3>
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Monday was dry and calm with sunshine and light cloud. The top temperature was 13C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf3Hq7fk3rsX_VAHzlnzTe2HfM1khA0oJd2VCSsTcIH2qP4EqGh-iwNx8A7ot9y2vQKCoNhRSvQN6v43Yqb-4smTb_grJxULq_msmiwmO8hxbULAWss1sQzKRzbjB-ovcpLh4RWmzBfw/s1600/Marina+Tuesday+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1448" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf3Hq7fk3rsX_VAHzlnzTe2HfM1khA0oJd2VCSsTcIH2qP4EqGh-iwNx8A7ot9y2vQKCoNhRSvQN6v43Yqb-4smTb_grJxULq_msmiwmO8hxbULAWss1sQzKRzbjB-ovcpLh4RWmzBfw/s640/Marina+Tuesday+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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Tuesday was another dry, calm day. It was sunny first thing with the cloud cover increasing as the day went on. The top temperature was 11C (52F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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We had rain overnight and it was still raining first thing on Wednesday, but it cleared up to give a dry, bright and breezy day. The top temperature was 12C (54F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 36mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy-yJZqcaM8k9C5XGDD1u808xkr24UO6IBFUw7QqPTHCH1wpgQy39Ghfv9c_4hZoqi4WqDVWpwuNcZgO0QIKDdcvnc0OZq-afArqbvUG2NOL4GDsuuFjnAxVcnOFwCz0Zm41GHjSEcX8/s1600/Marina+Thursday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the rain arriving at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy-yJZqcaM8k9C5XGDD1u808xkr24UO6IBFUw7QqPTHCH1wpgQy39Ghfv9c_4hZoqi4WqDVWpwuNcZgO0QIKDdcvnc0OZq-afArqbvUG2NOL4GDsuuFjnAxVcnOFwCz0Zm41GHjSEcX8/s640/Marina+Thursday.jpg" title="The rain arriving at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phone photo of the rain arriving at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) was dry and bright with light cloud during the morning. It was fairly breezy with rain arriving late afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 12C (54F) and the top average wind speed was 25mph, gusting 36mph, at St Bees Head, but it was definitely less windy than that here.<br />
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<u>Sun breaking through the clouds at Maryport Marina today (Friday)</u></h3>
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And today (Friday) the weather has been fairly calm and dry with cloud, sunny intervals and a few light showers. The top temperature was 12C (54F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-85637065555004567122019-10-04T16:01:00.000+01:002019-10-04T16:01:35.419+01:00Very high tides and sea testing our new fuel filters and new VHF radio<br />
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<u>Ravensdale on the Solway Firth with Scotland in the distance. Photo: Bryan Stephenson</u></h3>
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We’ve had some very high tides here at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, this week with a difference of up to 9m – almost 30ft - between the high and low tides.<br />
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And we took Ravensdale out on the water on Monday for the first time since Phil changed her fuel filters himself.<br />
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It was also the first time we’d used our new VHF radio properly since he fitted it last weekend.<br />
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It wasn’t our most successful fishing trip ever, but it definitely wasn’t the least successful either as we brought home our supper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Meanwhile, we had to rush poor little Ruby to the veterinary surgery this week when she suffered a sudden and severe allergic reaction to something, but we still have no idea what caused it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<b><br />Monday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8RRnjlQw18ceD5j4AkxdZ0voyuPyJwQhS1kqdt7Na1A5o14n_54P9uWQxIDFXNIb_nUfuPdAlBAxNCSFkN5bUjaEdmyZYdFp3GYia1gkS5ZFZ9XhTfBrkM7dcuL4BmKCVTYToJxXOX8/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1453" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8RRnjlQw18ceD5j4AkxdZ0voyuPyJwQhS1kqdt7Na1A5o14n_54P9uWQxIDFXNIb_nUfuPdAlBAxNCSFkN5bUjaEdmyZYdFp3GYia1gkS5ZFZ9XhTfBrkM7dcuL4BmKCVTYToJxXOX8/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the marina gate on Monday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The forecast was calm for Monday but, as usual, we decided to check the sea state before going so Phil took Ruby around to the pier for her first walk of the day.<br />
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He came back saying the water looked pretty calm, so we decided to go fishing when the marina’s sea gate opened.<br />
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It would also give us a chance to check the engines were running properly after Phil had changed the fuel filters.<br />
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The trip also meant we could do a proper check of our new VHF radio.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSalA93xusgw5vqEvAVXqki0lWGXtREAZPcAKEzcv-OgOTwhEvR49v86RVlEFOqGEVrCmo86E4mKuJxKFUseYCBLMG8MzX3VyIbYgJtlHnY1aGiLJe5dPEwXaqp4jU131bniGk5uQjPU/s1600/_9300020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view from Ravensdale's flybridge as we headed out between the piers" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1561" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSalA93xusgw5vqEvAVXqki0lWGXtREAZPcAKEzcv-OgOTwhEvR49v86RVlEFOqGEVrCmo86E4mKuJxKFUseYCBLMG8MzX3VyIbYgJtlHnY1aGiLJe5dPEwXaqp4jU131bniGk5uQjPU/s640/_9300020.jpg" title="The view from Ravensdale's flybridge as we headed out between the piers" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The view from Ravensdale's flybridge as we headed out between the piers</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We left the marina at 11.15am and headed out onto the Solway Firth to go to Phil's favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8-3DbBR-gkC-y7Ddj6b_4rcZpOAkNKHsZu66TJJ32BqoJG6kpucT0twln8DnH-lq41dAUzWdi9nZH55o_ddi9XjI9G3hpbNyDuFketXpoK3I73CGxi6_ZmthIXktYvuyxxWh4t4hoVM/s1600/_9300023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8-3DbBR-gkC-y7Ddj6b_4rcZpOAkNKHsZu66TJJ32BqoJG6kpucT0twln8DnH-lq41dAUzWdi9nZH55o_ddi9XjI9G3hpbNyDuFketXpoK3I73CGxi6_ZmthIXktYvuyxxWh4t4hoVM/s640/_9300023.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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There was very little wind, but it was still pretty choppy between the piers as we left Maryport. <br />
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This was caused by the big rising tide meeting the River Ellen that flows through the basin, especially as the river was swollen by long periods of heavy rain in the preceding days.<br />
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Ravensdale's two 300hp Volvo Penta engines sounded good after their fuel filter change and Phil pushed the speed up a bit from our usual 8-10 knots to 16.5 knots to check they ran OK at speed.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNidbQwoBr2En1ywVl8HeiNLCbYxTqlvcNFPZoqiMfoCH82yvrvzm6U1nsiYWEPoR1oAOqW-lbEjgxYbSLg_8QvjEzt5Z9I0g4gm5zBucdL7m0Wvv9e3XvfJkIegCOurwyMyqLUuIPk1A/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil giving Ravensdale's engines some throttle while keeping an eye on the temperature gauges" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNidbQwoBr2En1ywVl8HeiNLCbYxTqlvcNFPZoqiMfoCH82yvrvzm6U1nsiYWEPoR1oAOqW-lbEjgxYbSLg_8QvjEzt5Z9I0g4gm5zBucdL7m0Wvv9e3XvfJkIegCOurwyMyqLUuIPk1A/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil giving Ravensdale's engines some throttle while keeping an eye on the temperature gauges" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil giving Ravensdale's engines some throttle while keeping an eye on the temperature gauges</u></h3>
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The water was much calmer when we dropped anchor but we were still rolling around a bit for no apparent reason so there must have been a good swell that wasn’t easily visible to the eye.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypgQybEttYLYBjOYGZB2gDp29UqmHgrQDSU64Kx9ilXQkD1dUOOk_293gQoEPkQIHTJ_5OYl8kYFXVyLkyT2FCltoClC0ep1P0GiNpV16wXQpE-9Un3XsEQ4IYe3UtIMb9lNkhpKP6N0/s1600/_9300092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view of Scotland from the saloon window while we were at anchor on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1490" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypgQybEttYLYBjOYGZB2gDp29UqmHgrQDSU64Kx9ilXQkD1dUOOk_293gQoEPkQIHTJ_5OYl8kYFXVyLkyT2FCltoClC0ep1P0GiNpV16wXQpE-9Un3XsEQ4IYe3UtIMb9lNkhpKP6N0/s640/_9300092.jpg" title="The view of Scotland from the saloon window while we were at anchor on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The view of Scotland from the saloon window while we were at anchor on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Phil set up his fishing rods and was hoping for some decent cod, but all he was catching were dogfish.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo-E3YLTzVUcnzIS1yrVoOX83VmyA-224380NeYWW8b1QNNkmZDoHVWgiCSAl8dxXQyysKsaGvMNB3b45iCNhiW5MLVzCQ_VJvyyWkmT_ZdoOunSon7nnXd-8A6NOE1SevQezgJ03yms/s1600/_9300104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil waiting for the fish to start biting" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo-E3YLTzVUcnzIS1yrVoOX83VmyA-224380NeYWW8b1QNNkmZDoHVWgiCSAl8dxXQyysKsaGvMNB3b45iCNhiW5MLVzCQ_VJvyyWkmT_ZdoOunSon7nnXd-8A6NOE1SevQezgJ03yms/s640/_9300104.jpg" title="Phil waiting for the fish to start biting" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil waiting for the cod to start biting</u></h3>
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<b></b><br />The dogfish were becoming a real nuisance when he pulled in his first codling of the day, which was too small to keep.<br />
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This was followed by three codling that were big enough to keep.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV8uodpFqDFnOTpmid2BhqE3GP-Qqb7TuQ1ot1rsaDIU_d8EhoC0lGNjzVuBZUQmzWGBmvxBn1IaTyFAI-3_B2kHr2PVBEdvf8ZT8X6Rf50mIPFpAULuD00yadvgCrn3Z9nLsx2bliOI/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with one of the larger codling he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1375" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV8uodpFqDFnOTpmid2BhqE3GP-Qqb7TuQ1ot1rsaDIU_d8EhoC0lGNjzVuBZUQmzWGBmvxBn1IaTyFAI-3_B2kHr2PVBEdvf8ZT8X6Rf50mIPFpAULuD00yadvgCrn3Z9nLsx2bliOI/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Phil with one of the larger codling he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with one of the larger codling he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />He also reeled in the first pouting he’s caught from Ravensdale.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmjC_B8h9EOD145uhBDML0AptLijtj9S_biE0tHiqzxsWpJR_e-8Du6lsB-91hHrORlOCGlBHeZ5fgJ25qCRYfxL2Yfr7r6TBIAgBd8j9BY28Elg3L0k4TO6Rcd3L961FP5ofuWJ0YNs/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the first pouting Phil's caught from Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1296" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmjC_B8h9EOD145uhBDML0AptLijtj9S_biE0tHiqzxsWpJR_e-8Du6lsB-91hHrORlOCGlBHeZ5fgJ25qCRYfxL2Yfr7r6TBIAgBd8j9BY28Elg3L0k4TO6Rcd3L961FP5ofuWJ0YNs/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252810%2529.jpg" title="The first pouting Phil's caught from Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The first pouting Phil's caught from Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I have to confess that I was really pleased when both of Ravensdale’s engines started first turn when it was time to go home. <br />
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This used to bother me a bit when we first started taking her out of the marina.<br />
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As we’ve now taken her out more than 70 times, I’ve come to expect them to work, but this was the first trip since Phil changed her fuel filters. I really should’ve had more faith in him <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqmsbBVC6zNlscKXHhR_Z3jNtPj5D7iEtJvdy43v3QE7mghHXlN7KFCtzlmRCC2jrRN6LIh0cJutbyoxvATqJnlhuwz9ewBPsdhWZyAuJqJmg3uHRfuCFgl0Q6jeuvIrVt7Z25CuoQfE/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading for home" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1437" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqmsbBVC6zNlscKXHhR_Z3jNtPj5D7iEtJvdy43v3QE7mghHXlN7KFCtzlmRCC2jrRN6LIh0cJutbyoxvATqJnlhuwz9ewBPsdhWZyAuJqJmg3uHRfuCFgl0Q6jeuvIrVt7Z25CuoQfE/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading for home" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading for home</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We returned to the marina at 2.55pm after around three hours and 40 minutes out on the water during which time we did 5.3 nautical miles.<br />
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<u>The entrance to Maryport on our way home</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And, I’m pleased to report that the new VHF radio also passed with flying colours.<br />
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We knew we’d had no problem hearing other people’s calls and, when we were back in the marina, we checked with the marina staff to be told that our transmissions were also very clear <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Fitting new radio</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cC3-KBifXJEtRHrcMZnYz-fWljqxeYhYkvTvtkY45DX_jSQKd4y9wR5UZK0WhyP-oNIVArjw_RTxAPgbVQMLoBxZIHKH_6s_5KblP-aaZmZibhwX0aduVmEeFEfmNI6nLSX1quK5dWI/s1600/Fitting+new+radio+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fitting our new VHF radio" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cC3-KBifXJEtRHrcMZnYz-fWljqxeYhYkvTvtkY45DX_jSQKd4y9wR5UZK0WhyP-oNIVArjw_RTxAPgbVQMLoBxZIHKH_6s_5KblP-aaZmZibhwX0aduVmEeFEfmNI6nLSX1quK5dWI/s640/Fitting+new+radio+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil fitting our new VHF radio" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fitting our new VHF radio</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><br />
Phil fitted our new Standard Horizon VHF radio at the weekend.<br />
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He then carried out a radio check, which proved we were right to replace our old fixed radio as the new one was so much clearer.<br />
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He has since spent some time trying to connect it to our Standard Horizon chart plotter.<br />
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We thought this should be fairly simple as they’re both the same make but it’s proving much more difficult than expected. <br />
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Phil intends to revisit this task very soon as he’s checked online and it’s supposed to be possible but lots of folks seem to have real problems connecting them up.<br />
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<b>High tides</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMKQI7ZiprMAS-vkKvIiKRQG3L8tgTA9QLQ1Oc5qMvL0LOmUWsZXZaA7b0OXxL7FAUTN98DFs3Es9RKasK-gpXM13Oa4QpNuNNod2X7pMNpRzHFCupgVTWJHiS6oQxB1LULGqgRTWenc/s1600/High+tide+Sunday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of boats and pontoons at Maryport Marina almost level with the car park at high tide on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMKQI7ZiprMAS-vkKvIiKRQG3L8tgTA9QLQ1Oc5qMvL0LOmUWsZXZaA7b0OXxL7FAUTN98DFs3Es9RKasK-gpXM13Oa4QpNuNNod2X7pMNpRzHFCupgVTWJHiS6oQxB1LULGqgRTWenc/s640/High+tide+Sunday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Boats and pontoons at Maryport Marina almost level with the car park at high tide on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Boats and pontoons at Maryport Marina almost level with the car park at high tide on Sunday</u></h3>
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We’ve had some very high tides here in Maryport over the past week with the highest being a 9.4m tide at 00:54 on Monday morning.<br />
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I considered getting up to see it as it was one of the highest tides we’ve had in the almost three years we’ve been living on our boat here, but decided to stay in bed as I wouldn’t be able to get a decent photo of it in the dark.<br />
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However, the 9.2m tides at 12:38 on Sunday and 13:19 on Monday were also pretty impressive and considerably easier to photograph.<br />
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<u>The same view when the marina gate is closed to keep water in the marina when the tide drops</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />It’s always strange to see the boats in the marina almost level with the road on one side of the marina and the car park on the other.<br />
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<b>Flybridge cover</b><br />
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<u>Phil scrubbing Ravensdale's flybridge cover</u></h3>
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The cover on Ravensdale’s flybridge had become very dirty and has started to leak.<br />
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So, we decided to give it a good clean before reproofing it.<br />
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Wednesday was a lovely calm, sunny day and we considered going out fishing but there were a few jobs we needed to while the weather was fine.<br />
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We took the flybridge cover off and carried it up onto the marina road to the west gate, where we had more room to stretch it out.<br />
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Phil scrubbed it with caravan awning shampoo, and I hosed it down to rinse the shampoo off.<br />
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It hadn’t totally dried by the time it was getting dark so we put it back on to dry and will take it off again to proof it on the next dry day.<br />
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Meanwhile, I’m considering trying to make a new one myself as having one made for us is going to be pretty expensive.<br />
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We measured it while it was off. I also had a look at how it was constructed and it looks as though it should be doable.<br />
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<b>Packing our dinghy away</b><br />
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<u>Phil washing our dinghy - watched by Ruby </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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Our dinghy has been hanging on Ravensdale’s davits throughout the summer, but we decided to pack it away for the winter.<br />
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I lowered it down with the winches while Phil pulled it towards the pontoon with a boathook.<br />
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He gave the dinghy a good clean and left it on the pontoon to dry overnight and during the day yesterday (Thursday) before packing it away yesterday afternoon.<br />
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And that was no easy task. <br />
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I don’t understand why it always seems to be so difficult to get a dinghy that was packed in a bag when you bought it to fit back into the same bag when it’s deflated. One thing’s for sure, it provided us with a good workout <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>New rod holders</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkL4qsCGxTSui-3bAe3tuce0FOTcwlvKoXgA8DbbNBDPq4NmnzGmedhtYEx4T9zMBGZOGyiNnxwWp5VB4BXcquH2nK_AKvuNN3ySdZ_bdnv6ttFGURX2kiBYNGYsDTkkAQGr5XHiEeNI/s1600/_A040002-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the new rod holders a friend made for Phil" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkL4qsCGxTSui-3bAe3tuce0FOTcwlvKoXgA8DbbNBDPq4NmnzGmedhtYEx4T9zMBGZOGyiNnxwWp5VB4BXcquH2nK_AKvuNN3ySdZ_bdnv6ttFGURX2kiBYNGYsDTkkAQGr5XHiEeNI/s640/_A040002-2.jpg" title="One of the new rod holders a friend made for Phil" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the new rod holders a friend made for Phil</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />A friend who has a small fishing boat in the marina turned up at our boat on Saturday with two stainless steel rod holders he’d made for Phil’s fishing rods.<br />
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A week or so back, Phil was telling him he was very disappointed with the new rod holders he'd bought online as they wouldn’t stay upright when there was a fish pulling on the line. <br />
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The friend had offered to make some, but it was still a lovely surprise when he turned up with them.<br />
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And they’re so much better than any of the holders he’s been using previously.<br />
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They’re really solid and much easier to lift the rods in and out of than the last ones he bought.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Ruby had us really worried on Saturday when she suddenly broke out in a horrible lumpy rash.<br />
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We could see the lumps coming up under her coat while we watched so I called the vet who said she was obviously having a severe allergic reaction to something.<br />
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The vet said to give her two piriton tablets immediately and take her straight to vets in Cockermouth for a steroid injection.<br />
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<u>Ruby on her way home from the vets on Saturday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><u></u><br />The rush was because the vet was concerned that it could affect Ruby’s airways.<br />
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Thankfully the rash disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared.<br />
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The scariest part is that we don’t know what caused it so we know she’s very allergic to something, but we have no idea what.<br />
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<u>Ruby on look-out duty on Ravensdale's foredeck</u></h3>
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I’m sure Ruby is very pleased that she no longer has to wear her doggy knickers as that part of her season is over, but we've still had to keep her out of the way of intact male dogs in case she was still fertile.<br />
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As usual, she’s been watching everything we do on Ravensdale and was very unimpressed when the dinghy was drying on the pontoon next to the boat. Every time she saw it there, she made sure we knew she didn’t approve by barking at it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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But, thankfully, she still seems happy enough when I tie her to lead to the railings around the harbour when I want to stop to take photos while taking her for a walk.<br />
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<u>Ruby checking out the view while I take photos</u></h3>
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She has a good look around but is always sitting quietly when I finish because she knows she gets a treat when I untie her if she’s being good. <br />
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I know it’s bribery, but at least it means I get a chance to take photos and Ruby seems happy with the arrangement too <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<u>The sun going down over the Solway Firth on Sunday</u></h3>
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On Sunday evening, I took my camera along when I took Ruby for a walk around the harbour.<br />
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<u>Fishing boats in the entrance to Maryport Harbour at dusk</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Harbour at low tide</u></h3>
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<u>Christ Church at Maryport at low tide</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZoUDB56kXI4_YOQ2EbIXi0Q_83OB81TR-17OJ9NF4bZYV0NhbGKl1B6JK-Co0Eu5hDqwK_f-E_0ekFw_Ted9BRiPfsUuw-ef6UL-iS1N8Z31YV1Sz_AvLkW_syGAJeahhw9RBi7-mgY/s1600/River+Ellen+pano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of River Ellen at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZoUDB56kXI4_YOQ2EbIXi0Q_83OB81TR-17OJ9NF4bZYV0NhbGKl1B6JK-Co0Eu5hDqwK_f-E_0ekFw_Ted9BRiPfsUuw-ef6UL-iS1N8Z31YV1Sz_AvLkW_syGAJeahhw9RBi7-mgY/s640/River+Ellen+pano.jpg" title="River Ellen at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>River Ellen at Maryport</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I also took lots of photos while we were out on the Solway Firth on Monday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNNmppoRhs7Yn8SoK2WNdTFbwvR-0g9ckSTns_kZso_2O0jkYE56OgpgheWS6lFqNGKGXPDn-LLDvuq5_jysxIT6OM2U7q_-AdOJ0neXiR3h4EfHz50tLYLkmxrD32o4rrF5fEJk_bUw/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the northern fells from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNNmppoRhs7Yn8SoK2WNdTFbwvR-0g9ckSTns_kZso_2O0jkYE56OgpgheWS6lFqNGKGXPDn-LLDvuq5_jysxIT6OM2U7q_-AdOJ0neXiR3h4EfHz50tLYLkmxrD32o4rrF5fEJk_bUw/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%25286%2529.jpg" title="The northern fells from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruhyGBM_8ROu4GH3LITQG0HKLFXk8X236lYdDxf8cOoVrLkgQCy-STe3v39om3gv4hc8LNIhN_O322t5dDYhFXj1VaEN2_Cw64gtGxz5ZoIDgf2K7AwnWFyL6yzjbV-dx0IuwFY0oYBg/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1455" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruhyGBM_8ROu4GH3LITQG0HKLFXk8X236lYdDxf8cOoVrLkgQCy-STe3v39om3gv4hc8LNIhN_O322t5dDYhFXj1VaEN2_Cw64gtGxz5ZoIDgf2K7AwnWFyL6yzjbV-dx0IuwFY0oYBg/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRVx8N5f7Ej4UGlrC9RklycwVXlW3dOHLezycH0xLIVSXd0H5Vpu_KjMaMQ7ST7c6SYwoAftFPliBSMkXn5_m6mTBCrsUSIzzLqk6GpbchmM9oPyLvCc0SRegZZ_C_FA9srvngAXoAJI/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRVx8N5f7Ej4UGlrC9RklycwVXlW3dOHLezycH0xLIVSXd0H5Vpu_KjMaMQ7ST7c6SYwoAftFPliBSMkXn5_m6mTBCrsUSIzzLqk6GpbchmM9oPyLvCc0SRegZZ_C_FA9srvngAXoAJI/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+300919+%252816%2529.jpg" title="The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFU73ei7gW8RHCnSWeg_HSH0JYapnljl7vus4M8CRWMRG531bkUk5Scg4A3qENcC1AH6IVJO6tNuHzPtTrAbSasHv6x3WxVcmxPhFGRci9gVT7qjByksFgZ6K2qb0yki5u2dzfGR1oUQ/s1600/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+2+300919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1473" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFU73ei7gW8RHCnSWeg_HSH0JYapnljl7vus4M8CRWMRG531bkUk5Scg4A3qENcC1AH6IVJO6tNuHzPtTrAbSasHv6x3WxVcmxPhFGRci9gVT7qjByksFgZ6K2qb0yki5u2dzfGR1oUQ/s640/Ravensdale+on+the+Solway+Firth+2+300919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And we were back in the marina in time for me to get some photos of local fishing boat Silver Stream towing the yacht that had to be rescued last week back home to Maryport.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIwUaeXMV4ChquBKHR_07soKq4NHL9TxXoaRVS0zbT4GC_Sb0-Sk5qRGEoBmcjpsiAsHvsUT3nEmQyvTjoZ-lSc1JnUApxwqaNumgxxAKUWoxo_A0IQMmbf2j3MbWgLGSYlEC2C6QIIg/s1600/Silver+Stream+300919+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boat Silver Stream towing a yacht back to Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIwUaeXMV4ChquBKHR_07soKq4NHL9TxXoaRVS0zbT4GC_Sb0-Sk5qRGEoBmcjpsiAsHvsUT3nEmQyvTjoZ-lSc1JnUApxwqaNumgxxAKUWoxo_A0IQMmbf2j3MbWgLGSYlEC2C6QIIg/s640/Silver+Stream+300919+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boat Silver Stream towing a yacht back to Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boat Silver Stream towing a yacht back to Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I4yUF7DBXnhzF798ovMS56Tk6_u376-anrEpCFGa6bWTGIYuRlGinqWk4WvLwqEtTQGRdfcuWzGkHe4c1dL8CSVFdbswk-jq9mqAQ1nZRZg4a3mjXjOj4SnCM5fzmQtaeCNz6TkJa4Q/s1600/Silver+Stream+300919+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Silver Stream towing the yacht into the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1314" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I4yUF7DBXnhzF798ovMS56Tk6_u376-anrEpCFGa6bWTGIYuRlGinqWk4WvLwqEtTQGRdfcuWzGkHe4c1dL8CSVFdbswk-jq9mqAQ1nZRZg4a3mjXjOj4SnCM5fzmQtaeCNz6TkJa4Q/s640/Silver+Stream+300919+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Silver Stream towing the yacht into the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Silver Stream towing the yacht into the marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWEuj3FAheqmlab9JaHwkagWJae4UCORcQxrHfVzElEjxIesUQsUg7UfGxK1ghyphenhyphene_DA3FA1ms7nyXGAdsxOD17maffQFw1Q86aBlYc-_uRtI2L7EUHV1-rY1B19ccTCaEC-zWDVEcuuc/s1600/Silver+Stream+300919+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the broken down yacht tying up in the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWEuj3FAheqmlab9JaHwkagWJae4UCORcQxrHfVzElEjxIesUQsUg7UfGxK1ghyphenhyphene_DA3FA1ms7nyXGAdsxOD17maffQFw1Q86aBlYc-_uRtI2L7EUHV1-rY1B19ccTCaEC-zWDVEcuuc/s640/Silver+Stream+300919+%252811%2529.jpg" title="The broken down yacht tying up in the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The broken down yacht tying up in the marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8GSvOM8Z25cdRfw8Oe0dejdwgV8uHKCWD3sMxj9HTjvELigDIKgc26YFRSj_tH0yqzApzKx5v9UNhtLdvYh7HMy6HhSPuG7BwQp-VtfP8iD0fHITxshDV4ovb2oyqDQg5JOOL_UtiCQ/s1600/Silver+Stream+300919+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Silver Stream returning to Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1464" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8GSvOM8Z25cdRfw8Oe0dejdwgV8uHKCWD3sMxj9HTjvELigDIKgc26YFRSj_tH0yqzApzKx5v9UNhtLdvYh7HMy6HhSPuG7BwQp-VtfP8iD0fHITxshDV4ovb2oyqDQg5JOOL_UtiCQ/s640/Silver+Stream+300919+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Silver Stream returning to Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Silver Stream returning to Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I captured some shots along the shore and of the marina around sunset on Wednesday evening while out walking Ruby with Phil.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfq0uNdqRvNV4_EvutCt9keSpf76YHwEHekXNUp_cRmciPWdxtEljWflHwiJXdwNA809kZtRnKYi59vuGSpEXwkl80FI9SvJI4YHgFHkWC17wTGW04LvQ-qWWA2BPDGW7v7UHBwcisPY/s1600/Maryport+021019+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun setting over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1404" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfq0uNdqRvNV4_EvutCt9keSpf76YHwEHekXNUp_cRmciPWdxtEljWflHwiJXdwNA809kZtRnKYi59vuGSpEXwkl80FI9SvJI4YHgFHkWC17wTGW04LvQ-qWWA2BPDGW7v7UHBwcisPY/s640/Maryport+021019+%25284%2529.jpg" title="The sun setting over the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun setting over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah7Teupf2h6XbCLMaswe2jszh-3ZccxpgaNTVY7QSQ94pverclUmaJ7mmtI1SO3F8ibJzSRVns1nY2ovF6zyBKM_wnanhMwwgMJm8l8X4FtJIu3WBTlCZsICppDdvIAM4bzjXUFMEIOk/s1600/Maryport+021019+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Pier at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1573" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah7Teupf2h6XbCLMaswe2jszh-3ZccxpgaNTVY7QSQ94pverclUmaJ7mmtI1SO3F8ibJzSRVns1nY2ovF6zyBKM_wnanhMwwgMJm8l8X4FtJIu3WBTlCZsICppDdvIAM4bzjXUFMEIOk/s640/Maryport+021019+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Pier at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Pier at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3MKgXU2Zedujzxa1zgEQBMAGKEbmUOOgzNhCKEZfgTM1OzXH85ytkqPe9OAVyMnvWAlw0JnZJNuSgHG0vhWCLXwXvk8r45gEKsjF-hiMlzv2adRDMrK4aQRx4J071tUCdy6ox7mLe4A/s1600/Maryport+021019+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from across the basin at dusk" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3MKgXU2Zedujzxa1zgEQBMAGKEbmUOOgzNhCKEZfgTM1OzXH85ytkqPe9OAVyMnvWAlw0JnZJNuSgHG0vhWCLXwXvk8r45gEKsjF-hiMlzv2adRDMrK4aQRx4J071tUCdy6ox7mLe4A/s640/Maryport+021019+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from across the basin at dusk" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from across the basin at dusk</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogagCn5h2VIMlAC0NT_gga8spGVyhoIIOGHWXAfwQ2ipF0J4EPmsUspw6lOiOWxbmzm1p4T6oQnSf8OBhN9XQYRwK762k4BXjl_pOX3VEgGcHHpeVV48QFWZsocMKrEOqSIDsRjTX4RY/s1600/Maryport+021019+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Solway Firth sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogagCn5h2VIMlAC0NT_gga8spGVyhoIIOGHWXAfwQ2ipF0J4EPmsUspw6lOiOWxbmzm1p4T6oQnSf8OBhN9XQYRwK762k4BXjl_pOX3VEgGcHHpeVV48QFWZsocMKrEOqSIDsRjTX4RY/s640/Maryport+021019+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Solway Firth sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Solway Firth sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5Hxce0gvIPaJI6vzUYOKXZTDWCTWTrs6WcPj4ip1H7JCPC2p054BCmm9lPlHwLQ3hgJencyFTpqhMj_K88sUMQ6X2j8lHHRVBvxiTtcnRKY1hDAqOzm96LyuLZvsPQpUWeMA5eruKiY/s1600/Maryport+021019+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1396" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5Hxce0gvIPaJI6vzUYOKXZTDWCTWTrs6WcPj4ip1H7JCPC2p054BCmm9lPlHwLQ3hgJencyFTpqhMj_K88sUMQ6X2j8lHHRVBvxiTtcnRKY1hDAqOzm96LyuLZvsPQpUWeMA5eruKiY/s640/Maryport+021019+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC-WXKXyCaWLMWAPRBwEa6VTKh1itANO_A1AgVBmTXDP4uRAQg8eheoFE3QgWGpE8fe6vYkdh4UOj_zLwONCqLUgk_nDdfObu2JN9uFm_wosof-_et6EjVhWXICMs2W0eXnmoQsAUHXI/s1600/Maryport+021019+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of reflections at Maryport Marina (Ravensdale is on the left of the image)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1430" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC-WXKXyCaWLMWAPRBwEa6VTKh1itANO_A1AgVBmTXDP4uRAQg8eheoFE3QgWGpE8fe6vYkdh4UOj_zLwONCqLUgk_nDdfObu2JN9uFm_wosof-_et6EjVhWXICMs2W0eXnmoQsAUHXI/s640/Maryport+021019+%252820%2529.jpg" title="Another view of reflections at Maryport Marina (Ravensdale is on the left of the image)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of reflections at Maryport Marina (Ravensdale is on the left of the image)</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa_amGAe1Hj4II-YofRpEcXVgtYUgooP37QE8mK2kLoQuHBAGdihvIgi72-TPtDyifumWNcdeam8tS21MAqAaxQLBkxXAbMWpzj-eacpS5kzN9dUFZwd7xYkskQYvPImqfAYWcsUmB3w/s1600/Isle+of+Man+021019+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Isle of Man from Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1520" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa_amGAe1Hj4II-YofRpEcXVgtYUgooP37QE8mK2kLoQuHBAGdihvIgi72-TPtDyifumWNcdeam8tS21MAqAaxQLBkxXAbMWpzj-eacpS5kzN9dUFZwd7xYkskQYvPImqfAYWcsUmB3w/s640/Isle+of+Man+021019+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The Isle of Man from Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Isle of Man from Maryport</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And I took a few photos of another local fishing boat Chelaris returning to the harbour yesterday (Thursday) after she’d been repainted at the boatyard next to the marina.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y0GI-qiXvOWdmGRzdUiVdlSUTZ1SLZx5hmQoBDPO93B_5tzNOlbLWovCr88OHYvhRQ_tI13YVbZH_SmEtAqNhou316ePo1LQOOk-sx58icyk0qqr2v079q9yNmXb1zP1rybq2UY51TA/s1600/Chelaris+031019+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris about to pass Ravensdale in Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y0GI-qiXvOWdmGRzdUiVdlSUTZ1SLZx5hmQoBDPO93B_5tzNOlbLWovCr88OHYvhRQ_tI13YVbZH_SmEtAqNhou316ePo1LQOOk-sx58icyk0qqr2v079q9yNmXb1zP1rybq2UY51TA/s640/Chelaris+031019+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris about to pass Ravensdale in Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris about to pass Ravensdale in Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeCc1Wpmf1yMk0i3lwh8Dlku_Nm9LICppCqMMN66YSFLg48Zvj70EaXwvMgN6g1zwXF0UPD8i4e4wUrHInSaopEqpufvA2kaYxTcOjH4CFrQa_bRpmatUiQpYHwbwtu5xiabI_odppl8/s1600/Chelaris+031019+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris leaving Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1442" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeCc1Wpmf1yMk0i3lwh8Dlku_Nm9LICppCqMMN66YSFLg48Zvj70EaXwvMgN6g1zwXF0UPD8i4e4wUrHInSaopEqpufvA2kaYxTcOjH4CFrQa_bRpmatUiQpYHwbwtu5xiabI_odppl8/s640/Chelaris+031019+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris leaving Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b><br />Weather watch </b><br />
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We’ve had some mixed weather over the past week but there’s been a definite chill in the air in the early mornings with the first frost yesterday (Thursday) morning.<br />
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It rained overnight Friday into Saturday morning, but it was dry and bright during the morning and throughout the day. There was a good breeze during the day, but it was much calmer during the evening. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPJKF8TlE18lWaP2h67Yc1kpSP7vrD57BVFlD93Etym4o6hyVHegxlYFfiXUyY-s0Pz4UELQvBJ5Cey2We6nXJCqZmle5x_pfpvrl1zo7BDcFX1CWdKh2C9BB2BQRzmO9ZxqUY88rpEs/s1600/Saturday+marina+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Saturday afternoon at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1336" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPJKF8TlE18lWaP2h67Yc1kpSP7vrD57BVFlD93Etym4o6hyVHegxlYFfiXUyY-s0Pz4UELQvBJ5Cey2We6nXJCqZmle5x_pfpvrl1zo7BDcFX1CWdKh2C9BB2BQRzmO9ZxqUY88rpEs/s640/Saturday+marina+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Saturday afternoon at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Saturday afternoon at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 18mph.<br />
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Heavy rain returned overnight Saturday into Sunday and it carried on falling throughout the morning. We had light rain from around lunchtime on Sunday and it dried up later in the afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMUPL7eEBgDOHZDd8YCd6-17gq9rKxltIG6uVcx0cjQqNqcvumNniqno8cIPgUjdKGfxEzwSV8nzyJGQ3tsTPLv5-nbumZOrdaovnkhZcU7zNGCaQuUukF_c-d8bzxzyAJSZW6SV-Gwc/s1600/Sunday+marina+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of rain on Ravensdale's aft deck on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMUPL7eEBgDOHZDd8YCd6-17gq9rKxltIG6uVcx0cjQqNqcvumNniqno8cIPgUjdKGfxEzwSV8nzyJGQ3tsTPLv5-nbumZOrdaovnkhZcU7zNGCaQuUukF_c-d8bzxzyAJSZW6SV-Gwc/s640/Sunday+marina+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Rain on Ravensdale's aft deck on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Rain on Ravensdale's aft deck on Sunday</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 13C and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 31mph.<br />
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Monday was fairly calm, dry and cloudy with sunny intervals. The top temperature was 14C (55F) and the top average wind speed was 8mph.<br />
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We had more heavy rain overnight Monday into Tuesday and very windy on Tuesday morning. It was milder overnight than during the day with an overnight temperature of up to 11C (52F).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklR8slMMDerK5GSkjNBfUG35fdpBA9ExXkEz-F8WYxCmiTqUQYOIo6ukKk89x4nrbp3cQLbxzGryDK_f8YFsD3DheZQWE_x_shU9XEPJJyUTq5t8MBGBphYp0ZuIFqVoWrhZa4p8r-oU/s1600/_A010003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina on Tuesday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklR8slMMDerK5GSkjNBfUG35fdpBA9ExXkEz-F8WYxCmiTqUQYOIo6ukKk89x4nrbp3cQLbxzGryDK_f8YFsD3DheZQWE_x_shU9XEPJJyUTq5t8MBGBphYp0ZuIFqVoWrhZa4p8r-oU/s640/_A010003.jpg" title="Maryport Marina on Tuesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina on Tuesday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
The top daytime temperature was just 10C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 30mph, gusting 41mph.<br />
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Tuesday night into Wednesday was a chilly night with the temperature falling to 5C (41F). Tuesday was dry, bright, sunny and calm with a distinct chill in the air first thing.<br />
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<u>Dry, sunny and calm at Maryport Marina on Wednesday afternoon</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
Wednesday/Thursday was another cool night with the temperature dropping to 5C (41F) again and marina staff salted the paved area by the marina facilities to prevent anyone from slipping on the frosty surface. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTEOlXClr75L_MMBrrrqKQoPsFOrPgHHAB4OM0XxFF3vXbuRwaiqiMYzi0brmqqgZJSP8OIafdLZMasTIPa7LDsCsTXLGPPDsQzWz1TyEw7IvfqA4M27IbJ2Avwwo9KigGBDw8fhkcEM/s1600/_A030006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the same view on Thursday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1457" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTEOlXClr75L_MMBrrrqKQoPsFOrPgHHAB4OM0XxFF3vXbuRwaiqiMYzi0brmqqgZJSP8OIafdLZMasTIPa7LDsCsTXLGPPDsQzWz1TyEw7IvfqA4M27IbJ2Avwwo9KigGBDw8fhkcEM/s640/_A030006.jpg" title="The same view on Thursday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The same view on Thursday afternoon</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
Thursday morning started dry and bright with a few spots of rain early on. It then stayed mainly dry until early afternoon when we had a few light showers. This was followed by heavier rain during the evening. <br />
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The top temperature was 10C (50F) and the top average wind speed was 28mph, gusting 36mph, at our nearest weather station at St Bees Head but it was definitely calmer here.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsq08O9gUF9Bh8GLNJgrNibukdmQ0irLieP0UR9yxCveUqhrl1qvKwcSIasIKI03zg5ipz2EvDin1-1zwoDI_n9Ah14F64kVIs_-NV_T9OBMX8LnMurxOwwo0o8i0TynlFCnPcwyQWTc/s1600/_A040004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dry and bright weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsq08O9gUF9Bh8GLNJgrNibukdmQ0irLieP0UR9yxCveUqhrl1qvKwcSIasIKI03zg5ipz2EvDin1-1zwoDI_n9Ah14F64kVIs_-NV_T9OBMX8LnMurxOwwo0o8i0TynlFCnPcwyQWTc/s640/_A040004.jpg" title="Dry and bright weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dry and bright weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been dry and bright with a top temperature of 15C (59F) and a top average wind speed of 13mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-3513375278128377732019-09-27T17:24:00.000+01:002019-09-27T17:24:35.027+01:00Lessons learned from other boats breaking down…and why we’re glad we haven't got a mast 😊<br />
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<u>Phil changing the fuel filters on Ravensdale's port engine</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
Two boats from our marina broke down at sea on consecutive days due to engine failure.<br />
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One also had problems with communications.<br />
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These incidents provided timely reminders that we needed to carry out some routine engine maintenance to the two 300hp Volvo Penta engines on our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser and to replace our VHF radio.<br />
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Meanwhile, we took Ravensdale out fishing on the Solway Firth at Cumbria, UK, on Saturday.<br />
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And we’ve learnt that there’s a hidden benefit to having a cruiser rather than a yacht – it’s less attractive as a bird perch <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Saturday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGVMKD2IA4uEljhQoi-kqaYGrSFA5AXSLGBO8ZxQst8fsum54jQ0TG9djOfjqz7hyuGpZ3t4zHZM1jaqw9kBjlMQIq7Wim3g6Lk4YGAPliXhI8x2MyjrP3NkCdOQAy199ZoLzwBVH1ZQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGVMKD2IA4uEljhQoi-kqaYGrSFA5AXSLGBO8ZxQst8fsum54jQ0TG9djOfjqz7hyuGpZ3t4zHZM1jaqw9kBjlMQIq7Wim3g6Lk4YGAPliXhI8x2MyjrP3NkCdOQAy199ZoLzwBVH1ZQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
The forecast was for calm conditions during the time the marina gate here at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, was due to be open on Saturday so we were keen to go fishing again to see if we could do better than on the previous day.<br />
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We drove around to the pier to check the sea state before making a final decision and the water didn’t look too bad at all.<br />
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So, we decided to head down towards North Workington as Phil fancied fishing in a different area for a change.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrvj2nxVf2Wxfmg8AQQ7PS4Gc_hmZEKS6E9uTnQtf2lWyDI7u_J-LM-JYWrrk2TjcqUeGnzHa2n-lolFqL4bY-y3v41ZO6cV40W9u992JRhe8wMlcrh4DBKWj5LINAUY7cGoVS6mSr2E/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Andrew, one of the marina staff, waving us off after he'd opened the sea gate" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1441" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrvj2nxVf2Wxfmg8AQQ7PS4Gc_hmZEKS6E9uTnQtf2lWyDI7u_J-LM-JYWrrk2TjcqUeGnzHa2n-lolFqL4bY-y3v41ZO6cV40W9u992JRhe8wMlcrh4DBKWj5LINAUY7cGoVS6mSr2E/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Andrew, one of the marina staff, waving us off after he'd opened the sea gate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Andrew, one of the marina staff, waving us off after he'd opened the sea gate</u></h3>
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We left the marina at around 2.20pm but it was pretty bumpy on the way down towards Workington, so we decided to turn around and go to Allonby Bay to see if it was any better there.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieTmAGR9kGGq6b8NmBWJWZzpPO4p_uVAJ_ZDNfVxn01SAupJOPaGtDII7baQSgILTlPe5znrCTKlkfqZ31s-li1Fx0rVb6E0laN7CPvaOFT_re9nnP5CNZzpFHSO4dT5SMwZ4yx26Gg8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards North Workington before we decided to go the other way" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1546" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieTmAGR9kGGq6b8NmBWJWZzpPO4p_uVAJ_ZDNfVxn01SAupJOPaGtDII7baQSgILTlPe5znrCTKlkfqZ31s-li1Fx0rVb6E0laN7CPvaOFT_re9nnP5CNZzpFHSO4dT5SMwZ4yx26Gg8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards North Workington before we decided to go the other way" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards North Workington before we decided to go the other way</u></h3>
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It was much calmer in our usual fishing spot, so we dropped anchor and Phil set up his rods.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0QbaFpLB01cgBFTPaSf9xNFdUkcXwf40hbcFf_aCsfo2QH6gw7gerr4SPD96vdeIHce-D0JNTkeJ-FMIRYaa_dWg8AaUU7oeU0Hk855ViG8CQ6A85DXV6TMqE-9-Gqak1JAhBW0fheE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil waiting for a fish to bite" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1574" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0QbaFpLB01cgBFTPaSf9xNFdUkcXwf40hbcFf_aCsfo2QH6gw7gerr4SPD96vdeIHce-D0JNTkeJ-FMIRYaa_dWg8AaUU7oeU0Hk855ViG8CQ6A85DXV6TMqE-9-Gqak1JAhBW0fheE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Phil waiting for a fish to bite" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil waiting for a fish to bite</u></h3>
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The fishing was very quiet to start with, then he started catching dogfish.<br />
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He was beginning to lose heart when he caught his first codling of the day.<br />
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Even though it was undersized and had to be returned to the water, it gave him hope that there may be other larger codling around, so he carried on fishing.<br />
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He pulled in two more codling, along with more dogfish, and one of the codling was big enough to keep so it wasn’t the most successful fishing trip we’d ever had but at least he brought home one fish.<br />
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<u>Phil with the codling that we kept to eat</u></h3>
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Ruby wasn’t very interested in coming out on deck at all on this trip. She stayed in her cage for ages before venturing out.<br />
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I put her life jacket on her and took her out on deck, but she was soon back indoors and stretched out on the seating in the saloon.<br />
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But I’m not complaining. I want her to be wherever she's happiest, and it gave me the chance to take more photos <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOlr6dT-fRx6mxYs9NnNQGk_eZlwv34E9ycFzaRBZaTk_O4ksL6-rilJtYs_GED-jqJcFyJO80ugO0NSsz0fR1LPoUwxImoQKCpmDaxOSN7-nNGLRGs1ltUiCzWjTsBt279Lpid-9M5U/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Sun breakimg through the heavy clouds over the Solway Firth as Ravensdale's flag blows in the wind" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOlr6dT-fRx6mxYs9NnNQGk_eZlwv34E9ycFzaRBZaTk_O4ksL6-rilJtYs_GED-jqJcFyJO80ugO0NSsz0fR1LPoUwxImoQKCpmDaxOSN7-nNGLRGs1ltUiCzWjTsBt279Lpid-9M5U/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%252816%2529.jpg" title="Sun breaks through the heavy clouds over the Solway Firth as Ravensdale's flag blows in the wind" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sun breaks through the heavy clouds over the Solway Firth as Ravensdale's flag blows in the wind</u></h3>
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We were treated to some amazing skies while out on the water and I took loads of photos of the sun breaking through the heavy clouds.<br />
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It looked as though it could rain at any time but, thankfully, it stayed dry.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_8g7yLLEfJTjmUQsCjKPPux63A7nOrs5S3tZKlgqO-yWBXKdEOPnp4wVNvkpGS1kTSOs4xrqeu4UaLyxC934z64yTpmh2tRfdnZscVZIq76U0nY8VORK_N6e1k2eaNpAkTlwDiznmsg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%252817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale returning to Maryport on Saturday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_8g7yLLEfJTjmUQsCjKPPux63A7nOrs5S3tZKlgqO-yWBXKdEOPnp4wVNvkpGS1kTSOs4xrqeu4UaLyxC934z64yTpmh2tRfdnZscVZIq76U0nY8VORK_N6e1k2eaNpAkTlwDiznmsg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+210919+%252817%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale returning to Maryport on Saturday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport on Saturday evening</u></h3>
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We returned to the marina at around 6.20pm after about four hours out on the water during which time we’d travelled 6.9 nautical miles.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading back into Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We were delighted to discover that a friend had taken a photo of Ravensdale on her way into the marina. Thanks Roy!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKsRUSmAwqBA9rE1xwN7o7Sy-Aw5Y7yaOT59l3wiVfA7kec-qjEIeVrBWRtG-mWTrw_aJA3Z3-LaNMYSp7E07e8JDwKBWOtqZEgsNs4FWzHOkESTgqOrZrst7ebxkWFklj4c3qFJYs8/s1600/Roy+Simmons%2527+Ravensdale+210919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Roy Simmons" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1348" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKsRUSmAwqBA9rE1xwN7o7Sy-Aw5Y7yaOT59l3wiVfA7kec-qjEIeVrBWRtG-mWTrw_aJA3Z3-LaNMYSp7E07e8JDwKBWOtqZEgsNs4FWzHOkESTgqOrZrst7ebxkWFklj4c3qFJYs8/s640/Roy+Simmons%2527+Ravensdale+210919.jpg" title="Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Roy Simmons" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale in Maryport Basin. Photo by Roy Simmons</u></h3>
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<b><u></u><br /></b> <b><br />A dramatic rescue</b><br />
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A yacht from our marina suffered engine failure in the middle of the Solway Firth while we were out fishing on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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We were totally unaware of this until we got back to the marina as there was no call over the VHF radio.<br />
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By the time we heard about the situation, friends with a similar-sized but considerably faster cruiser than Ravensdale had gone out to tow her home.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTX7MSZvwnkdtmPvS48QfGMxcQfC9Mvs_0QUfadLE5BD3L2oMy_nmjis7mDrKZ0F-bIhFXrv0L9jf5VpAMW_JmIFc87ZY32o1OPLRNX6iJFkOlg84ZvQjSZnRFbKnzhnVAFdTi3FQ31w/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+210919+%252834%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our friends' boat Andromeda on the Solway Firth on Saturday before they went to rescue the yacht" border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTX7MSZvwnkdtmPvS48QfGMxcQfC9Mvs_0QUfadLE5BD3L2oMy_nmjis7mDrKZ0F-bIhFXrv0L9jf5VpAMW_JmIFc87ZY32o1OPLRNX6iJFkOlg84ZvQjSZnRFbKnzhnVAFdTi3FQ31w/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+210919+%252834%2529.jpg" title="Our friends' boat Andromeda on the Solway Firth on Saturday before they went to rescue the yacht" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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Our friends' boat Andromeda on the Solway Firth on Saturday before they went to rescue the yacht</h3>
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We later heard that they’d had trouble locating the broken-down sailboat as her VHF radio wasn’t working and the mobile phone signal was intermittent.<br />
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They managed to find her and the two people on board were fine and they got her under tow, but the sea was very lumpy, and the tow rope kept snapping so they called the Coastguard.<br />
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The stricken vessel was towed into Whitehaven Marina – 14 miles from Maryport - and our friends had to go into Whitehaven as well as, by this time, the sea gate to our marina had closed due to the falling tide.<br />
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Our friends returned to Maryport on the morning tide, but the yacht had to stay put as her engine had ceased.<br />
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We were asked if we’d go and tow her back to Maryport but had to decline as our insurance allows us to tow a vessel back to port in an emergency but not to act as a pick-up truck to tow a boat from A to B.<br />
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We hated having to say no but couldn’t risk messing up our insurance.<br />
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They still haven’t managed to get home to Maryport yet so really hope they’ll be back here soon.<br />
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<b><br />Changing fuel filters</b><br />
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<u>The new fuel filters on Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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We’ve been meaning to change the fuel filters on Ravensdale’s two 300hp Volvo Penta engines for some time.<br />
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We ordered the filters last week and went to collect them on Saturday morning.<br />
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And, after towing in our friend’s fishing boat when his engine cut out on Friday, we were very glad we’d decided to do it now, especially after we later learned that his engine problem had been caused by dirt getting into the engine.<br />
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We’d intended to ask someone else to fit them for us.<br />
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However, after the engine problems this fishing boat and the yacht experienced while out on the water, Phil decided to do it himself, so he’d be able to do it again if he ever needed to do so while we’re away from our marina.<br />
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Changing the fuel filters was fairly straightforward until it came to priming the filters on the starboard engine because a fuel pipe had been fitted against the top of the pump handle so it couldn’t be operated.<br />
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<u>Phil changing the fuel filters on Ravensdale's port engine</u></h3>
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This meant that we had to prime the filters by turning the engine over a few times until Phil found fuel in them.<br />
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The handle on the pump on the port engine was clear so that was simple to prime.<br />
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We also needed to replace the pre-filter cartridges on both engines as they were very dirty, so it looks as though it was a very good job we decided to do them now.<br />
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New cartridges were ordered on Tuesday.<br />
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<u>Phil removing the bowl from the pre-filter on Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, Phil stripped down the pre-filters and thoroughly cleaned them, so he’d be ready to fit the new cartridges as soon as they arrived.<br />
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<u>One of the pre-filters before cleaning</u></h3>
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<u>Both pre-filters clean and drying</u></h3>
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They turned up the following morning and Phil fitted them during the afternoon.<br />
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The pre-filters on both engines are very low down making it difficult to get a receptacle under the drainage tap so he’s planning on lifting these up in the near future.<br />
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He then turned to the fuel purifiers. <br />
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These don’t take cartridges so just needed to be drained and to have any air released from the top.<br />
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After he’d completed the work on each engine, he started it to check it was running OK to discover, unsurprisingly, that they were both running better than they had before he changed the filters.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKxQ6qvJhKsgazmW-o21xJLKivpjV42xKWsg-Kz3raJdZEAbX-tj3WdNd0ivG0QIISI9n91baAgHc6nTEixyRllzOp_fNN5p6OaXz5GnCwx762qbeVMThIoJJl7qeOwR_Zm8JSLM98Lk/s1600/IMG_20190926_110726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the fuel pipe on the left previously ran across the top of the wheel on the manual pump" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1473" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKxQ6qvJhKsgazmW-o21xJLKivpjV42xKWsg-Kz3raJdZEAbX-tj3WdNd0ivG0QIISI9n91baAgHc6nTEixyRllzOp_fNN5p6OaXz5GnCwx762qbeVMThIoJJl7qeOwR_Zm8JSLM98Lk/s640/IMG_20190926_110726.jpg" title="The fuel pipe on the left previously ran across the top of the wheel on the manual pump" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The fuel pipe on the left previously ran across the top of the wheel on the manual pump</u></h3>
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Phil then went back down into the engine room and rerouted the fuel pipe that was obstructing the pump handle on the starboard fuel filters so that job will be much easier next time he changes the filters.<br />
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He was so pleased when he’d completed the task.<br />
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There really is nothing like the satisfaction you get from doing a job yourself and the comfort of knowing that you’ll know how to do it the next time <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>New VHF radio</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWby9d3BapnMaXCHysIGZbRYRJrVQ1aBdIWTTjkZzpV2JUagTiUgCSiM7xvN0H576A7E4CSwZUVpbLepLsFM4-29ZETN2cZrKHwDVQiy24FONcerd8BXJ_PWqaDSabRdkfZekWK_y7GU/s1600/Old+VHF+radio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our old VHF radio on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1281" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWby9d3BapnMaXCHysIGZbRYRJrVQ1aBdIWTTjkZzpV2JUagTiUgCSiM7xvN0H576A7E4CSwZUVpbLepLsFM4-29ZETN2cZrKHwDVQiy24FONcerd8BXJ_PWqaDSabRdkfZekWK_y7GU/s640/Old+VHF+radio.jpg" title="Our old VHF radio on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our old VHF radio on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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We’ve had a few problems with the marina hearing our VHF radio transmissions on our fixed radio. <br />
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We can hear their calls clearly, but they often have to ask us to repeat ours.<br />
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We’ve been switching to our handheld radio whenever this has happened, but it wasn’t ideal.<br />
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A while back, we changed our VHF aerial in the hope that would cure the problem and it has been better, but still not right so we decided we’d have to bite the bullet and buy a new radio.<br />
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This was reinforced by the communication problems experienced when our friends were trying to rescue the yacht that broke down on the Solway Firth on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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Phil checked out various reviews and it seemed that the Standard Horizon GX2200E would be perfect for our purposes, so he ordered one online from Marine Superstore on Monday.<br />
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We decided against paying for next day delivery as we weren’t planning to take Ravensdale out of the marina for a few days and were amazed when it arrived the following day.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnCJcJiDLs8ucL_a61xk-ZpWdqSawiMinTcnnv4h5nljYXvqytRhob3jAq2VtpiuaDLLu1LLYm4i2huOe0lovXgEC-oBxNQN0AJ4pMQsMClGIW2b4ov40o-6YiODnBsppAXpkJBmcOXw/s1600/New+VHF+radio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our new VHF radio" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1355" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnCJcJiDLs8ucL_a61xk-ZpWdqSawiMinTcnnv4h5nljYXvqytRhob3jAq2VtpiuaDLLu1LLYm4i2huOe0lovXgEC-oBxNQN0AJ4pMQsMClGIW2b4ov40o-6YiODnBsppAXpkJBmcOXw/s640/New+VHF+radio.jpg" title="Our new VHF radio" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our new VHF radio</u></h3>
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Phil has been busy in the engine room this week so hasn’t had a chance to fit our new radio yet.<br />
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I’m guessing it will either be done over the weekend or early next week.<br />
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<b><br />Why we’re glad we haven’t got a mast</b> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFivVtqstXE1xTQ7KIuRHvtbcKq7CW3IcxtnBIYlVhuh7KDINrF4hB6h7L9rTaphbxNa7n7YDufnfbS8-sRiaYVd_qzgEwQa9xNp9hGc4HYY4FWZn5driCxMlzXPlrO9GBOm3EwK1Er_E/s1600/Maryport+harbour+170419+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the crane the starlings used to sit on before it was removed" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1002" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFivVtqstXE1xTQ7KIuRHvtbcKq7CW3IcxtnBIYlVhuh7KDINrF4hB6h7L9rTaphbxNa7n7YDufnfbS8-sRiaYVd_qzgEwQa9xNp9hGc4HYY4FWZn5driCxMlzXPlrO9GBOm3EwK1Er_E/s640/Maryport+harbour+170419+%25288%2529.jpg" title="The crane the starlings used to sit on before it was removed" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The crane the starlings used to sit on before it was removed</u></h3>
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A flock of starlings used to spend a lot of their time perched on a tall crane on the boatyard next to the marina.<br />
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But the crane was recently sold and taken away (wishing I'd taken a photo of the starlings on it now <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span>)<br />
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At this time of year, the starlings make a real mess of the boats, mainly the yachts, when they perch on the masts, rigging and spreaders after eating blackberries.<br />
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But this year, without the crane, they’re spending even more time on the yachts than usual and they are ending up covered in purple splodges.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzxrjAI-8CdQBDkSrQMTSsKjbY6gLJ5coJWpjhB70xO5LSGekUoN-X8djSadOLYpDUht-GmSllp0Sh9vqwxe9NTo5PDmLHsBcchmfce813A3saL2rF1OhFGSSbDCxoPL692dHvVJWAvg/s1600/Starlings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a few of the starlings that spend a lot of time at our marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1483" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzxrjAI-8CdQBDkSrQMTSsKjbY6gLJ5coJWpjhB70xO5LSGekUoN-X8djSadOLYpDUht-GmSllp0Sh9vqwxe9NTo5PDmLHsBcchmfce813A3saL2rF1OhFGSSbDCxoPL692dHvVJWAvg/s640/Starlings.jpg" title="Just a few of the starlings that spend a lot of time at our marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Just a few of the starlings that spend a lot of time at our marina</u></h3>
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The cruisers only get bombed occasionally when the birds relieve themselves in flight and, so far, we’ve been very lucky as Ravensdale hasn’t been hit once.<br />
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Whenever Phil gets our hose out to wash our boat or fill up with water, he’s been hosing down some of the yachts near us while their owners aren’t around to save their gel coat from being stained by the purple birds’ mess.<br />
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<b><br />Locked in the car</b><br />
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Ravensdale likes to keep us on our toes by finding us plenty of jobs to do but our car is usually relatively trouble-free. <br />
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However, this week, she decided it was her turn to get a little TLC.<br />
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She refused to let Phil get out when we drove to the motor spares dealer in nearby Workington to collect new fuel filters for Ravensdale on Saturday.<br />
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The driver’s side door just wouldn’t open so Phil had to climb out of the passenger side, which isn’t easy for him as a knee-replacement operation on his left knee has left him with less flexibility than he would’ve liked.<br />
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He tried the door again before heading home, but it wouldn’t budge so he climbed back in the same way to drive back to the marina.<br />
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Typically, this happened just after the garage we use had closed so we couldn’t contact them about it until Monday when we were told to take it in on Tuesday and they’d get on to it asap.<br />
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So, we ended up carless again – she had to go into the garage for new rear brake discs a while back and, for the first time since I got rid of my car when I left work, we had to walk everywhere we wanted to go, which was no bad thing <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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We were delighted to get a call from the garage yesterday (Thursday) but sadly it wasn’t to say they’d fixed the problem as they couldn’t find an obvious cause.<br />
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The door seems to be opening at the moment so we’ve brought her home to use while the garage orders a new door lock, which will hopefully be fitted next week.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1ybSP4jbqxKJc0EmF2ZUzZi3FZntEjPL-JkYPdDJjcrf8Am8GgDnAtm-baBzJBI5ZGr0-2UaYqTdwc6Y_HkVkHgmmiBTyIiiavhyphenhyphenp12pGye4wfjdFrPf_j7eCDhXrEsPmvXd7L5QUU/s1600/Ruby+and+teddy+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her teddy" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1438" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1ybSP4jbqxKJc0EmF2ZUzZi3FZntEjPL-JkYPdDJjcrf8Am8GgDnAtm-baBzJBI5ZGr0-2UaYqTdwc6Y_HkVkHgmmiBTyIiiavhyphenhyphenp12pGye4wfjdFrPf_j7eCDhXrEsPmvXd7L5QUU/s640/Ruby+and+teddy+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her teddy" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her teddy</u></h3>
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Ruby enjoyed watching Phil change Ravensdale’s filters this week.<br />
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She walked around the edge of the hole when we’d lifted the floor to expose one of the engines and peered down into the engine room to see what was going on.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmAC3il-TQjBmaN3d3xJsOo-wwaUOq7lhC7DBfaIQE6PSfJwXQVSmdG67HJ47hTmgUwNr82zLVPZ4Cjyt48iip6ZTFRMnDX0buFwMnSpSCeXCSdIsG09a04E_ku62B6hKk1yi8h5H6Ao/s1600/Ruby+and+engine+room+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby watching Phil work in the engine room" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1306" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmAC3il-TQjBmaN3d3xJsOo-wwaUOq7lhC7DBfaIQE6PSfJwXQVSmdG67HJ47hTmgUwNr82zLVPZ4Cjyt48iip6ZTFRMnDX0buFwMnSpSCeXCSdIsG09a04E_ku62B6hKk1yi8h5H6Ao/s640/Ruby+and+engine+room+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby watching Phil work in the engine room" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby watching Phil work in the engine room</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnJ1gGSawqrIlqpaVwl7yUgnVpB-hr6V6wUuemRCBc0VDYwEB9LJZEd89Ln0WOui2-0He4GNPLxNks790PvbN82D_RbrBXbhlsR9VG0ZJTFwCkMityk9CjSrWOTNc3K0E4mJeyNnTPM/s1600/Ruby+and+engine+room+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby checking out Ravensdale's port engine" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnJ1gGSawqrIlqpaVwl7yUgnVpB-hr6V6wUuemRCBc0VDYwEB9LJZEd89Ln0WOui2-0He4GNPLxNks790PvbN82D_RbrBXbhlsR9VG0ZJTFwCkMityk9CjSrWOTNc3K0E4mJeyNnTPM/s640/Ruby+and+engine+room+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby checking out Ravensdale's port engine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby checking out Ravensdale's port engine</u></h3>
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She was less impressed when she dropped her favourite antler chew down into the engine room while Phil was working and had to wait for him to retrieve it for her when he’d finished.<br />
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Ruby was also pleased when we returned from a food shopping trip with a new red, beef-flavoured bone chew yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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She went through her usual new toy routine – creeping up on it, barking at it then jumping away from it over and over again until she decided it was safe to chew it.<br />
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She really is totally hilarious <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQp6uDOWN4nC0GN5_-VJM1gXo5e_elab9_pAI9hnWNbiFvhbdcy3NjloAmOqTUsmvVdrcFYJqPPzt0pMUmrsVOCrXvE2TsquclEl9sYWJF9hhixRNE2opF2zCkBTB5qV_Ddib9j01oYw/s1600/Ruby%2527s+new+chew+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her new chew" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQp6uDOWN4nC0GN5_-VJM1gXo5e_elab9_pAI9hnWNbiFvhbdcy3NjloAmOqTUsmvVdrcFYJqPPzt0pMUmrsVOCrXvE2TsquclEl9sYWJF9hhixRNE2opF2zCkBTB5qV_Ddib9j01oYw/s640/Ruby%2527s+new+chew+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her new chew" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her new chew</u></h3>
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Ruby also cracks me up when I'm trying to type or work on photos and she wants me to hold what's left of her favourite antler chew while she's chewing it.<br />
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She keep putting it on my mouse hand or on the table next to it in an attempt to get me to do as she wants <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJcYK146cmACuiiwdo3jQzbssAEVIa1QrGO7cnox1Y1BpbngvNVo7Sm4WO9CtZL5nAoC4Xf55gXoZZaHfzkYaMR9Mk-jrC1DJ-vXN9RCSWu6S2nNNtI31vwemGwQjHc98nFnStKFVE7o/s1600/Ruby+and+mouse+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby trying to get me to stop using my laptop" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1422" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJcYK146cmACuiiwdo3jQzbssAEVIa1QrGO7cnox1Y1BpbngvNVo7Sm4WO9CtZL5nAoC4Xf55gXoZZaHfzkYaMR9Mk-jrC1DJ-vXN9RCSWu6S2nNNtI31vwemGwQjHc98nFnStKFVE7o/s640/Ruby+and+mouse+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby trying to get me to stop using my laptop" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby trying to get me to stop using my laptop</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XlohGuHzc0M47Ni_5G8oIEnP1pbxhqQo84yjYUsfVbp1DoTHl-MrPLUTAzMbt0Que6lH3P72d9_W6HRjYlIu2O-xTqq2Vdrk5eKfrHVfQISfgT6759ER3joYTf30tsR8Hvnc0eWmeUg/s1600/Ruby+and+mouse+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby chewing her antler on the back of my hand" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1389" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XlohGuHzc0M47Ni_5G8oIEnP1pbxhqQo84yjYUsfVbp1DoTHl-MrPLUTAzMbt0Que6lH3P72d9_W6HRjYlIu2O-xTqq2Vdrk5eKfrHVfQISfgT6759ER3joYTf30tsR8Hvnc0eWmeUg/s640/Ruby+and+mouse+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby chewing her antler on the back of my hand" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby chewing her antler on the back of my hand</u></h3>
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And she's really funny when we’re eating a snack she fancies, her favourites being anything involving cheese, especially cheese sandwiches or cheese and cream crackers.<br />
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She patiently sits and watches in the hope she might get a bit and, when we’re nearing the end of our food, she puts a paw on an arm or sometimes both paws on a shoulder to remind us that she’s there – as if we could ever forget <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby patiently waiting for a bit of Phil's cheese and crackers</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby's patience is rewarded </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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Meanwhile, she’s been enjoying her walks this week despite them being a bit restricted due to her being in season but I bet she can’t wait until it’s over so we can get back to normal and let her have a proper run off the lead again.<br />
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<b><br />Missing parcel!</b><br />
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I have no idea why Royal Mail would deliver a parcel addressed to Phil with our address correctly displayed on the front to a business address on an industrial estate in Maryport.<br />
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I can’t see any similarity between Ravensdale at Maryport Marina and Chimney Sheep on the Solway Industrial Estate, but it seems to have caused some confusion <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Amazingly, it so happened that Miriam, a Facebook friend who I’d never met, works there and spotted our name on the parcel.<br />
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She messaged me to tell me it was at their premises, and we picked it up on our way to collect our car from the garage yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.<br />
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An added bonus was getting to meet my Facebook friend.<br />
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Many thanks for getting in touch, Miriam. It was good to meet you <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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Just for a change, most of the photos I've taken this week are from our trip out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale on Saturday <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Yacht Manatee on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Sun breaking through heavy clouds over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth with Andromeda in the basin</u></h3>
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<u>Cormorants on a navigation marker in the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth with the northern fells in the distance</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport charter fishing boat Venture West on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth with the northern fells behind</u></h3>
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<u>A yacht on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I also got some lovely sunset shots of Maryport Basin and the marina while walking Ruby on Sunday evening.<br />
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse at sunset</u></h3>
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<u>The Coastguard station on Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Marina at sunset</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Marina at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIegl7Dnw3Hxwjghj5bLaH4bd-AXhf_KZRu_nnyUhkfyad1FQ6C9bVqvYASJT_E7okWtA6NIsUwnF-4PeJsocFixXawSOtnMZg_v31z4gejF0uZvbyHhPnWIFuW1YHzzlZ99VjKwhgjU/s1600/Maryport+sunset+220919+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport Marina at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIegl7Dnw3Hxwjghj5bLaH4bd-AXhf_KZRu_nnyUhkfyad1FQ6C9bVqvYASJT_E7okWtA6NIsUwnF-4PeJsocFixXawSOtnMZg_v31z4gejF0uZvbyHhPnWIFuW1YHzzlZ99VjKwhgjU/s640/Maryport+sunset+220919+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport Marina at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport Marina at sunset</u></h3>
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<b><br /></b> <b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<u>Today's (Friday) view through Ravensdale's windscreen</u></h3>
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The weather really hasn’t been much to write home about this week.<br />
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The main theme for this week seems to have been rain followed by more rain <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span><br />
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Saturday was the best day of the past week. It was dry, sunny and very warm for the time of year but there was still a good breeze. <br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 21C (70F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head, which is our nearest weather station, was 31mph, gusting 44mph. <br />
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While we were out on the water the average wind speed at St Bees Head was 13-30mph, gusting up to 40mph. It was certainly windier than we’d expected here but nothing like the speeds given here.<br />
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We had heavy rain overnight. It was still raining when we got up on Sunday morning and it kept it up until around mid-morning when it was cloudy with light showers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Sadly, I forgot to check the last 24-hours weather data for Sunday so I can’t provide the figures for temperature and average wind speed <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon</u></h3>
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It was bright and sunny first thing on Monday with increasing cloud cover as the day went on, but we still enjoyed sunny intervals. It started raining early evening and kept it up until we went to bed. <br />
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 30mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCz5OIZYTIrelpeJBaO_FsUyQTjkTUlmG7cUUyqA41hRCd7zwh5sz7fEfSfwXW6GkNTRTz-rJWmdqB98fbO8hXBNN3yiKa6nmcMeUr2YOsMkpOFGjEfwAB2h9qKNZv7EJ7EvrWNeAtuI/s1600/Monday+marina+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the same view of Maryport Marina on Monday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCz5OIZYTIrelpeJBaO_FsUyQTjkTUlmG7cUUyqA41hRCd7zwh5sz7fEfSfwXW6GkNTRTz-rJWmdqB98fbO8hXBNN3yiKa6nmcMeUr2YOsMkpOFGjEfwAB2h9qKNZv7EJ7EvrWNeAtuI/s640/Monday+marina+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The same view of Maryport Marina on Monday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The same view of Maryport Marina on Monday morning</u></h3>
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It continued to rain heavily overnight, but it had stopped by Tuesday morning. <br />
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We then had light rain from late morning followed by heavy rain later in the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuTgY_pcxrJF9GlI-QdR5get-QZtwq-WiTiDc_PwUCxLF1dKQUadlGfh5YmZEb286EfLYPwUfAPpoYDjEs6e-68uCdGsq_B5UWksU1jbMeI7C8qN1cBMGownmf-fP6bIpekFlYsrMc6o/s1600/_9250011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy cloud at Maryport Marina on Wednesday" border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1600" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuTgY_pcxrJF9GlI-QdR5get-QZtwq-WiTiDc_PwUCxLF1dKQUadlGfh5YmZEb286EfLYPwUfAPpoYDjEs6e-68uCdGsq_B5UWksU1jbMeI7C8qN1cBMGownmf-fP6bIpekFlYsrMc6o/s640/_9250011.jpg" title="Heavy cloud at Maryport Marina on Wednesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy cloud at Maryport Marina on Wednesday</u></h3>
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Wednesday was dry but cloudy and fairly breezy. The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) started wet. The rain cleared but we continued to have heavy showers until mid-afternoon. It then remained cloudy but thankfully there was no more rain. <br />
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 32mph.<br />
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<u>Thursday morning at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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heavy showers. The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 30mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-27712672367206129672019-09-20T23:52:00.000+01:002019-09-21T00:39:45.701+01:00Ravensdale to the rescue as we tow a broken down fishing boat into the marina<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<u>Ravensdale towing a fishing boat back into Maryport in Cumbria, UK, this afternoon (Friday)</u></h3>
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We were called upon to help a fishing boat that had broken down just off Maryport Pier as we returned from a fishing trip this afternoon (Friday).<br />
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It was the first time this has happened to us in the almost three years we've been living on Ravensdale.<br />
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We were pleased to have been in the right place at the right time and very happy to have been able to help<br />
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A week of lovely calm weather has provided plenty of opportunities to take our 43ft motor cruiser out on the Solway Firth in Cumbria, UK.<br />
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However, we've only been out twice for several very good reasons.<br />
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<u>Phil with biggest codling he caught on Monday</u></h3>
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We didn’t see the point of going fishing again too soon when we'd caught enough fish for our needs on Monday and we had other jobs that needed doing on the boat.<br />
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We’ve also been busy moving our stuff into our new, larger storage container that is much closer to home than our previous storage facility.<br />
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So it was good to be able to get out on the water again today.<br />
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<b>Today's fishing trip</b><br />
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<u>Freebird tied onto Ravensdale</u></h3>
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Today's (Friday) fishing trip ended very differently to what we'd expected when we were asked to help a friend who's fishing boat had broken down on it's way back to Maryport.<br />
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We were approaching the piers on our way back into Maryport Marina when we got call on our VHF radio from John to say he needed a tow.<br />
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We were very close to his boat, Freebird, and happy to assist.<br />
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Phil steered Ravensdale towards Freebird while I looked out a spare rope in case it was needed.<br />
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As we got nearer Freebird, which had John and two other people on board, they shouted that they had a rope ready.<br />
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When we were close enough, they threw me their rope. I caught it and hooked it onto the cleat on the port side of Ravensdale's aft deck.<br />
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<u>Freebird ready to be towed</u></h3>
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Phil set off for home at a slow and steady speed at around 3 knots and Freebird followed along behind us.<br />
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<u>Freebird on her way home</u></h3>
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As we passed through the basin, I did my usual preparations for returning to the marina - dropping out the fenders and preparing the docking sticks in case there is no one around to catch our ropes when we get back to the pontoon.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale towing Freebird in through the marina gate</u></h3>
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Phil carefully towed Freebird through the gate and around to the first hammerhead, which is where John said he wanted to tie up.<br />
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This would have been simple if the hammerhead had been empty, as had been the case when we both left the marina, but a visiting boat had arrived while we were out and was moored at the far end of it making it more difficult to get Freebird alongside the remaining mooring space.<br />
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Unfortunately, the only member of the marina staff on duty was busy on the marina's caravan site and therefore unable to come down and catch a rope so we were all very grateful when the folk on the visiting boat caught a rope and pulled Freebird in alongside their vessel.<br />
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After Monday's fishing trip, we decided to leave it until today before going out again and, during the week, the forecast was looking perfect for a nice calm trip out.<br />
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This morning it seemed a bit windier than we'd expected so we drove around to the pier to check the sea state.<br />
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It was borderline for us with a good breeze and a few white tops breaking on the waves but it didn't look as though there was a big swell so we decided to go.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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We left the marina at around 1.40pm and headed out onto the Solway Firth, then up to the spot where Phil has been catching some good cod lately.<br />
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We dropped anchor and Phil set up his rods and immediately started catching dogfish after dogfish <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span><br />
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods</u></h3>
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We had our lunch and Phil carried on fishing but all he caught, other than lots of dogfish, were two codling, only one of which was big enough to keep.<br />
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<u>Phil with the only decent-sized codling he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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The fishing was so boring that Ruby gave up and went indoors after a short while out on deck and, a good half hour before we were due to pack up, she went in her cage as if she was saying: "That's it! I've had enough! Let's go home now." <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby laying in her cage ready to go home</u></h3>
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We returned to the marina at about 5.45pm after just over four hours out on the water.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Monday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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Lovely calm conditions tempted us out onto the Solway Firth on Monday.<br />
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We didn’t even bother to check the sea state before we went as we were pretty sure it was going to be fine and we were right.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We left the marina at about 11.30am and headed to Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay, which has now been dubbed the “cod hole” <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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The weather was sunny, calm and mild for the time of year.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth at Maryport in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport in beautiful weather</u></h3>
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Phil set up his fishing rods while I got us both a cup of tea and I was about to get Ruby out of her cage when he had his first bite.<br />
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I stayed to see what he’d caught before going back in and it was his first dogfish of many.<br />
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I put Ruby’s life jacket on her and took her out on deck, but she didn’t seem to want to stay out there for long.<br />
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<u>Ruby making herself comfortable in the saloon</u></h3>
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After a quick sniff of Phil’s bait box, she went back indoors and stretched out on the couch in the saloon although she did come back outside when we were having our lunch in the hope she might get a bit and she wasn’t disappointed <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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The first codling of the day was just under-sized so was put back in the water.<br />
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<u>The first codling of the day, which was just too small to keep</u></h3>
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Phil then started catching codling that were bigger than the minimum size and we kept four of them to eat. His last one was the biggest at 45cm.<br />
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<u>The first good-sized codling Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<u>Another of the decent-sized codling that we kept to eat</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXGbXJbieiC9EjqpK_Ra-ulTX5SJUizaZen2TH6Lx9xGX3Wech4HuJ8aw4oShEjwiTOy2tMeZlTFcmtatwc-23wvvAyj1uuAB65zMNh5BUmCzRG9snwyLB5hj4A2urSaQZXuaymGRCKo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+160919+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the dab Phil caught on this fishing trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1321" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXGbXJbieiC9EjqpK_Ra-ulTX5SJUizaZen2TH6Lx9xGX3Wech4HuJ8aw4oShEjwiTOy2tMeZlTFcmtatwc-23wvvAyj1uuAB65zMNh5BUmCzRG9snwyLB5hj4A2urSaQZXuaymGRCKo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+160919+%252819%2529.jpg" title="The dab Phil caught on this fishing trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The dab Phil caught on this fishing trip</u></h3>
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He also caught a dab that was also large enough to keep.<br />
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A short time after we dropped anchor, Venture West charter fishing boat came and dropped anchor within about 75 yards of us.<br />
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<u>Venture West anchored next to Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>Some of the anglers on Venture West waving to us</u></h3>
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They were so close to Ravensdale that we could compare catches without having to use the VHF radio.<br />
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Strangely, although they were so close to us and there were nine anglers on board, they didn’t catch a single codling.<br />
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<u>Phil's catch in the laundry basket we use for fishing trips</u></h3>
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A light breeze picked up while we were out, which became stronger as the time went on and the ride home was much choppier than the trip out.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading home to Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>The view from Ravensdale's aft deck on the way home</u></h3>
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We returned to the marina at around 3.30pm after four hours out on the water during which time we travelled 5.5 nautical miles.<br />
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<u>Phil bringing Ravensdale into Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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As soon as we were back Phil filleted the fish he had caught. We had two of the codling for supper and the rest went into the freezer.<br />
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<u>The prepared cod fillets</u></h3>
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<b><br />Storage wars</b><br />
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We were delighted to discover a new 20ft storage container that was available for rent just a short way from the marina.<br />
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And, yesterday (Thursday) we hired a van and collected our stuff from the small storage unit we were renting 12 miles away from here – the closest one we could find when we moved on board almost three years ago.<br />
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<u>The van we hired outside our old storage facility</u></h3>
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We also collected a lot of the stuff from the storage facility at our marina and took it to the container.<br />
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<u>Our new storage container</u></h3>
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And, over the past week, we’ve been moving some of the things that were on board that really didn’t need to be here all the time into the storage container.<br />
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<u>Some of our stuff in the new container</u></h3>
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The next step is to spend some time in there going through the boxes, throwing away the things we really don’t want or need anymore and re-boxing, sorting and labelling the stuff we want to keep.<br />
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Our storage seems to have been so chaotic for so long that I’m really looking forward to winning our storage wars at long last <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b><br />New radio holder</b><br />
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<u>The new box for our handheld VHF radio</u></h3>
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Phil has made a little box to store our handheld VHF radio.<br />
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It used to be in a plastic container that hung from a hook near the helm. This was probably fine when it was new, but it was falling apart and looking tatty.<br />
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He recovered a piece of marine ply from the marina’s rubbish bins (with permission) thinking it would save us a few bob <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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What he hadn’t realised was that there would be hidden costs involved.<br />
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The first thing we had to buy was wood glue as he couldn’t find the glue that we both knew we had somewhere – one of the joys of living on a boat <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Then, he had to buy some stain to get the colour of the little box as close as possible to the wood to which it was being attached.<br />
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But I’m fairly sure it was still a lot cheaper than buying a ready-made handset holder and he has the satisfaction of knowing that it was all his own work <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>New rod holders</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEiHaca7H8ZvYi_v4REkjLcg_VpJEucYeg0b3erkVlCatESQjgKXs82bRH-_naVJj1e3ErH-ASXXkXV7M-abAUbUEi18_rwLKKZhQ8pE-lJfqSdGjBvZHcpFtdsoGhCo2m0vvsLvMsic/s1600/New+rod+holder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of Phil's new rod holders" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1436" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEiHaca7H8ZvYi_v4REkjLcg_VpJEucYeg0b3erkVlCatESQjgKXs82bRH-_naVJj1e3ErH-ASXXkXV7M-abAUbUEi18_rwLKKZhQ8pE-lJfqSdGjBvZHcpFtdsoGhCo2m0vvsLvMsic/s640/New+rod+holder.jpg" title="One of Phil's new rod holders" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of Phil's new rod holders</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3_6z6XsrnEA4jYHsPR3hygci3ZQw5SN5ewJcTHI-XlCiWvEdqn-CX1eRL201VClBJktSmIkOXkRt8h-UAp9qMUuhBjqSEEqecYG6vMAcBo53yKgq-1hsYfuH5n1S2NG-fu_eScMDUEg/s1600/_9160115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the new rod holders in use on our latest fishing trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3_6z6XsrnEA4jYHsPR3hygci3ZQw5SN5ewJcTHI-XlCiWvEdqn-CX1eRL201VClBJktSmIkOXkRt8h-UAp9qMUuhBjqSEEqecYG6vMAcBo53yKgq-1hsYfuH5n1S2NG-fu_eScMDUEg/s640/_9160115.jpg" title="One of the new rod holders in use on our latest fishing trip" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the new rod holders in use on our latest fishing trip</u></h3>
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The new rod holders Phil bought himself recently have turned out to be a bit of a disappointment.<br />
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They looked as though they were going to be perfect for his new fishing rods but they don't stay upright.<br />
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Any pressure on the line, even the tide is enough to pull the rod over.<br />
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He has tried putting a split pin through one of them (he only had one spare of a suitable size).<br />
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This seems to have helped, but he's still not happy with it so it looks as though they will have to be replaced asap <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span><br />
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<b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>Defrosting the freezer</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW30biFN3QD30VNRc3PfK9Jjt6sMj7Vs8YkOe80gTgfSMPK_VbHKaQdZG9kNnUavvghF1QMYOnglTUZL0f_y1SZhplBvakCS5Zm5pz_2FcmrzGnjsaiy8fbeAbqIvJh8PbSMWdNIvQYVw/s1600/Freezer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our freezer after it had been defrosted and cleaned" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1274" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW30biFN3QD30VNRc3PfK9Jjt6sMj7Vs8YkOe80gTgfSMPK_VbHKaQdZG9kNnUavvghF1QMYOnglTUZL0f_y1SZhplBvakCS5Zm5pz_2FcmrzGnjsaiy8fbeAbqIvJh8PbSMWdNIvQYVw/s640/Freezer.jpg" title="Our freezer after it had been defrosted and cleaned" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our freezer after it had been defrosted and cleaned</u></h3>
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I was so pleased with the extra space in the fridge after defrosting it last week, so I decided to give our little freezer the same treatment this week.<br />
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I transferred the contents into a cool box with a couple of ice blocks, switched off the freezer and switched it off until it started to thaw before knocking off the worst of the ice with a plastic spatula.<br />
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As soon as the ice had gone, I gave it a thorough clean and put it back on for a while so it would cool down properly before restocking it.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy9axjIdM2EMWxvOQo7KC_vHt6nScGC0g4kS5EpaBrdeLQzGADWbpO-Dy0nKp5RdQbyQ_TZ36xTDik4NuVIa1cPmKU1hxfZRoASXts2cISKxgmCIlPwvl-oxXUEqOeJ7GC-YGDb5EHNA/s1600/Ruby+and+cushions+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phot of Ruby lounging on the couch in the saloon on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1470" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy9axjIdM2EMWxvOQo7KC_vHt6nScGC0g4kS5EpaBrdeLQzGADWbpO-Dy0nKp5RdQbyQ_TZ36xTDik4NuVIa1cPmKU1hxfZRoASXts2cISKxgmCIlPwvl-oxXUEqOeJ7GC-YGDb5EHNA/s640/Ruby+and+cushions+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby lounging on the couch in the saloon on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby lounging on the couch in the saloon on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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One of Ruby’s favourite places to sleep during the day is tucked in behind me while I’m sat at the dining table using my laptop.<br />
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She snuggles into the space between my back and the back of the seat and sleeps there quite happily until I have to move.<br />
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<u>Ruby squeezed in behind my back</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, she seems to have got used to wearing her knickers and can frequently be seen posing in them on the couch in the saloon <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-1jw3QjU6rJAkXAq6y6JZhSgDia-ME0lDYQOHDxVyv-tUsutgZM3zNq4f3R66XQyB1CGBZwXhEr9ltgyBjH6Dy4NH5cw9c8bTs6bpA8jTsNyWkFPTe6BJxZS3nDSzYlS7G7-ByIAUfw/s1600/Ruby+and+cushions+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another photo of Ruby posing on the couch in her knickers" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1084" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-1jw3QjU6rJAkXAq6y6JZhSgDia-ME0lDYQOHDxVyv-tUsutgZM3zNq4f3R66XQyB1CGBZwXhEr9ltgyBjH6Dy4NH5cw9c8bTs6bpA8jTsNyWkFPTe6BJxZS3nDSzYlS7G7-ByIAUfw/s640/Ruby+and+cushions+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Another photo of Ruby posing on the couch in her knickers" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another photo of Ruby posing on the couch in her knickers</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmKyjyYzANI7pNbxMvEpgNRKg6F_IVCYlrN913B2zbCiA3KpmuQgI1yM0hpAqdomvPTEmMiRUTkBszt8gZeRMwFp2VwXpGP6FNc-KIfK1PObLwk-2es94_HWf5bQJ-nz-Q15pyrd4z3A/s1600/IMG_20190917_093633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby's new knickers in clear packaging" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmKyjyYzANI7pNbxMvEpgNRKg6F_IVCYlrN913B2zbCiA3KpmuQgI1yM0hpAqdomvPTEmMiRUTkBszt8gZeRMwFp2VwXpGP6FNc-KIfK1PObLwk-2es94_HWf5bQJ-nz-Q15pyrd4z3A/s400/IMG_20190917_093633.jpg" title="Ruby's new knickers in clear packaging" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby's new knickers in clear packaging</u></h3>
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Phil has also taught her to “assume the position” while we put her knickers on her. <br />
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She puts her front feet up on the second step of the steps from the saloon to the aft deck and stays there while we take them off as she goes out for walks and put them back on afterwards. <br />
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It’s comical to watch, but I really think a photo of that would be a step too far (no pun intended <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>). My poor baby needs a little bit of privacy <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And it’s just as well she isn’t easily embarrassed as the spare pair of knickers that we ordered because the pet shop only had one pair of her size in stock turned up in a clear plastic wrapper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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I’m not quite sure why she needed the large size as I don’t think she’s particularly big for a staffie and the size charts for the knickers give medium as the size for staffies, but they were much too small for her.<br />
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I just wish we’d thought of getting them for her during her first season as it means we can all carry on as normal without having to take up the carpet and protect the seat cushions…and there’s no cleaning up to do, which is brilliant.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDj5c9YWM4nHcrpgc561f_f9E6_pTJqXNP6pPzaiedGpdueIST1ILFh_O5Rh8ZJl0y0UbYyLqBU7cKp343DwHAv9NDfHwqitLpDXoHGrYdCzf7RC7lrWTqsav7b87UJZJWHZrPYE2UKw/s1600/Ruby+on+lookout+duty+in+her+knickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby sitting on one of the lockers on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1299" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDj5c9YWM4nHcrpgc561f_f9E6_pTJqXNP6pPzaiedGpdueIST1ILFh_O5Rh8ZJl0y0UbYyLqBU7cKp343DwHAv9NDfHwqitLpDXoHGrYdCzf7RC7lrWTqsav7b87UJZJWHZrPYE2UKw/s640/Ruby+on+lookout+duty+in+her+knickers.jpg" title="Ruby sitting on one of the lockers on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby sitting on one of the lockers on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Ruby doesn’t like Phil’s new rod holders any more than he does – she barked at them for the first couple of days but seems to have accepted them as part of the ytttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttthnffixtures and fittings now <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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Ruby obviously decided that she should be allowed to write her own section in my blog now.<br />
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I left my laptop for a couple of minutes to do something in the galley and, when I got back, I found her with her front feet on the keyboard and she’d made the alteration above <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊😊😊</span><br />
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Sadly I didn't get a photo of her doing this as my first thought was to get her off my keyboard.<br />
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And she still hates having her photo taken. She can be fast asleep but the second I point a camera at her she immediately wakes up and gives me the evil eye <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Bs64GcfK_b6oUn_vGQyy5LNkaT2lIXnOXkU_zYVgJUPtTzNvJncMwuTkQJLEAia0_bNoY3zzRlBUwpNACU0mkTv-SUSAlP89e3fi9297LlhDSX1DjYdef5fRsJySsKdEZRv80P6BFX0/s1600/Ruby%2527s+reaction+to++a+camera+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby fast asleep" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1386" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Bs64GcfK_b6oUn_vGQyy5LNkaT2lIXnOXkU_zYVgJUPtTzNvJncMwuTkQJLEAia0_bNoY3zzRlBUwpNACU0mkTv-SUSAlP89e3fi9297LlhDSX1DjYdef5fRsJySsKdEZRv80P6BFX0/s640/Ruby%2527s+reaction+to++a+camera+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby fast asleep" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby fast asleep</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby a second later when she realised I was taking photos of her</u></h3>
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<b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></b> <b>Chelaris visits the marina</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrBP6m7V3Fkg9CE9nQ_XzlweCGf5LAnOnrrOvmi1lJrxG5N5GEUJVmgpKXLcToQCTdq0bQq7uAUBijrR0Y3X0p4hzWqF0PenE4zGVdfRbDIjjfYlO9lMGtNiVF8UsXhIHhknPwgKJMxQ/s1600/Chelaris+190919+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris arriving at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1405" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrBP6m7V3Fkg9CE9nQ_XzlweCGf5LAnOnrrOvmi1lJrxG5N5GEUJVmgpKXLcToQCTdq0bQq7uAUBijrR0Y3X0p4hzWqF0PenE4zGVdfRbDIjjfYlO9lMGtNiVF8UsXhIHhknPwgKJMxQ/s640/Chelaris+190919+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris arriving at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris arriving at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Maryport fishing boat Chelaris arrived in the marina yesterday afternoon and tied up on the wall opposite Ravensdale while waiting to be lifted out of the water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2fgCXIwY9r2DE9m9jy5WdNZ07KSQe0tNxKRWuoaifyYktId1wx22SENN4bezY4eWEBC3-FoUEDIs1DyFcHRGol76sKI7SNjvUqKo0xs8vFlHMfumK1ISqk3i8j1I-qH-7RqpJWFPPME/s1600/Chelaris+190919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris passing Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1314" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2fgCXIwY9r2DE9m9jy5WdNZ07KSQe0tNxKRWuoaifyYktId1wx22SENN4bezY4eWEBC3-FoUEDIs1DyFcHRGol76sKI7SNjvUqKo0xs8vFlHMfumK1ISqk3i8j1I-qH-7RqpJWFPPME/s640/Chelaris+190919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris passing Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris passing Ravensdale</u></h3>
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As soon as the boat hoist was set up, she went into the hoist which was pulled up the slipway for work to be carried out at the boatyard next to the marina.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY8ordImlBq7aV0vbtqclzT_yOM6Hprn-_5r6Klec5DgXOfisegM3PIp47vbgTLStBUEY6-F1sHnFBOKKAkvch-WECKNxECDEk9T7IH1Hv_3xjIylmdo-n18XIqks2Wz5r_XjqOMWRoQ/s1600/Chelaris+190919+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris heading into the boat hoist" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY8ordImlBq7aV0vbtqclzT_yOM6Hprn-_5r6Klec5DgXOfisegM3PIp47vbgTLStBUEY6-F1sHnFBOKKAkvch-WECKNxECDEk9T7IH1Hv_3xjIylmdo-n18XIqks2Wz5r_XjqOMWRoQ/s640/Chelaris+190919+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris heading into the boat hoist" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris heading into the boat hoist</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhjWjvxxQHQK6Wq0-sHKhTDVy9X3tG4lbfnexWn4euLDznlULJ2ZYTm4oILQz2FZdNKwkm0idvZ_EuEFqGZn2onkKJF4p29bhMR1ngaLyvEEFrPvGyRiHkWfLbDv86bMDVD8-xM3Kmok/s1600/Chelaris+190919+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris on her way up the slipway" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1373" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhjWjvxxQHQK6Wq0-sHKhTDVy9X3tG4lbfnexWn4euLDznlULJ2ZYTm4oILQz2FZdNKwkm0idvZ_EuEFqGZn2onkKJF4p29bhMR1ngaLyvEEFrPvGyRiHkWfLbDv86bMDVD8-xM3Kmok/s640/Chelaris+190919+%252814%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris on her way up the slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris on her way up the slipway</u></h3>
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<b>Swans and cygnets</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYHkYO28LUnWxGPep3_1rfM6EuHsgGPKsyx_h8_TS7Frz5pevQQHbXG-USbN4yuZCYQWFIBsiKi3PEU0xX3liOZvPiy1Aak6z9Jf63c1r00F4mq0a6ozf1Q9aRnlQFMgJ_4puS7K-KZ0/s1600/Swan+and+cygnets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the cygnets with one of their parents paddling past Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1027" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYHkYO28LUnWxGPep3_1rfM6EuHsgGPKsyx_h8_TS7Frz5pevQQHbXG-USbN4yuZCYQWFIBsiKi3PEU0xX3liOZvPiy1Aak6z9Jf63c1r00F4mq0a6ozf1Q9aRnlQFMgJ_4puS7K-KZ0/s640/Swan+and+cygnets.jpg" title="The cygnets with one of their parents paddling past Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cygnets with one of their parents paddling past Ravensdale</u></h3>
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The family of swans, the other pair and a single swan, all of which are fairly frequent visitors, have called around for food on a number of occasions this week.<br />
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But the real problem comes when any of the others turn up at the same time as the cygnets and their parents.<br />
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Last Friday evening, we saw the family of swans on the marina slipway with the male swan a short distance from the female and cygnets. He had the lone swan pinned against the wall and was pecking at its head.<br />
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He then chased it up the slipway around a campervan that was parked at the top of the slipway across the concrete area at the top of the slipway and along the road towards the west gate where he trapped it in a corner.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jpzlkOnqR5QfI6mT_7nyr-DBSt30lv5pmvYQFEg9rmcZ8QiqxTQd8YbZwxbax-4GyPR9QaNnb07lpXJvk7kbyOZqeV7RG0IOYSjIMimlkMoFzkhMbae-9p1syHNFRTtZF_N0i0ITXfo/s1600/IMG_20190913_154625-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the male swan chasing the interloper across the top of the marina slipway" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1384" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jpzlkOnqR5QfI6mT_7nyr-DBSt30lv5pmvYQFEg9rmcZ8QiqxTQd8YbZwxbax-4GyPR9QaNnb07lpXJvk7kbyOZqeV7RG0IOYSjIMimlkMoFzkhMbae-9p1syHNFRTtZF_N0i0ITXfo/s640/IMG_20190913_154625-Edit.jpg" title="The male swan chasing the interloper across the top of the marina slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The male swan chasing the interloper across the top of the marina slipway</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzjNL-vs1YRU05Y1Ox1_p9x4HNqgA9i5wWlkC07l99_CtwU2N0x20ewT_534SDB0Gsr5TCPiSTTYDD1W-a_ksy_oNhVPg4UduaOV_arCaCsA3-gnRwmM20IMEB6W4tyMUaqJneND48pw/s1600/IMG_20190913_154636-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the lone swan being scared off" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzjNL-vs1YRU05Y1Ox1_p9x4HNqgA9i5wWlkC07l99_CtwU2N0x20ewT_534SDB0Gsr5TCPiSTTYDD1W-a_ksy_oNhVPg4UduaOV_arCaCsA3-gnRwmM20IMEB6W4tyMUaqJneND48pw/s640/IMG_20190913_154636-Edit.jpg" title="The lone swan being scared off" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The lone swan being scared off</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjv_MAEQJu60mDVC-Mhqi2N8GcsfJRAXIa7bCiA-CUKjjNPcs8gTEpeLVvUP-z6RR0KcOBo0xPYKUF_EUtPPw6eyyZgAhWiUYT97FSubo1kwzEfFeQ6DIP8vKQfp5oq1rGLnBEyCV-Jg/s1600/IMG_20190913_154637-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the chase continues" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjv_MAEQJu60mDVC-Mhqi2N8GcsfJRAXIa7bCiA-CUKjjNPcs8gTEpeLVvUP-z6RR0KcOBo0xPYKUF_EUtPPw6eyyZgAhWiUYT97FSubo1kwzEfFeQ6DIP8vKQfp5oq1rGLnBEyCV-Jg/s640/IMG_20190913_154637-Edit.jpg" title="The chase continues" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The chase continues</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2uJnmu-mQjNeWHw_qxE0J0iq7P2EXrYR5btqvpqie7-R0E_fKbqA4TJu2AQEEB_S8xWGcGo8gjGV6Ueq_SnUGTNfzB8Qoluu8F2ujlUsi7f0c7qtHW6ucFT7aAJwp0eT18UyCoMAjHY/s1600/IMG_20190913_154642-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the lone swan being chased down towards the west gate" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1427" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2uJnmu-mQjNeWHw_qxE0J0iq7P2EXrYR5btqvpqie7-R0E_fKbqA4TJu2AQEEB_S8xWGcGo8gjGV6Ueq_SnUGTNfzB8Qoluu8F2ujlUsi7f0c7qtHW6ucFT7aAJwp0eT18UyCoMAjHY/s640/IMG_20190913_154642-Edit.jpg" title="The lone swan being chased down towards the west gate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The lone swan being chased down towards the west gate</u></h3>
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I really wish I'd had my camera with me as the quality of the photos I took with my phone is not great, but at least it enabled me to capture the action.<br />
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<b>Early Christmas</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cfWVL-KcoaDIESdD1ejpGUvcHIPu2rCqfF2RKyrCCFbRKopIpl_ejnZNaXuQGDgvw1tPAiehsPAzycN58LVl1MZLKYGhuESmbflX84PjClcCBSHppeh20Js8_8yPOmtd1Yo0opeYQ9g/s1600/IMG_20190918_155515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Christmas decorations for sale in Maryport's B&M store on Wednesday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cfWVL-KcoaDIESdD1ejpGUvcHIPu2rCqfF2RKyrCCFbRKopIpl_ejnZNaXuQGDgvw1tPAiehsPAzycN58LVl1MZLKYGhuESmbflX84PjClcCBSHppeh20Js8_8yPOmtd1Yo0opeYQ9g/s640/IMG_20190918_155515.jpg" title="Christmas decorations for sale in Maryport's B&M store on Wednesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Christmas decorations for sale in Maryport's B&M store on Wednesday</u></h3>
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It seems Christmas has arrived even earlier than usual this year <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Is it just me or is mid-September really too early to see Christmas decorations for sale in the shops?<br />
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We just couldn’t believe it when we went into our local B&M store to see an aisle dedicated to Christmas stuff, including tinsel, baubles and Xmas stockings.<br />
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There were also Christmas selection boxes in the confectionery aisle. <br />
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<b><br />Photography</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5jT14H4jRNcA61OL3fVQGhDF_Yp2zr4W79PIPRR9MOA3KAi27p3G6uYj7K5SLZ9jU6kyugb7f6PwZ7v5SH6rz4dcPR6pDt5lXp7TuZLLK8l8IAVNgrWPQQlorXAV87vjRaMLvLHAnGI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+160919+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the fishing boats from the marina leaving Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5jT14H4jRNcA61OL3fVQGhDF_Yp2zr4W79PIPRR9MOA3KAi27p3G6uYj7K5SLZ9jU6kyugb7f6PwZ7v5SH6rz4dcPR6pDt5lXp7TuZLLK8l8IAVNgrWPQQlorXAV87vjRaMLvLHAnGI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+160919+%25282%2529.jpg" title="One of the fishing boats from the marina leaving Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the fishing boats from the marina leaving Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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As usual, a lot of this week's photos were taken while out on the Solway Firth on Monday and today (Friday).<br />
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<u>Fishing boat Argonaut on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N4a2EWkaF-K7DXC1nHFtOdlo_hCZW2qDVAbBUkW8tz7t7npM407NeQno3SA_C1HngeW9pK0F3qPEvO6TIsj6pdqOYPzUCFXGHOvOuzFAeDFspyZYJ0X1-wW24w6I9HYjw4ITo2k2dxc/s1600/_9200028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1434" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N4a2EWkaF-K7DXC1nHFtOdlo_hCZW2qDVAbBUkW8tz7t7npM407NeQno3SA_C1HngeW9pK0F3qPEvO6TIsj6pdqOYPzUCFXGHOvOuzFAeDFspyZYJ0X1-wW24w6I9HYjw4ITo2k2dxc/s640/_9200028.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth on Monday</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx_3rgGlSlRIpxsMbTeYwZTyGD8p3qz0yKfUsvR1HdukN4yC43-AlfJOg2iyA87NWaduPBFCvbxLHZw78NlEVChFS9vPlPOGig0INEO5AOEpzBST8uNqR5xl3UM4G-MxECKcK7PvXnLM/s1600/_9200151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the same view taken today (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx_3rgGlSlRIpxsMbTeYwZTyGD8p3qz0yKfUsvR1HdukN4yC43-AlfJOg2iyA87NWaduPBFCvbxLHZw78NlEVChFS9vPlPOGig0INEO5AOEpzBST8uNqR5xl3UM4G-MxECKcK7PvXnLM/s640/_9200151.jpg" title="The same view taken today (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The same view taken today (Friday)</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9LXC9XzJKkjUqx-d_UoMFb5YxRXa3uztkYGBf14QaJWn8Dn1aSwxXgnjusSeOrJZl3gIllRNB8T1qazMBZNBltEQi5IibVHXXGpkeJqpgtQrX-mnnnYcW43bCqshOg5PsC4Soh8VQtM/s1600/_9200153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1520" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9LXC9XzJKkjUqx-d_UoMFb5YxRXa3uztkYGBf14QaJWn8Dn1aSwxXgnjusSeOrJZl3gIllRNB8T1qazMBZNBltEQi5IibVHXXGpkeJqpgtQrX-mnnnYcW43bCqshOg5PsC4Soh8VQtM/s640/_9200153.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaNY0jzxer9aSqMG_AZ1VFMvbqBAYMvcBw9XN9l3Cb3ub4grQvg9LJIS8ohfCfcFEEOV2z09nb3XQOZiaKmYqBlGmRTMX4q2ZjJhNzzCXZ17vU3ijJ4icrdi6Qc76VSFKtuGwpeU34Ic/s1600/_9200157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1600" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaNY0jzxer9aSqMG_AZ1VFMvbqBAYMvcBw9XN9l3Cb3ub4grQvg9LJIS8ohfCfcFEEOV2z09nb3XQOZiaKmYqBlGmRTMX4q2ZjJhNzzCXZ17vU3ijJ4icrdi6Qc76VSFKtuGwpeU34Ic/s640/_9200157.jpg" title="The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I also took my camera for a walk up to The Settlement, where I went to see an exhibition of the work of local artists on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL_NFyZWrXzWkGKMt-Y0daf_g39QHRUCseiq-9RRMBM34wNABkvIw_iudJt64lcD8mxtKDaHh-semgwOelBersPuNwDzxI3vceT3eqTffMDB-ptxg_5tFBwkxvMYP67CSDbgNwylxpEQ/s1600/Maryport+140919+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1515" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL_NFyZWrXzWkGKMt-Y0daf_g39QHRUCseiq-9RRMBM34wNABkvIw_iudJt64lcD8mxtKDaHh-semgwOelBersPuNwDzxI3vceT3eqTffMDB-ptxg_5tFBwkxvMYP67CSDbgNwylxpEQ/s640/Maryport+140919+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHrvkPnqH1bCsefHvumpKqRu-0YXTjNQxwYQTtSrN0hvzvTSxnemEvP0wzXMu8CMV7nHoIi9lLJ7QSpnZC-xVX93PJWx-x9v4hKkBZnwihCjEtnjdr2ElUqXvs2OQIhP_GjYDZYPd7MI/s1600/Maryport+140919+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking along the River Ellen towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1370" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHrvkPnqH1bCsefHvumpKqRu-0YXTjNQxwYQTtSrN0hvzvTSxnemEvP0wzXMu8CMV7nHoIi9lLJ7QSpnZC-xVX93PJWx-x9v4hKkBZnwihCjEtnjdr2ElUqXvs2OQIhP_GjYDZYPd7MI/s640/Maryport+140919+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Looking along the River Ellen towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking along the River Ellen towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4PJJeQc5p6H_n2e4IhIWMjH3dnJz9epsrKeCot7sPMLhFmnMO3UpJEp3WLo6huWtKKRFz1kbO73lh-KQsfIL9CmheJD3Ryn0c-nMY2kHoYfVY-LZV5yGxBBCYywcNy69m3tCUGI8c-c/s1600/Maryport+140919+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking over the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4PJJeQc5p6H_n2e4IhIWMjH3dnJz9epsrKeCot7sPMLhFmnMO3UpJEp3WLo6huWtKKRFz1kbO73lh-KQsfIL9CmheJD3Ryn0c-nMY2kHoYfVY-LZV5yGxBBCYywcNy69m3tCUGI8c-c/s640/Maryport+140919+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Looking over the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth" width="516" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking over the rooftops to Maryport Lighthouse and the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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And I couldn't resist taking some photos around the harbour on the way there and again on the way back to the marina.<br />
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<u>Ellenfoot Bridge over Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSx9b78RkL-zhM-wHebpNc1n-ULe_RI781k8gentKjuFtIO7oUAXgaDxKXdbnkDqW527mwZm2l3q2mbTeeo-fm-pbuKs89I44AfVcFLwhaai2xz0FEH6rHCtHazdt3pu_czgK0ZCBTZw/s1600/Maryport+harbour+140919+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1334" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSx9b78RkL-zhM-wHebpNc1n-ULe_RI781k8gentKjuFtIO7oUAXgaDxKXdbnkDqW527mwZm2l3q2mbTeeo-fm-pbuKs89I44AfVcFLwhaai2xz0FEH6rHCtHazdt3pu_czgK0ZCBTZw/s640/Maryport+harbour+140919+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>More fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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I also took my camera along while walking Ruby around the harbour on Wednesday evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJy8VTN7HN2hKbJTKWYRYEViz90P4CgEJbxb5SMXiRPNjJR-rGtz7YqEjjXU7s566Mj5RflLOp0q7lF-Rjcw3GZT92SW7tJiRuV6QVNC1r_JXlKdOijDCdwf1RPQyaNS0c6k24kfhXqA/s1600/Harbour+180919+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of evening light on Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1441" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJy8VTN7HN2hKbJTKWYRYEViz90P4CgEJbxb5SMXiRPNjJR-rGtz7YqEjjXU7s566Mj5RflLOp0q7lF-Rjcw3GZT92SW7tJiRuV6QVNC1r_JXlKdOijDCdwf1RPQyaNS0c6k24kfhXqA/s640/Harbour+180919+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Evening light on Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evening light on Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkMS1Zk3Od2JYanTafr2B-LBgi0NfV11tfF8VFjIYOq8eTbLtpllg11l8F-s9cu5CUQ2cMlqN-6m4Ywo65_u0dZdXkT_ibFb6DgEloTFzNOr_O5ULnh9L62hKWIiMqRUgXJNJAHlR45A/s1600/Harbour+180919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Harbour bathed in golden evening light" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1328" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkMS1Zk3Od2JYanTafr2B-LBgi0NfV11tfF8VFjIYOq8eTbLtpllg11l8F-s9cu5CUQ2cMlqN-6m4Ywo65_u0dZdXkT_ibFb6DgEloTFzNOr_O5ULnh9L62hKWIiMqRUgXJNJAHlR45A/s640/Harbour+180919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Harbour bathed in golden evening light" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Harbour bathed in golden evening light</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNiQVoSzgQ8KbDdWyv5tK4K2l9lD8VibNBlY3MkiNuwcKz3f9uRzOejd3p3-aLdUBTVum7PXalWT3gVDW5HEfKcn-sqzFqjjDJuIQ-2qAwSThPg_ia8sWa3o00l0vb8vd7Y4_2lOyhGY/s1600/Harbour+180919+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1497" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNiQVoSzgQ8KbDdWyv5tK4K2l9lD8VibNBlY3MkiNuwcKz3f9uRzOejd3p3-aLdUBTVum7PXalWT3gVDW5HEfKcn-sqzFqjjDJuIQ-2qAwSThPg_ia8sWa3o00l0vb8vd7Y4_2lOyhGY/s640/Harbour+180919+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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She doesn't mind me tying her lead to the railings next to me briefly while I take photos as she gets a treat when I untie her if she sat quietly while waiting.<br />
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<b><br />Weather watch</b><br />
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The weather has been so much better this week than in previous weeks but it’s definitely getting cooler at night now.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUn6Ll472bm0232g1zb00FkYvxB2Ehy4qGzgv1mLKUZmZwoG5FAf0SpWWoMKCJ2BdwDB8OHK4MpaBeudu1lH-tvD5bAQww_8Yi3WCSC64M9YQayVhHFSwqtnerkB0GrOguDwXaL2AJBs/s1600/Maryport+harbour+140919+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of blue sky and white clouds over Maryport Harbour on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1453" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUn6Ll472bm0232g1zb00FkYvxB2Ehy4qGzgv1mLKUZmZwoG5FAf0SpWWoMKCJ2BdwDB8OHK4MpaBeudu1lH-tvD5bAQww_8Yi3WCSC64M9YQayVhHFSwqtnerkB0GrOguDwXaL2AJBs/s640/Maryport+harbour+140919+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Blue sky and white clouds over Maryport Harbour on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Blue sky and white clouds over Maryport Harbour on Saturday</u></h3>
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Saturday was dry, bright and sunny but it was still pretty windy. <br />
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The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 32mph.<br />
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Sunday was dry and bright but not particularly sunny and less windy than the previous day. The sun came out late afternoon and it was very calm in the evening. <br />
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The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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Monday started dry, bright, sunny and calm, but the cloud increased during the afternoon and the wind got up a bit. <br />
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The top temperature was 14C (57F). The top average wind speed was 21mph and the wind speed while we were out on the Solway Firth was 6-13mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42TZ8BYbe7gNKFPE72j7S2XtcjsxlhGIiWlsXwYpN5yh89UV9I0Z5H-nNxEFQ-uXRMR1MGCmayhe70TtQ7sJQTEc8I7b1IgICm22xny_oLq4jKRYGbzJA5bpid2oOSdP_NLQePs2TAz4/s1600/Maryport+170919+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking out to the Solway Firth from Maryport on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1475" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42TZ8BYbe7gNKFPE72j7S2XtcjsxlhGIiWlsXwYpN5yh89UV9I0Z5H-nNxEFQ-uXRMR1MGCmayhe70TtQ7sJQTEc8I7b1IgICm22xny_oLq4jKRYGbzJA5bpid2oOSdP_NLQePs2TAz4/s640/Maryport+170919+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Looking out to the Solway Firth from Maryport on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking out to the Solway Firth from Maryport on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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Tuesday was another dry, sunny and fairly calm day with a top temperature of 15C (59F) and the average wind speed peaked at 11mph.<br />
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<u>A sunny end to the day on Wednesday evening</u></h3>
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We had a dry and calm start to the day on Wednesday. There was a mixture of sunshine and cloud during the morning with the amount of cloud decreasing at the day went on.<br />
Wednesday night into yesterday (Thursday) was a much cooler night than previous nights with the temperature going down to 9C. The temperature in the boat was only 13C when we got up.<br />
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<u>Clear blue sky at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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Yesterday, the weather was dry, sunny and calm with a top temperature of 16C (61F) and a top average wind speed of 9mph.<br />
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<u>A misty start to the day at Maryport Marina this morning (Friday)</u></h3>
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And, today (Friday) the weather was dry and sunny with an early morning mist. It was fairly calm for much of the day with a good breeze at times. The temperature reached 19C (66F) with a top average wind speed of 16mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-73542328960832859042019-09-13T22:13:00.000+01:002019-09-13T23:54:08.724+01:00A sunset fishing trip provided a delicious fish supper and more for the freezer 😊<br />
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<u>Ravensdale returning home to Maryport in the dark</u></h3>
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We were so pleased when calm weather coincided with the time our marina’s sea gate was open on Saturday afternoon/evening.<br />
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We hadn’t been able to go out fishing for almost a fortnight due to high winds, so it was great to be able to throw off Ravensdale’s mooring ropes and head out onto the Solway Firth from Maryport in Cumbria, UK.<br />
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And it turned out to be the best cod session we’d had in the two years we’ve been taking our 43ft motor cruiser out fishing.<br />
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Meanwhile, I’ve been reclaiming much-needed space in our fridge.<br />
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And Ruby has managed to get out of having her spaying operation for a third consecutive week and we will now have to wait another two to three months before getting it done.<br />
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<b>Saturday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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The forecast for calm conditions on Saturday afternoon and evening turned out to be correct.<br />
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And, as usual, we went around to check the sea state from the pier before making the final decision to go out and the water looked pretty calm, so we went back and got ready to go.<br />
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We left the marina at around 4.50pm and headed up to Phil’s favourite fishing spot in Allonby Bay.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY27zuve-wzM8N_K2l_Me23UTmusdbWr8n4O4S0oCg5xT9xocK5iYI1U4v5ZzqylrVFmU3UfF1zatotOQIeQIeiQJlnlJez4BSmP5nxLnstTIbp9KT0Reoc621b-UsZm2teJqsbEkZl90/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate on the way out of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1415" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY27zuve-wzM8N_K2l_Me23UTmusdbWr8n4O4S0oCg5xT9xocK5iYI1U4v5ZzqylrVFmU3UfF1zatotOQIeQIeiQJlnlJez4BSmP5nxLnstTIbp9KT0Reoc621b-UsZm2teJqsbEkZl90/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate on the way out of Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate on the way out of Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We dropped anchor and Phil set up the two new uptide rods that I gave him for his birthday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm8Qjfo5gvfFeFUUjQtEYt2bBfduIyZK-aOtekqIIyDkHkqTxHZUp6oSSeoneXUhoIQfI00oreFIIdeHcg_rQKcJwCKqBhpckp3vu4ss_qnt9F8YoM5bYfWu5kWkkcuOjbhR18F485pQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil baiting the hook on one of his new rods" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm8Qjfo5gvfFeFUUjQtEYt2bBfduIyZK-aOtekqIIyDkHkqTxHZUp6oSSeoneXUhoIQfI00oreFIIdeHcg_rQKcJwCKqBhpckp3vu4ss_qnt9F8YoM5bYfWu5kWkkcuOjbhR18F485pQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Phil baiting the hook on one of his new rods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil baiting the hook on one of his new rods</u></h3>
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The weather was sunny, calm and warm enough to be comfortable in shorts and a vest top until the temperature started to fall as the sun went down and I put on a hoodie to keep warm.<br />
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<u>Possibly the last time I'll get to wear shorts on a fishing trip this year</u></h3>
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There was very little wind or swell, which was good, but the fishing wasn’t great for the first hour or so. <br />
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Phil was catching dogfish after dogfish with just one codling to break the monotony, but it wasn’t big enough to keep and had to be put back in the water. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR8XNmAZy9Vs0ifqZHx79GQVY4OydPy0b4PRZxc8T57rT2mXKGSLc0uwkUT0dxtKYJeNcp1A9ZJ1A7M8V9oWODYKV6m-j9EgQZgfvMynwJRiCltv0agqJBvEjkwCwZ4b5ZOdTN7BOmT8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the smaller codling that was returned to the water" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR8XNmAZy9Vs0ifqZHx79GQVY4OydPy0b4PRZxc8T57rT2mXKGSLc0uwkUT0dxtKYJeNcp1A9ZJ1A7M8V9oWODYKV6m-j9EgQZgfvMynwJRiCltv0agqJBvEjkwCwZ4b5ZOdTN7BOmT8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070919+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the smaller codling that was returned to the water" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the smaller codling that was returned to the water</u></h3>
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As high tide approached, he was on the verge of giving up and heading back to the marina, but I suggested we give it until high tide and then make a decision. <br />
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Meanwhile, we had a visit from the owner of one of the other fishing boats in the marina just to see how we were doing. He wasn’t out fishing, just giving the boat a sea trial after it had been restored.<br />
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<u>Serene paying Ravensdale a visit on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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High tide arrived and nothing had changed so he decided to reel in his rods and pack them away.<br />
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The first one had a dogfish on it, which was thrown back, and he stowed his rod ready to go home.<br />
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The other one had a codling on it that was larger than the minimum size, so we decided to keep it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzWZwrZRJG9jAHCyiYszYsb4o_zWeLBlBenZDqsPAK2t37MSRY-IsiIo_iWQieKsnSezbeTWWkUWLFrTSXDZM85iq7M2VeUly-bf8aYHkq-DluUGrWod_UqOXSlLO8oddvs9rtbSIev8/s1600/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the first good-sized codling he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1314" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzWZwrZRJG9jAHCyiYszYsb4o_zWeLBlBenZDqsPAK2t37MSRY-IsiIo_iWQieKsnSezbeTWWkUWLFrTSXDZM85iq7M2VeUly-bf8aYHkq-DluUGrWod_UqOXSlLO8oddvs9rtbSIev8/s640/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the first good-sized codling he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the first good-sized codling he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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I laughed and said: “I’m guessing you’re going to rebait the hook and put that one back out.”<br />
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Phil did exactly that and, within a matter of minutes, he pulled in another larger cod, followed by another until he had a total of five keepers all on the same rod, cast out on the same side of the boat.<br />
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And, for the first time ever, I decided not to photograph every fish he caught as they were all much the same <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQm_LMahAhv0RAOzihkfehsRHolad89PhBDwKm0tuwV4gaM4qNy9LaQ11bUCoxJM3O2mXp-zUUUGxAYuEQUrMlPIPsFqkWOgRx4m5YXrgzYgK_IRtfwkzh6ZyScFHEA_0SKUSaRXvL2M/s1600/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the next good codling he caught as the sun was going down" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1361" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQm_LMahAhv0RAOzihkfehsRHolad89PhBDwKm0tuwV4gaM4qNy9LaQ11bUCoxJM3O2mXp-zUUUGxAYuEQUrMlPIPsFqkWOgRx4m5YXrgzYgK_IRtfwkzh6ZyScFHEA_0SKUSaRXvL2M/s640/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the next good codling he caught as the sun was going down" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the next good codling he caught as the sun was going down</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKOiNl-GgqziRXsG_EmXpMy0x6YGqu5ZFYpwsh4sm1BLNzhOm_4_zJCVuqK83GYW9kZ8_NoYDhAi0R1Ed8MijT_4-r0qh1C-LVmVk6gqe-Li3DYzbGyUbN1c8PRIXe_2tmw5sS5U0cOY/s1600/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with another nice codling caught at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1339" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKOiNl-GgqziRXsG_EmXpMy0x6YGqu5ZFYpwsh4sm1BLNzhOm_4_zJCVuqK83GYW9kZ8_NoYDhAi0R1Ed8MijT_4-r0qh1C-LVmVk6gqe-Li3DYzbGyUbN1c8PRIXe_2tmw5sS5U0cOY/s640/Phil+and+cod+070919+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Phil with another nice codling caught at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with another nice codling caught at sunset</u></h3>
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At that point, Phil decided we had enough fish and packed his rod away.<br />
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We had another visit while Phil was fishing, this time it was from the owner of another fishing boat from the marina who was out fishing with his mate. <br />
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The pair dropped by to compare catches before heading off to see what else they could catch.<br />
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<u>Bruno Boy paying Ravensdale a visit on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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While Phil was busy fishing, I took lots of photos of the sun going down.<br />
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<u>Phil fishing at sunset</u></h3>
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<u>The sun going down over Robin Rigg wind farm on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The northern fells from the Solway Firth at sunset</u></h3>
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I also brought Ruby out on deck in her life jacket for a while, but she seemed keen to go back indoors so I let her in, and she settled on the seating in the saloon.<br />
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<u>Ruby relaxing in the saloon when she lost interest in fishing </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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And she stayed there until it was time to go home when she went straight back in her cage without having to be told.<br />
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It was dark on the way home so I couldn’t get any decent photos of our approach to Maryport, but I took a couple of snaps with my mobile phone. The quality isn’t good but at least they give an indication of what it was like as we returned to the marina.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale entering Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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We were moored up by around 8.30pm after three hours and 40 minutes out on the Solway Firth during which time we travelled 5.5 nautical miles.<br />
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<u>Returning to Maryport Marina after dark</u></h3>
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We’ve now been out on the water on Ravensdale 68 times for a total of more than 250 hours since we left the marina for the first time on August 10, 2017.<br />
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We ate the first of the cod caught on this trip on Sunday evening and froze the rest, which will provide us with two more meals <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Our delicious fish and chips supper</u></h3>
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<b>Defrosting the fridge</b><br />
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<u>Me defrosting the fridge with my hairdryer</u></h3>
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Our fridge on Ravensdale has been getting very iced up at the back and I've been meaning to defrost it for some time but it's usually got too much food in it to contemplate getting it all out.<br />
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But it had been getting worse and worse so I decided to run down the contents and tackle the job this week and I'm very glad I did.<br />
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I put the remaining food in a cool box and left the door open with a plastic tray tucked under the front to catch the water.<br />
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I also propped the icebox open and left the fridge to defrost naturally for a while before tackling the remaining slab of ice at the back with my hairdryer.<br />
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I then cleaned the fridge out throughly before replacing its contents and going shopping to restock it properly.<br />
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It’s brilliant as we now have much more room for our food.<br />
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I definitely won’t let it build up that much before doing it next time.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby relaxing in the sun with her teddy on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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Ruby was fully recovered from her stomach upset by the weekend, so we put the carpet back down on Sunday and confirmed with the vets that she would be going in to be spayed yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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But she had other ideas and, despite the vet telling us that there was very little chance of her coming into season before the operation, she started on Wednesday evening. <br />
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<u>Ruby at the top of the galley steps</u></h3>
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That’s the third week in a row that she’s managed to escape surgery and we will now have to wait a few months before we can try again.<br />
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The first time, we delayed it for a week because she had a tummy upset. <br />
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Last week, we postponed for a further week because she was still unwell.<br />
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We really thought it was happening this time and, Wednesday evening, she had a nice shower with her Dad in preparation for the operation she was supposed to have yesterday (Thursday). <br />
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<u>Ruby on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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But yesterday morning I called the vet first thing to say we were fairly sure she was just coming into season.<br />
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We took her to the vets just in case we were wrong, but the vet confirmed that she was, and the operation would now have to wait until six to eight weeks after this season ends.<br />
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Apparently, Ruby really knows how to get out of something she doesn’t want to do <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And now she’s getting even more cuddles than usual because I feel so sorry for her and because she smells so lovely after her shower. I just love the smell of her puppy shampoo.<br />
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She’s very snuggly at the moment, just as she was last time she was in season, but it hasn’t stopped her showing her dislike of my attempts to take a selfie with her. This little dog really cracks me up <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pImCkWvdy3MGKP6iiExiFstZ9tOC9s26N-ptOiThcm3Ji28YT3PuzKx6v1OeuQpreq2QdOFGNnXqxTgpIA7gaD8_b7cQ5fDQ-vpQbQA3dgJOZjqHz0i3AWQAybHTrPoy8ziF6SnJlNA/s1600/IMG_20190912_113655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of my attempts at taking a selfie with Ruby" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pImCkWvdy3MGKP6iiExiFstZ9tOC9s26N-ptOiThcm3Ji28YT3PuzKx6v1OeuQpreq2QdOFGNnXqxTgpIA7gaD8_b7cQ5fDQ-vpQbQA3dgJOZjqHz0i3AWQAybHTrPoy8ziF6SnJlNA/s640/IMG_20190912_113655.jpg" title="One of my attempts at taking a selfie with Ruby" width="620" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of my attempts at taking a selfie with Ruby</u></h3>
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We've bought her some doggy knickers for her season this time so we don't have to take the carpet up again and turn all the seat cushions up to stop her sitting on them.<br />
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She doesn't seem very impressed with them though. Perhaps she doesn't think black is her colour, even if they do match her collar <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8s5_ufEgaz-vkqZ_wu3viqY59CdjUrzROdP3O86UFsLqQLZEpeOKSwbFlIPb2ncxdCcCLw48BELeuXJ2OXg4fHhwu162zlCAbWVeyeUa_Ga-9nrNYClJig8rsq0gwS1C8rR39G2AhC4/s1600/IMG_20190913_201536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby in her new doggy knickers" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1393" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8s5_ufEgaz-vkqZ_wu3viqY59CdjUrzROdP3O86UFsLqQLZEpeOKSwbFlIPb2ncxdCcCLw48BELeuXJ2OXg4fHhwu162zlCAbWVeyeUa_Ga-9nrNYClJig8rsq0gwS1C8rR39G2AhC4/s640/IMG_20190913_201536.jpg" title="Ruby in her new doggy knickers" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby in her new doggy knickers</u></h3>
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We also replaced the doormat Ruby chewed a few months back.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzE2KjAMVsYdYjE-U18Rl8m3qzzRh28dwHLNkZ_SOP6zlq2gqEwzHn79KXO-bhhri73CYzniu7kVO8QfR8AYwDv6-X2W00EispWktv9L-7ZUL-gpaC095DvLtjp-20wyMtJbILeY5ytk/s1600/Chewed+doormat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the chewed doormat on the aft deck just before it went in the bin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1365" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzE2KjAMVsYdYjE-U18Rl8m3qzzRh28dwHLNkZ_SOP6zlq2gqEwzHn79KXO-bhhri73CYzniu7kVO8QfR8AYwDv6-X2W00EispWktv9L-7ZUL-gpaC095DvLtjp-20wyMtJbILeY5ytk/s640/Chewed+doormat.jpg" title="The chewed doormat on the aft deck just before it went in the bin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The chewed doormat on the aft deck just before it went in the bin</u></h3>
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We thought the irregular shape made it look rather artistic and was convinced that no-one else would have one quite like it, but we eventually decided that it was time to get a new one.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyOjngHCTCH0HgMaP4HRvVJbeUIK6HLe_tzBnKqt30gftizBAAFFdaJ07tAECRihEDYA1BVu9keNa_uPRO2FCaGkUX71OMGrwmANapMH7ib_7QgZ8Kqsgcvtsj-R_I7bzwEuf1hqMgE4/s1600/New+dormat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our new doormat at the foot of the steps from Ravensdale's saloon to the aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1156" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyOjngHCTCH0HgMaP4HRvVJbeUIK6HLe_tzBnKqt30gftizBAAFFdaJ07tAECRihEDYA1BVu9keNa_uPRO2FCaGkUX71OMGrwmANapMH7ib_7QgZ8Kqsgcvtsj-R_I7bzwEuf1hqMgE4/s640/New+dormat.jpg" title="Our new doormat at the foot of the steps from Ravensdale's saloon to the aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our new doormat at the foot of the steps from Ravensdale's saloon to the aft deck</u></h3>
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I wonder how long this will last. The one it replaced was the second mat she had chewed up. She definitely seems to have a thing about doormats <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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As usual, she has enjoyed her walks but now they're rather restricted while she's in season as we really don't want her to get pregnant.<br />
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<u>Ruby having fun in the long grass</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ49BhJzUD8RydyJRbZGgSYIxdpVKFNBmXz2UfS8Zh-5XM3wkWn0dZZgbRXYB5AChDJ1jqCqmsOME25YFqUpp15edKBIIIgazBbqbyiyLZTUiQbfGq5-TgLXDDyb7Ajy0C4O3f0fCEgEk/s1600/IMG_20190911_160558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby looking out to sea from the coastal path" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1428" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ49BhJzUD8RydyJRbZGgSYIxdpVKFNBmXz2UfS8Zh-5XM3wkWn0dZZgbRXYB5AChDJ1jqCqmsOME25YFqUpp15edKBIIIgazBbqbyiyLZTUiQbfGq5-TgLXDDyb7Ajy0C4O3f0fCEgEk/s640/IMG_20190911_160558.jpg" title="Ruby looking out to sea from the coastal path" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby looking out to sea from the coastal path</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVJ1BlUkmyW04sfnrZ0_8iRmR-O8zbj3VZ2M4l_4CPIMdz__pSvEcBiWBm8xE5BY7cND4p9vtQncHwnLdqng0WNFe93dOAJ8iJKTnPixaSOxzYYLml8Qd9FXC1Qcuq6rLBbrB-iraugY/s1600/IMG_20190911_160605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVJ1BlUkmyW04sfnrZ0_8iRmR-O8zbj3VZ2M4l_4CPIMdz__pSvEcBiWBm8xE5BY7cND4p9vtQncHwnLdqng0WNFe93dOAJ8iJKTnPixaSOxzYYLml8Qd9FXC1Qcuq6rLBbrB-iraugY/s640/IMG_20190911_160605.jpg" title="Ruby on the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
<b><br /></b> My favourite photos from this week are those taken while out on the Solway Firth on Saturday afternoon and evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ9HgZ7MmkTwMELhYh5jucB6Liktw0Tz56KUfbriQsm5HHBLHfbzqQvGo8hoEqhjeN3-qW_CVFWxbDgpjXlN2YdX7NmgMgNIFLIKj9keYvXNQXOy6FaAmdlyFYBzAYteCaQ2T3Rynkt4/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1337" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ9HgZ7MmkTwMELhYh5jucB6Liktw0Tz56KUfbriQsm5HHBLHfbzqQvGo8hoEqhjeN3-qW_CVFWxbDgpjXlN2YdX7NmgMgNIFLIKj9keYvXNQXOy6FaAmdlyFYBzAYteCaQ2T3Rynkt4/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQmtmZhglgX4zliFtUuoulxg9s7zQNQ71q-SQ-Q-FjPoVqYSHbLY4NOgmVVjqbv6RTrqP9MIVpyqqkb-5fLe-KlwvWhyphenhyphenMCPCujn1ubldg7GgUd9PE9HbS_iiioo_T59Co3oEHp3AuoKM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1425" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQmtmZhglgX4zliFtUuoulxg9s7zQNQ71q-SQ-Q-FjPoVqYSHbLY4NOgmVVjqbv6RTrqP9MIVpyqqkb-5fLe-KlwvWhyphenhyphenMCPCujn1ubldg7GgUd9PE9HbS_iiioo_T59Co3oEHp3AuoKM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfAlT2o8AhlnaUbk98C-ebcK1NeoH-0l_dCrwPvbSPTKubenWJr695ueW8nY5U37e0Gc8SvEe-Yk9I4GBPwccvYCP5QsZGmE9cEP_wkrRqWQ2Wcrsw3S5SM6VNCypesHJA_43QeNuhU0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1352" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfAlT2o8AhlnaUbk98C-ebcK1NeoH-0l_dCrwPvbSPTKubenWJr695ueW8nY5U37e0Gc8SvEe-Yk9I4GBPwccvYCP5QsZGmE9cEP_wkrRqWQ2Wcrsw3S5SM6VNCypesHJA_43QeNuhU0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z49OwuU3MZFGc3I7EfIyS7_FHBNzkLswWB9o55RsIh6c40BMi9luYhfJfHTGxEoqxrpovy_PyFoAvnHiNRWxnQnBphZmoZgKO2r_gLFGUzK2-nzCuRZIX7PrIXJCHwitneKkiSnc1MY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1487" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z49OwuU3MZFGc3I7EfIyS7_FHBNzkLswWB9o55RsIh6c40BMi9luYhfJfHTGxEoqxrpovy_PyFoAvnHiNRWxnQnBphZmoZgKO2r_gLFGUzK2-nzCuRZIX7PrIXJCHwitneKkiSnc1MY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5rcNNNKHR6ioD78YBl-6httKenFoVNqF5Er7ZS83cUK9CBGiOehUtcHHPVcKLNsfky4Z99qqV9UhY4-JlrxbuN0yJ7k46-mxxCPiGKEBMaQ2-_EegA5H-6tCcxMI_K3dduk1aCoAhAY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1473" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5rcNNNKHR6ioD78YBl-6httKenFoVNqF5Er7ZS83cUK9CBGiOehUtcHHPVcKLNsfky4Z99qqV9UhY4-JlrxbuN0yJ7k46-mxxCPiGKEBMaQ2-_EegA5H-6tCcxMI_K3dduk1aCoAhAY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252816%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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There was a lovely light when we left the marina during the late afternoon and calmer water meant I could get sharper images than is usually the case. <br />
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I always go for a much higher shutter speed than I would normally use on land in attempt to cope with the movement of the boat, however, most of the time it still doesn’t give me the results I would like.<br />
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The sunset on Saturday wasn’t the most spectacular I’d ever seen but it was still nice to see – and photograph, of course <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqG-Yohc0fxPx7VIJUreC3Yto813UBx2n-0z4phlPvhynDd3gz8ZKqHi8vFSZ7ey_muWYfYoN1BXBr18hqqEtprdbpsat0OHhYiZW8VUEGqIBAm0XlqO1b03HOGREp0fT-a_w64ye0Xg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252830%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun dropping down over Robin Rigg wind farm on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqG-Yohc0fxPx7VIJUreC3Yto813UBx2n-0z4phlPvhynDd3gz8ZKqHi8vFSZ7ey_muWYfYoN1BXBr18hqqEtprdbpsat0OHhYiZW8VUEGqIBAm0XlqO1b03HOGREp0fT-a_w64ye0Xg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252830%2529.jpg" title="The sun dropping down over Robin Rigg wind farm on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun dropping down over Robin Rigg wind farm on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrampqHikSko7VL45wFbBgNZW8PWm3E4-gmh-5oGfXUcGYvyVgu1ZQXwe705jlM-OT-HW5vK-v9TNtZIUpMD0P7DUIFJ9nPYA9rmqFp9yEWGVjl8YUiqWg2FAEKnyNRPizUVxPf4eSOA/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252832%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun setting over the Scottish hills from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrampqHikSko7VL45wFbBgNZW8PWm3E4-gmh-5oGfXUcGYvyVgu1ZQXwe705jlM-OT-HW5vK-v9TNtZIUpMD0P7DUIFJ9nPYA9rmqFp9yEWGVjl8YUiqWg2FAEKnyNRPizUVxPf4eSOA/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252832%2529.jpg" title="The sun setting over the Scottish hills from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun setting over the Scottish hills from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv2Qs4M1HRM7zbOxKYwQUrlstP8vq95KE4Xnr4N2rzVgbToDrMC2RwFqesQ8SJSqZdOL6-JJ0j1Ei_WaTQp7XnEhllfxJqaaaTDvf7kZXL2do5OLQOYTIKuoNUAWyt5eFfjH4bUORVUY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252840%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Robin Rigg wind farm at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv2Qs4M1HRM7zbOxKYwQUrlstP8vq95KE4Xnr4N2rzVgbToDrMC2RwFqesQ8SJSqZdOL6-JJ0j1Ei_WaTQp7XnEhllfxJqaaaTDvf7kZXL2do5OLQOYTIKuoNUAWyt5eFfjH4bUORVUY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252840%2529.jpg" title="Robin Rigg wind farm at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Robin Rigg wind farm at sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0e3upWQP3fZ82H-hsPsSPggs3KTvhIWmCBeMGqRv4GCyuBL52hoiK5AjAj2kIm1QCT351jEQ18y1BIakE0bllQLVuGBjJIMyLufM9LdP_77cDACMHuqnEKXau9f7-kIfHf-QPichjjI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252841%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of sunset over Robin Rigg wind farm" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0e3upWQP3fZ82H-hsPsSPggs3KTvhIWmCBeMGqRv4GCyuBL52hoiK5AjAj2kIm1QCT351jEQ18y1BIakE0bllQLVuGBjJIMyLufM9LdP_77cDACMHuqnEKXau9f7-kIfHf-QPichjjI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070919+%252841%2529.jpg" title="Another view of sunset over Robin Rigg wind farm" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of sunset over Robin Rigg wind farm</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v7rgrKhpTRFmtYDtpe-5kzn5iwlAxlfM_sc3O6VR_n7QcP4D5Lsok-I1SgUHlyU3I9HWLBqzgXPESYHydbgEgXNG4VpTr5ktp5FCTVJ1lx_0Hlj52HuvGfISAvGrWerbCW8rjuOYdCE/s1600/Isle+of+Man+070919+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Isle of Man across the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1600" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v7rgrKhpTRFmtYDtpe-5kzn5iwlAxlfM_sc3O6VR_n7QcP4D5Lsok-I1SgUHlyU3I9HWLBqzgXPESYHydbgEgXNG4VpTr5ktp5FCTVJ1lx_0Hlj52HuvGfISAvGrWerbCW8rjuOYdCE/s640/Isle+of+Man+070919+%25283%2529.jpg" title="The Isle of Man across the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Isle of Man across the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And, on Monday evening, the water in the marina was like a mirror so I took my camera for a quick walk around the pontoons to get some shots of the boat reflections.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFKKuCpjQEADtmTTRS7zgNHRqkPPs_WczkD0Br1bJTm8oHWI86ab7pdZUHQaOKcjPF1qnzEGxXCz8dSI_5HHWaGNps6vvQm4xWsSEfWdbCHml4tcBgVKsh7o7viihFO5nvcvzFxSrBUE/s1600/Marina+evening+090919+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFKKuCpjQEADtmTTRS7zgNHRqkPPs_WczkD0Br1bJTm8oHWI86ab7pdZUHQaOKcjPF1qnzEGxXCz8dSI_5HHWaGNps6vvQm4xWsSEfWdbCHml4tcBgVKsh7o7viihFO5nvcvzFxSrBUE/s640/Marina+evening+090919+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" width="546" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5NDBONR_9HAwIpZrcLIh_z_7_XYNFBr7tB6NtXbvCmRcAfarJTifGKJtVR2UcKtuSwVXij8cQ3LD_m4uqlyHQu-tgRwoDAvBFLWg81viiYzpwgrTiK3addAUFBk1uFpmNImT-Ij2FA8/s1600/Marina+evening+090919+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1325" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5NDBONR_9HAwIpZrcLIh_z_7_XYNFBr7tB6NtXbvCmRcAfarJTifGKJtVR2UcKtuSwVXij8cQ3LD_m4uqlyHQu-tgRwoDAvBFLWg81viiYzpwgrTiK3addAUFBk1uFpmNImT-Ij2FA8/s640/Marina+evening+090919+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiYdFUs4q4UjZt2QwiPe8NENAfT8VIZWPHarHFsxwlRyVKWQ9DqGn7wtKXsoC7Cm3-ZTo_MHvoGzSz5fNajK1xsh5Egzc2OKgyepDB84VkcRRN9xdA0MnluIqS5UMuWsZ12lr0anxma4/s1600/Marina+evening+090919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiYdFUs4q4UjZt2QwiPe8NENAfT8VIZWPHarHFsxwlRyVKWQ9DqGn7wtKXsoC7Cm3-ZTo_MHvoGzSz5fNajK1xsh5Egzc2OKgyepDB84VkcRRN9xdA0MnluIqS5UMuWsZ12lr0anxma4/s640/Marina+evening+090919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Sunset at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4TUH4V2dVwUoS8cbNyPMxjzAW7xylV9MNfsOgc-f2LMuTT5Wsk1nwTLW6WHE-fEc3oY7S6zvsdc8aRlKny1LqQiN8vckqjVtlb1xc8fVXbChUdWFiD3mtZpzz4zBZy_ANfM8V2khpAM/s1600/Marina+evening+090919+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4TUH4V2dVwUoS8cbNyPMxjzAW7xylV9MNfsOgc-f2LMuTT5Wsk1nwTLW6WHE-fEc3oY7S6zvsdc8aRlKny1LqQiN8vckqjVtlb1xc8fVXbChUdWFiD3mtZpzz4zBZy_ANfM8V2khpAM/s640/Marina+evening+090919+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina reflections" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina reflections</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyObLXR-om1nxebZT2Dk-VYv-8pemwPDiEqksvHFP4Ml1Q-b1pyaudIjZMI0k20vD2Gi1J5MYhnkQHWtRGoQrzluetyDnugJeSeWKqv0aMFzHinOCGeJ_g48QrpCzLCPED5CD8j2QZ_Ws/s1600/Marina+evening+090919+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1485" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyObLXR-om1nxebZT2Dk-VYv-8pemwPDiEqksvHFP4Ml1Q-b1pyaudIjZMI0k20vD2Gi1J5MYhnkQHWtRGoQrzluetyDnugJeSeWKqv0aMFzHinOCGeJ_g48QrpCzLCPED5CD8j2QZ_Ws/s640/Marina+evening+090919+%252811%2529.jpg" title="More reflections at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More reflections at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b><br /></b>This week's topic for the Practical Photographer magazine 52-week challenge is night time so I've been trying to take photos in the dark and I'm really not very good at it, but it was fun trying.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPtoI4juWcM65trZFX7kmGXcRXUWU-ypBh2CzQIVMhobGAZuc7drHtHJxKzeFJk9KRRvox1rAI9b0KDuauA7EZREDxNFIMdOEjiVfxOxCbVe1xhZbeRZgxN5E1irxFckr5MMNdkHxxiI/s1600/_9120024-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina at night" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPtoI4juWcM65trZFX7kmGXcRXUWU-ypBh2CzQIVMhobGAZuc7drHtHJxKzeFJk9KRRvox1rAI9b0KDuauA7EZREDxNFIMdOEjiVfxOxCbVe1xhZbeRZgxN5E1irxFckr5MMNdkHxxiI/s640/_9120024-Edit-Edit.jpg" title="Maryport Marina at night" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina at night</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rnf_7ytqixOimPBz-TU2BzY5XLK0Vr7E2-jttNPcjUCPpqEnsolTi6yRja_pNl0PqH2vfTe1_huyTCHFr-avogiXy1v9vfWzm3bemc02Qgcm3afJ1z4RG9T47lAwdyloDwJY63eFg0k/s1600/_9120016-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina at night" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rnf_7ytqixOimPBz-TU2BzY5XLK0Vr7E2-jttNPcjUCPpqEnsolTi6yRja_pNl0PqH2vfTe1_huyTCHFr-avogiXy1v9vfWzm3bemc02Qgcm3afJ1z4RG9T47lAwdyloDwJY63eFg0k/s640/_9120016-Edit-Edit.jpg" title="Maryport Marina at night" width="522" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina at night</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sirPGYBASNw7UbFdn3qhg6xl0HEXsCZXOcBvix5gJIS40NBIsjgZYVrem_ZUiky-dwfNL_j6mZbIKUi12Bl6XJLzHKONbMSc-hTTGDS52TtECI4_Bi5XWxv5TxKuremt0uzut5MK1ss/s1600/_9120015-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport Marina at night" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sirPGYBASNw7UbFdn3qhg6xl0HEXsCZXOcBvix5gJIS40NBIsjgZYVrem_ZUiky-dwfNL_j6mZbIKUi12Bl6XJLzHKONbMSc-hTTGDS52TtECI4_Bi5XWxv5TxKuremt0uzut5MK1ss/s640/_9120015-Edit-Edit.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport Marina at night" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport Marina at night</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
And I took a couple of accidental abstracts this week - one while trying to photograph the lights in the marina at night and I have absolutely no idea how or where I took the other one. I just found it among my photos when I put them on the laptop. It's very obviously an accidental shot, but I quite liked it so decided to keep it <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Marina lights abstract</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktoyLRo-pGbKDdp1ihuLPlEETVHbmk9uuESCgV9wxxRrHSn6q5Z9Sm7yabPgaP3ZQ4hRHGtbufobLG75k_ET3bQSlTpPohV0s4IyQyWKwcwGlYFHgqrGSvc6SN9V5pC6TCGr3aT-VOyc/s1600/Mystery+abstract.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a totally random abstract that I have no idea what it is 😊" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1453" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktoyLRo-pGbKDdp1ihuLPlEETVHbmk9uuESCgV9wxxRrHSn6q5Z9Sm7yabPgaP3ZQ4hRHGtbufobLG75k_ET3bQSlTpPohV0s4IyQyWKwcwGlYFHgqrGSvc6SN9V5pC6TCGr3aT-VOyc/s640/Mystery+abstract.jpg" title="Totally random abstract that I have no idea what it is 😊" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Totally random abstract that I have no idea what it is </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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<b><br /></b> <b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG33M6H5F0JUG-3VWF-66jZzLCyJ8pD-IdbPq3_rTzX0RVYliEON8GAkryqKtco_4nki-gs57-aliF7gTvf1kQEf7eiiB-LpYFwdEPAhhZxmdT89GBQ4F1LKhLHgaTYqFKXF_fjRoFwmw/s1600/Marina+Saturday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of beautiful sunny weather at Maryport Marina on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG33M6H5F0JUG-3VWF-66jZzLCyJ8pD-IdbPq3_rTzX0RVYliEON8GAkryqKtco_4nki-gs57-aliF7gTvf1kQEf7eiiB-LpYFwdEPAhhZxmdT89GBQ4F1LKhLHgaTYqFKXF_fjRoFwmw/s640/Marina+Saturday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Beautiful sunny weather at Maryport Marina on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Beautiful sunny weather at Maryport Marina on Saturday</u></h3>
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The past week started well with a dry, calm and sunny weekend.<br />
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Saturday was a lovely sunny day with very little wind, but I totally forgot to check the weather on the UK last 24 hours weather page on the Met Office website on Sunday so I couldn’t record the temperature or average wind speed <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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Sunday was another dry and bright day with a little light rain during the morning. We had heavy rain during the late evening. The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Sunday afternoon</u></h3>
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The heavy rain continued overnight, and it was was still spitting first thing on Monday morning, but this soon cleared to give a dry, bright day. The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Monday evening</u></h3>
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We had a dry, calm and sunny start to the day on Tuesday with more cloud developing as the day went on, but it remained bright.<br />
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It also became windier later in the day and the rain arrived mid-evening. The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed during the day was 15mph, rising to 26mph, gusting 36mph, by 10pm.<br />
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The tail end of Hurricane Dorian brought unsettled weather overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.<br />
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<u>Rain on Wednesday afternoon</u></h3>
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Wednesday started dry, bright and breezy start to the day after a windy night with a top overnight wind speed of 29mph, gusting 38mph. <br />
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The cloud cover increased during the afternoon with a little light rain late in the day. <br />
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The daytime temperature peaked at 16C (61F) and the average wind speed reached 25mph, gusting 36mph.<br />
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The end of Storm Gabrielle was supposed to be travelling north across the UK yesterday (Thursday) into today (Friday), but we didn’t experience any adverse weather that could’ve been linked to it in this area.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) started wet and miserable and it kept it up for most of the day. It stopped raining late afternoon and the sun came out at around 6pm. <br />
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 24mph, gusting 32mph.<br />
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<u>Clear blue sky over Maryport Marina this afternoon (Friday)</u></h3>
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And today (Friday) the weather has been dry and sunny with a good breeze. The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-17308444953578490342019-09-06T22:02:00.000+01:002019-09-06T22:47:45.288+01:00We're going stir-crazy due to bad weather but hoping we've solved our storage problem <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<u>Wild weather on the shore at Maryport in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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We’re getting pretty fed up with the wet and windy weather we've had here over the past month or so and this week has been no different <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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We’ve had some lovely sunny spells in between the rain, but the wind never seems to let up enough for us to take Ravensdale – our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser – out on the water.<br />
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I know our weather here at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, pales into insignificance when compared to the horrendous weather that Hurricane Dorian has inflicted on parts of the US, but we would expect it to be better than this here at this time of year.<br />
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Meanwhile, we’ve found a solution to the storage problem that has been blighting our liveaboard lifestyle since we moved onto Ravensdale almost three years ago <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Wild weather</b><br />
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<u>Big waves whipped up by high winds crashing onto the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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Another week of wild weather has prevented us from leaving the marina as there wasn’t a single day that came anywhere near our single-figure rule – we don’t take Ravensdale out on the water unless the forecast is for wind speeds of 9mph or less.<br />
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<u>Water creating waves in Maryport Marina as it pours over the closed sea gate</u></h3>
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And there were some days that we wouldn’t have been able to leave the marina even if we’d wanted to as it was so windy that the marina didn’t even open the sea gate that holds water in the marina when the tide goes out.<br />
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The gate is kept closed if there’s a big swell, which usually coincides with high winds.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi3XSPLjRHysztILuZjU1VKdC38Y63vCaT3FtQAhpCAJlEpQzYySQmNMPR0iozMNxUq-SmNML4b3M8qCbEJ0LywvKgw1bG59rgnfMtivhSHzcRN3I8TwWgwfA858x6y8hU9ShegzVNR8/s1600/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of water pouring over the closed sea gate at Maryport Marina on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi3XSPLjRHysztILuZjU1VKdC38Y63vCaT3FtQAhpCAJlEpQzYySQmNMPR0iozMNxUq-SmNML4b3M8qCbEJ0LywvKgw1bG59rgnfMtivhSHzcRN3I8TwWgwfA858x6y8hU9ShegzVNR8/s640/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Water pouring over the closed sea gate at Maryport Marina on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Water pouring over the closed sea gate at Maryport Marina on Saturday</u></h3>
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When the gate remains closed a lot of muddy foam is created by the water coming through the holes in the gate and over the top of it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyf_0-QeJygzBTP9paaPKqjy9qjt4SXoNKOtMqF2jh33Svuzj1STpCCCW2asIS9MIEoULIFRKchyogKsjniPV2vy2AZSEu-V2W4px64OcrWbzUwTjXv_ugIkK-bILOePIlhSALsttk8k/s1600/Marina+foam+3108a9+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of seafoam gathering by the Sea Cadet boats in Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1302" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyf_0-QeJygzBTP9paaPKqjy9qjt4SXoNKOtMqF2jh33Svuzj1STpCCCW2asIS9MIEoULIFRKchyogKsjniPV2vy2AZSEu-V2W4px64OcrWbzUwTjXv_ugIkK-bILOePIlhSALsttk8k/s640/Marina+foam+3108a9+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Seafoam gathering by the Sea Cadet boats in Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Seafoam gathering by the Sea Cadet boats in Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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This is blown around making the boats at the gate end of the marina pretty messy and one visiting cruiser ended up particularly dirty on Saturday morning.<br />
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<u>The cruiser that was streaked with muddy seafoam</u></h3>
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Thankfully we’re at the other end of the marina and unaffected by the seafoam phenomenon.<br />
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We’re so looking forward to being able to take Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth again.<br />
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Since the Trawler Race on August 3, we’ve only been able to go out fishing on three occasions, the last of which had to be cut short due to a big swell, which made fishing too dangerous. <br />
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We really had hoped to be able to get out more often during the summer.<br />
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The forecast is better for tomorrow (Saturday), but the gate times aren’t great as the high tides are 06:22 and 19:00 and the marina gate is only open for around two and half hours either side of high tide.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale at Maryport Marina during a calmer period</u></h3>
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We’re hoping we may be able to get out for a few hours tomorrow evening if the forecast stays the same and the wind speeds really are 3-7mph as is currently expected.<br />
<b><br />Storage wars</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale's forward cabin has become a store cupboard for stuff we can't find room for elsewhere</u></h3>
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It looks as though we’ve found a solution to our storage problem, at long last.<br />
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We’ve found a local garage that rents out shipping containers as storage units and they had a new 20ft container delivered today (Friday) that now has our name on it (not literally, of course, as that would be really weird <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>)<br />
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It’s in Maryport, so right on our doorstep, and will give us more space than we have in our current shore-based unit, which is a 24-mile round trip from here, and we’ll have access to the new one 24/7, which will be brilliant.<br />
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We’re determined that this will be the point at which we have a really good sort out of everything we store in the unit, in the marina storage container and on Ravensdale as we’ll have the space we need to sort through it all properly.<br />
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We can get rid of stuff we haven’t used for months, years even, and the stuff we do keep can be boxed up, labelled and neatly stacked so we can find things when we want them.<br />
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We can make sure that the valuable storage space on Ravensdale is only used for the things that really need to be here.<br />
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And we will hopefully get our forward cabin back as it's become a dumping ground for stuff we can't find room for anywhere else on the boat.<br />
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I really can’t believe I’m so excited about renting a container. I’m sure it must make me a really sad person <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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</span><b>Anchor shackle</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh7M3pyXm155-x9hYWu-85YUtoqU-pHuPyYZLC2b5_vlwQntRTou34PQO07vyrvu3KT-fcSmsgwoHI2h7JDRW2ZQo9MTfph6jQ8K96O_BCj_oOAuIPzi6RSv8G1p5_OcpoInDF0UiGt4/s1600/Changing+anchor+shackle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fitting the new, larger shackle between Ravensdale's anchor and the anchor chain" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh7M3pyXm155-x9hYWu-85YUtoqU-pHuPyYZLC2b5_vlwQntRTou34PQO07vyrvu3KT-fcSmsgwoHI2h7JDRW2ZQo9MTfph6jQ8K96O_BCj_oOAuIPzi6RSv8G1p5_OcpoInDF0UiGt4/s640/Changing+anchor+shackle.jpg" title="Phil fitting the new, larger shackle between Ravensdale's anchor and the anchor chain" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fitting the new, larger shackle between Ravensdale's anchor and the anchor chain</u></h3>
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<u>The old and new shackles showing the difference in size</u></h3>
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I’m pretty sure a hammer should not be necessary when pulling up an anchor at sea.<br />
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However, during recent outings on Ravensdale, Phil has had to ask me to pass a hammer out of a window to enable him to retrieve her anchor.<br />
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He realised the problem was being caused by the shackle, which attaches the anchor to the anchor chain, becoming stuck in the wrong direction because it was too small to move freely so the anchor could not be pulled on board.<br />
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He ordered a new shackle online which arrived the following day and he fitted it on Tuesday.<br />
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I was pleased to see that he thought to tie the anchor on before removing the shackle as I had visions of it disappearing into the water <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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We’ll find out whether this has solved the problem when he brings the anchor up on our next outing.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArEwE30Spclav4nEcbWKFnGUDSOBGvnJ4shNQu2nK4ILQOpLq36byJt3sH0Yo4CYW8Fjda9EgZsZ1vTCkdxo5NqDRVQdYjO_AWAJjL3R9v99LuGAKQK9dgqut_TEVXAZWODsnTNDDQ3A/s1600/Ruby+on+Ravensdale+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on look-out duties on Ravensdale's foredeck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1461" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArEwE30Spclav4nEcbWKFnGUDSOBGvnJ4shNQu2nK4ILQOpLq36byJt3sH0Yo4CYW8Fjda9EgZsZ1vTCkdxo5NqDRVQdYjO_AWAJjL3R9v99LuGAKQK9dgqut_TEVXAZWODsnTNDDQ3A/s640/Ruby+on+Ravensdale+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ruby on look-out duties on Ravensdale's foredeck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on look-out duties on Ravensdale's foredeck</u></h3>
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Poor Ruby’s stomach upset didn’t clear up over the weekend, so we had to take her to the vet on Monday and she was put on six in one intestinal care medication.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10qXZ58Jfqrvtf1Tms9BWqeThyphenhyphen76Trta8qgK0fqhFqRmRSpXjNVPXjUjBEuD0UP09VMLx37c2pgeisMNiNlOreqQeFbUk7IDKild-gH4_kmVy_OYRgThUAEpDeJHYJt-yqPGotRMAOfA/s1600/_9050001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby sitting on Phil's knee for a cuddle" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="731" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10qXZ58Jfqrvtf1Tms9BWqeThyphenhyphen76Trta8qgK0fqhFqRmRSpXjNVPXjUjBEuD0UP09VMLx37c2pgeisMNiNlOreqQeFbUk7IDKild-gH4_kmVy_OYRgThUAEpDeJHYJt-yqPGotRMAOfA/s400/_9050001.jpg" title="Ruby sitting on Phil's knee for a cuddle" width="291" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby sitting on Phil's knee for a cuddle</u></h3>
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However, she was still no better by Wednesday, so we phoned the vet who prescribed antibiotics and said to keep her on a bland diet of rice, pasta, chicken and scrambled egg.<br />
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Her spaying operation, which had been rescheduled for yesterday (Thursday), was cancelled again and has been rebooked for next week. <br />
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And now the vet is wondering whether Ruby’s stomach upset is a reaction to the medication she’s taking for the allergies that cause her to scratch her ears and chew her paws leading to ear and nail bed infections so we’ve had to stop her giving her these tablets for a while.<br />
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It struck me that it would be pretty ironic if she turned out to be allergic to her allergy medication <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Meanwhile, she seems happy enough in herself. <br />
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She’s much the same as usual while on the boat with us and her usual excitable, over-enthusiastic, super-friendly little self when we take her out for walks.<br />
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Fingers crossed she’ll be well enough to have her operation next week as, if it’s left for too much longer, we may have to wait until three months after her next season.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-LLD_FUQjxCjYaI1x3Yo7bpUPlN1AYZh7fSYr8rFMB_haIB7PntT0sQogvh1SPVumKmjXdeDC2wIkdJmyEpYrQjw6hyphenhyphen08slgOpJoTkM7KWpci17CGReovKZjozD_y7_qsVXlJptZTvY/s1600/Walk+310819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and Ruby on one of our regular dog walks in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1478" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-LLD_FUQjxCjYaI1x3Yo7bpUPlN1AYZh7fSYr8rFMB_haIB7PntT0sQogvh1SPVumKmjXdeDC2wIkdJmyEpYrQjw6hyphenhyphen08slgOpJoTkM7KWpci17CGReovKZjozD_y7_qsVXlJptZTvY/s640/Walk+310819.jpg" title="Phil and Ruby on one of our regular dog walks in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and Ruby on one of our regular dog walks in Maryport</u></h3>
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We rolled the carpet in the saloon back at night for a few nights when Ruby developed the tummy upset in case she had any accidents while we were asleep then decided to leave it rolled until she was better.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz76YucBT1uSu_eKf42Ml5PVnGbQxGKRIkevvDDIcHmvSq7Mx_7ndGtKVWAzvKNL5TKk7OF4VGhF4SfJ6XCNMpr7zPahZLJ6WzMBPPNY4d_3U8SjgFHhPIiU6yVK_6uTGbZFc1-xSvF0c/s1600/Ruby+on+rolled+up+carpet+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby chewing her Nylabone on the rolled-up carpet" border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz76YucBT1uSu_eKf42Ml5PVnGbQxGKRIkevvDDIcHmvSq7Mx_7ndGtKVWAzvKNL5TKk7OF4VGhF4SfJ6XCNMpr7zPahZLJ6WzMBPPNY4d_3U8SjgFHhPIiU6yVK_6uTGbZFc1-xSvF0c/s640/Ruby+on+rolled+up+carpet+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby chewing her Nylabone on the rolled-up carpet" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby chewing her Nylabone on the rolled-up carpet</u></h3>
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She obviously didn’t approve of this move and wanted something softer than a wooden floor to lie on while chewing her Nylabone, so she laid on top of the rolled-up carpet.<br />
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Ruby's tummy upset seems to have cleared up but she was scratching and chewing her paws again this morning (Friday) so I phoned the vet, who told us to try restarting her allergy medication.<br />
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We're really hoping it won't set her stomach problems off again as we will then have to try another medication for her allergies.<br />
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<b>Phil’s cough</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlgpKER5O2H0u_Eb5T3UJrWaahk16F6y4GXWVvwy2rfR2cspsPAmRb-1-l_aF59oHQ0eHH4ylj-Nl5Xk-WRrXcSFKrkzvVDgnb751aUoQPEwgZiBCyilcjc7bCMDAtkXnay6uE5R1PeU/s1600/_8240107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil on Ravensdale during our last decent trip out on the water" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlgpKER5O2H0u_Eb5T3UJrWaahk16F6y4GXWVvwy2rfR2cspsPAmRb-1-l_aF59oHQ0eHH4ylj-Nl5Xk-WRrXcSFKrkzvVDgnb751aUoQPEwgZiBCyilcjc7bCMDAtkXnay6uE5R1PeU/s400/_8240107.jpg" title="Phil on Ravensdale during our last decent trip out on the water" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil on Ravensdale during our last proper trip out on the water</u></h3>
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In June, I returned from a visit to my parents in Salisbury with a nasty cough and cold, which I very generously passed on to Phil.<br />
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My cough and cold were gone in a few weeks, but his cough has hung on and on.<br />
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At the time, I told him that at least I’d brought him something back from my holiday and it turns out that it’s the gift that keeps on giving <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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He went to the doctor with his cough again this week. <br />
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The doctor couldn’t find an obvious cause and has referred him to the hospital for a chest x-ray so fingers crossed that will be clear as well and his cough will eventually go away on its own.<br />
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<b><br />Photography</b><br />
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As usual, I enjoyed photographing the wild weather on Saturday.<br />
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I took my camera for a walk along the beach to capture the giant waves that that had been whipped up by the high winds crashing onto the shore.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE-FIH7PBe87wqgELqCWK4m7RAfXmTEZu1SmW7KcpHU5otVsBkFpgSo3cgW-t08_yKkwv6DSv2SNShBUUXPfH4wHoJO9-GYlxcTGHdSTv0CHVupLTkk8WfawWn2HjrE3g_qtWp2TVJRA/s1600/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%252827%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of spray being blown across the pier at Maryport by high winds" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE-FIH7PBe87wqgELqCWK4m7RAfXmTEZu1SmW7KcpHU5otVsBkFpgSo3cgW-t08_yKkwv6DSv2SNShBUUXPfH4wHoJO9-GYlxcTGHdSTv0CHVupLTkk8WfawWn2HjrE3g_qtWp2TVJRA/s640/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%252827%2529.jpg" title="Spray being blown across the pier at Maryport by high winds" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Spray being blown across the pier at Maryport by high winds</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAaf1n6cd7Yoay3r_POyOXQTb549Jb75pHmjqBqm6bHzXZVNUYgCw1DRrVLOR_SIvQa3MQDh3nEEqQDhBmasrdA_uPBjwpO1iPQpLHxfM2V4uppu_olD4-t1w7WctdBSF_2G1jT5UU7k/s1600/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of high winds whipping up the waves at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1468" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAaf1n6cd7Yoay3r_POyOXQTb549Jb75pHmjqBqm6bHzXZVNUYgCw1DRrVLOR_SIvQa3MQDh3nEEqQDhBmasrdA_uPBjwpO1iPQpLHxfM2V4uppu_olD4-t1w7WctdBSF_2G1jT5UU7k/s640/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="High winds whipping up the waves at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>High winds whipping up the waves at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>White-topped waves around Maryport pier with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<u>Big waves rolling onto the shore</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuIZLnV5TAnPCZgtagkSOgf5MD8S51k2PGgbKvD_ju4mLFG_LNCcsASYwbYfm-skE9xQyEH0Wg8awAlYLEYJH1gUB4Tt5YeNqC5f9NXuGrPEauw_GO5Lsv8RK4F9a1hp3aDRvM_DqZQs/s1600/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%252824%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of waves battering Maryport pier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1467" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuIZLnV5TAnPCZgtagkSOgf5MD8S51k2PGgbKvD_ju4mLFG_LNCcsASYwbYfm-skE9xQyEH0Wg8awAlYLEYJH1gUB4Tt5YeNqC5f9NXuGrPEauw_GO5Lsv8RK4F9a1hp3aDRvM_DqZQs/s640/Maryport+wild+weather+310819+%252824%2529.jpg" title="Waves battering Maryport pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Waves battering Maryport pier</u></h3>
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On Saturday evening, while walking Ruby I noticed that there was a lovely light on the harbour but I hadn’t got my camera with me, so I took a few snaps with my mobile phone just to make me even more annoyed with myself for not taking my camera <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Golden light on Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaF5NqyCFwdmi4MJXEH_YRW4E5WTu7BqbwSKdeDmYOG5nxltPpRj2yzGkfvWC1J2RtbIpm9pOfIhzsLxh9ndLcYsu2BHe6JYbXtz3fJ_g4yXHfqVsXB7q6PuddN_HS9TAkuECK0HBT3k/s1600/Maryport+evening+310819+phone+pics+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing nets drying at Maryport harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaF5NqyCFwdmi4MJXEH_YRW4E5WTu7BqbwSKdeDmYOG5nxltPpRj2yzGkfvWC1J2RtbIpm9pOfIhzsLxh9ndLcYsu2BHe6JYbXtz3fJ_g4yXHfqVsXB7q6PuddN_HS9TAkuECK0HBT3k/s640/Maryport+evening+310819+phone+pics+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Fishing nets drying at Maryport harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing nets drying at Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLzfcOdLBqTPDWsiJ-iW1pELE_RlBtTcH6Nz4m6i4ew6B8XlxTm4qhhMcL4ATJiVJgmWUvMnfZnxfT_9b7ss2DvDrakjhGafc1BQg4X2MBTBBgMHdzdxwekiZUICCFBhrybG9kXJ5Z70/s1600/Maryport+evening+310819+phone+pics+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset across Maryport basin" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1376" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLzfcOdLBqTPDWsiJ-iW1pELE_RlBtTcH6Nz4m6i4ew6B8XlxTm4qhhMcL4ATJiVJgmWUvMnfZnxfT_9b7ss2DvDrakjhGafc1BQg4X2MBTBBgMHdzdxwekiZUICCFBhrybG9kXJ5Z70/s640/Maryport+evening+310819+phone+pics+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Sunset across Maryport basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset across Maryport basin</u></h3>
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<u>Heavy clouds over Maryport with rain in the distance</u></h3>
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On my return from the harbour on Saturday evening, Phil pointed out a lovely rainbow behind me, so I dived into the boat, grabbed my camera and took a couple of shots of it. <br />
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The full arc was visible, but I couldn’t get it all in one photo and the masts and rigging, coupled with the movement of the boats, meant stitching a number of images together for a panorama was out of the question.<br />
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<u>Rainbow over Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<u>The other end of the same rainbow</u></h3>
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The light was pretty good again on Wednesday evening as I returned from walking Ruby, so I took my camera over to the harbour in the hope of getting some better images than I’d managed with my phone. <br />
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The light wasn’t quite as good as Saturday evening, but I was fairly happy with my photos from that evening.<br />
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<u>Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheae6VXVc0fI-G1Iw5m7cMOJ2RkIMjaDbnIeg9irUiyXzKIW2QEpMLRiEHdUQU-n9x1HEYT-eCmgJb5WIyp075OtpYR5MTMin51fNa5ZOjBfasH5_7tbLO5-qyxIVgf6vYNGaYRm_7vLc/s1600/Maryport+040919+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheae6VXVc0fI-G1Iw5m7cMOJ2RkIMjaDbnIeg9irUiyXzKIW2QEpMLRiEHdUQU-n9x1HEYT-eCmgJb5WIyp075OtpYR5MTMin51fNa5ZOjBfasH5_7tbLO5-qyxIVgf6vYNGaYRm_7vLc/s640/Maryport+040919+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ellenfoot Bridge at Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUgN3i66jk91iU8YoGWtI5em4l6PbzNCjHgPB83qMrYoCk454E0fYOH-kahOkk4SfDbU25Ve1teIA1RYkT89Z1Fq8883ZDFqKJE4NjPakvpbYqLXaxvgLX9bka7EupgRtJRsF9m0VK-o/s1600/Maryport+040919+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dark skies over Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUgN3i66jk91iU8YoGWtI5em4l6PbzNCjHgPB83qMrYoCk454E0fYOH-kahOkk4SfDbU25Ve1teIA1RYkT89Z1Fq8883ZDFqKJE4NjPakvpbYqLXaxvgLX9bka7EupgRtJRsF9m0VK-o/s640/Maryport+040919+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Dark skies over Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dark skies over Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r6UcVWPK4k6mQjkg5sIvjZBq8cPB7L-a-WY-Nm0ztApiymmVeeOad9GUQc2kSY3uJm4dGoupESz48dHdpHDsBAGpwJ0cdFleEcN-hBUw_WxLJEosPTAeYyJLZWgio-oab1AOD7Ji4V8/s1600/Maryport+040919+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r6UcVWPK4k6mQjkg5sIvjZBq8cPB7L-a-WY-Nm0ztApiymmVeeOad9GUQc2kSY3uJm4dGoupESz48dHdpHDsBAGpwJ0cdFleEcN-hBUw_WxLJEosPTAeYyJLZWgio-oab1AOD7Ji4V8/s640/Maryport+040919+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Christ Church at Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>Fishing boat Chelaris in Maryport harbour</u></h3>
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<b><br />Weather watch</b><br />
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There’s been a distinctly autumnal feel to the weather over the past week and not in a good way <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span><br />
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But I suppose it shouldn’t really be too much of a surprise given that meteorological autumn started on Sunday, September 1.<br />
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We’ve had more than our fair share of wind and rain here in Maryport, Cumbria, again this week and the average temperatures for most days were a degree or two down on last week.<br />
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Phil’s back in long trousers, or “big boy trousers” as he calls them, but I haven’t given up on my shorts yet. It’s still summer in my world <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Maryport Marina when the weather improved on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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It was very windy overnight Friday into Saturday and throughout the morning on Saturday up until the early afternoon. We also had some heavy showers, particularly during the morning. The wind dropped and the sun came out for a while later in the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 38mph, gusting 48mph.<br />
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Sunday was mainly dry and bright with showers and much less windy than the previous couple of days. The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 26mph, gusting 33mph. <br />
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Monday was very wet and windy. It rained almost all day varying from light rain to heavy rain, which eased off to spitting with the occasional dry spell.<br />
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<u>Grey skies over Maryport Basin on Monday afternoon</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 14C (57F) and the top average wind speed was 29mph, gusting 38mph.<br />
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Tuesday was overcast with showers during the day followed by heavy rain in the evening. <br />
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The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph, gusting 31mph.<br />
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We had another cloudy start to the day on Wednesday with a little light rain during the morning. It was very windy during the afternoon with sunshine and showers.<br />
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<u>Wet weather at Maryport Marina on Wednesday</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 40mph, gusting 53mph.<br />
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Overnight Wednesday into yesterday (Thursday) we experienced some high winds with gusts of up 46mph.<br />
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Yesterday was mainly dry and bright with a little bit of light rain around lunchtime. It was still fairly breezy but nowhere near as windy as the previous day. <br />
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The top temperature was 15C (59F) and the top average wind speed was 25mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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<u>Storm clouds over Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon</u></h3>
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Last night (Thursday/Friday) was another windy night with average wind speeds of up to 32mph, gusting 44mph.<br />
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And today (Friday) the weather has been mainly dry with a few showers. It remained windy with a top average wind speed of 29mph, gusting 47mph. The top temperature was 14C (57F).<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-3921948420070200782019-08-30T16:47:00.000+01:002019-08-30T21:30:40.814+01:00A successful fishing trip and a life-changing Wi-Fi deal 😊 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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Calm, sunny weather over the Bank Holiday weekend gave us the chance to take Ravensdale out on the water twice.<br />
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Our outing on Saturday afternoon and evening was fantastic - the weather was perfect, and the fishing was good.<br />
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But Monday’s early morning fishing trip was less successful – there was very little wind, but a big swell made sitting at anchor uncomfortable, so we returned home early.<br />
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Meanwhile, we’ve got a new mobile Wi-Fi deal that gives us unlimited data for less than we were paying for 50GB so we have a reliable internet connection that we can use as often as we want <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And poor little Ruby has been unwell. She developed a stomach upset the night before she was due to go to the vets to be spayed.<br />
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<b>Saturday’s trip out on Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Phil and I leaving Maryport Marina on Ravensdale on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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We were really pleased to get some calm weather last weekend after the high winds we’ve had here in Maryport in recent weeks.<br />
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And we were delighted to be able to take Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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As we weren’t going out until later in the day, we had plenty of time to pop over to the Aquarium on the harbourside to buy fishing bait and for me to pack up all the stuff inside Ravensdale at a leisurely pace.<br />
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This made a nice change from all the rushing around I usually end up doing to get packed up before the marina’s sea gate opens so we can take full advantage of the four-five hour period that we can get in and out of the marina.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We untied Ravensdale’s mooring ropes at about 4.10pm and headed out onto the Solway in lovely calm conditions.<br />
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Phil headed up to Allonby Bay to the spot that provided him with some good fishing on our last trip and we were not disappointed.<br />
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<u>Phil baiting a hook</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b></b><u></u><br />He set up his fishing rods and, within the first 10 minutes, he got a good bite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">He pulled in a good-sized tope. I was struggling to get the landing net under it because my right arm was hurting when I tried to reach over the side, so we swapped over and I held the rod while Phil scooped the fish up in the net.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Bevd7FMJVtuJaplR2GoVJV3N4AYgx4NxZ3RDV4hLXjjBMIxcGZEo9fvdULTKIdhaDnAI3DbsXA_5zLsZ1pFmlI87vsGlW8exftuuCLaDfZ6q5pEV8rvujn6tCZm7ao-igGCBKUhsHE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the tope he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1461" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Bevd7FMJVtuJaplR2GoVJV3N4AYgx4NxZ3RDV4hLXjjBMIxcGZEo9fvdULTKIdhaDnAI3DbsXA_5zLsZ1pFmlI87vsGlW8exftuuCLaDfZ6q5pEV8rvujn6tCZm7ao-igGCBKUhsHE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the tope he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the tope he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b></b><u></u><br />Phil had put new batteries in the digital scales he uses for fishing, but they still refused to work so we measured it instead and found it to be 1m (3ft 3ins) in length.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">His next catch was a pair of mackerel, followed by a single mackerel and then five more arrived at the same time.</span><br />
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<u>Five mackerel</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b></b><u></u><br />He then caught a codling that was large enough to keep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil said he wanted a bass next, but I said we needed another codling to make a good meal and that’s exactly what we got </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGv8ZKVuJXZb3qGTIpwK9XVpiMyGt_0__cRZ37pjCnYOEjm8niGsuM35I1a9avYK90h8iq2HHWj_hnt-88G9bbsNQjwX_XjGUrtn73ul4O3KO6_XOlF_9tGS94I4H_ECvJPg5tWocqZY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with one of the codling he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="815" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGv8ZKVuJXZb3qGTIpwK9XVpiMyGt_0__cRZ37pjCnYOEjm8niGsuM35I1a9avYK90h8iq2HHWj_hnt-88G9bbsNQjwX_XjGUrtn73ul4O3KO6_XOlF_9tGS94I4H_ECvJPg5tWocqZY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252820%2529.jpg" title="Phil with one of the codling he caught on this trip" width="520" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with one of the two codling he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b></b><u></u><br />He also caught three dogfish, which he could’ve done without, but at least there were only three of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The weather was fantastic the whole of the time we were out – sunny, warm and lovely and calm.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH8dr8qkdqVqEhdL_FnDrXlwGE3S1prCQp7Wz0I6rM88d3s83ZTe_K4MnGVrpXoAFiKGhyphenhyphenwbuAx_NiL9rFrO4z6m1lmzone3WtJhSdRPg4D5aq7pHZAdEQBuBKQSsIAdHoRYzMg1wN1Y/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Scottish hills across the calm Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH8dr8qkdqVqEhdL_FnDrXlwGE3S1prCQp7Wz0I6rM88d3s83ZTe_K4MnGVrpXoAFiKGhyphenhyphenwbuAx_NiL9rFrO4z6m1lmzone3WtJhSdRPg4D5aq7pHZAdEQBuBKQSsIAdHoRYzMg1wN1Y/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252813%2529.jpg" title="The Scottish hills across the calm Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Scottish hills across the calm Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCQoHPvT7tKSvPJ2goU5wApyxUv9pJAvWOaAClJ45G18A3jsoMxfB0eCaHOBXlOlni456PblrVBCrlJp0_8toAC1xOOFoI4aokvTq-JqUxsJoYvxusJfEaE6sJUJo9sKBHWcaRbyfqBY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+240819+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view from Ravensdale's galley as the sun was going down" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCQoHPvT7tKSvPJ2goU5wApyxUv9pJAvWOaAClJ45G18A3jsoMxfB0eCaHOBXlOlni456PblrVBCrlJp0_8toAC1xOOFoI4aokvTq-JqUxsJoYvxusJfEaE6sJUJo9sKBHWcaRbyfqBY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+240819+%25288%2529.jpg" title="The view from Ravensdale's galley as the sun was going down" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The view from Ravensdale's galley as the sun was going down</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ravensdale turned smoothly when the tide turned and Ruby and I enjoyed sitting out on the aft deck in the evening sun.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSh1mZ6OsP-7bYq_6etV5ifAvGH93QpVfpSlTBPSSAbaGRS6DIIhnyNDY8PP3fGdtPNJbl-VJFCaFpVJVQ-AdE_0Y-1-GJlX7BRMEFmoSwB5z4vH0BA8zCFyU5cGxmPOLjrZpUrMWhqY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+240819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby laying on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1419" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSh1mZ6OsP-7bYq_6etV5ifAvGH93QpVfpSlTBPSSAbaGRS6DIIhnyNDY8PP3fGdtPNJbl-VJFCaFpVJVQ-AdE_0Y-1-GJlX7BRMEFmoSwB5z4vH0BA8zCFyU5cGxmPOLjrZpUrMWhqY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+3+240819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby laying on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby relaxing on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b></b><u></u><br />I was watching the golden light dancing on the water as it dropped down low over the Scottish hills, but Ruby was more interested in Phil’s bait and any fish that he caught </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">😊</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We headed home a bit earlier than the time the gate was due to close as we know it varies depending on the depth of water over the sill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were also aware that the gate had been opening a bit later and closing a bit earlier than expected over the previous couple of tides.</span><br />
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<u>Me enjoying the evening sun on Ravensdale's aft deck on the way back to Maryport</u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were back in the marina at 7.55pm after three hours 45 minutes out on the water, during which time we travelled five nautical miles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil drove Ravensdale alongside her mooring really smoothly and I used our docking sticks to get the lines on and managed to get the boat perfectly lined up with our boarding steps, so no adjustments were needed when we disembarked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We both agreed it was one of our best unaided docking procedures yet, but sadly there was no-one around to see it. Typical! </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">☹</span><br />
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<b>Monday’s trip out on Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqwpJLioGVhcVJr_O_K5elUvwykD4TWpuHx8wVKNEgX31hcXacs1ilBJ5Jtp6sv0PDGBX9X1AKLXzBCTg64h4q2Dp0pLhFz1XcXM4SDOHvamCjxcT2A85JwoppuaMFQph_XeZQUKeaHE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate at Maryport Marina on Monday morning" border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqwpJLioGVhcVJr_O_K5elUvwykD4TWpuHx8wVKNEgX31hcXacs1ilBJ5Jtp6sv0PDGBX9X1AKLXzBCTg64h4q2Dp0pLhFz1XcXM4SDOHvamCjxcT2A85JwoppuaMFQph_XeZQUKeaHE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate at Maryport Marina on Monday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate at Maryport Marina on Monday morning</u></h3>
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I’d left everything packed up after Saturday’s outing as it looked likely that we’d be going again over the next couple of days.<br />
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The tide times meant we either had to go early morning or during the evening, which would mean returning home after dark. The other option was to go out before the gate shut in the morning and stay out all day, returning when it opened for the evening tide.<br />
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Neither of us really wanted to go for the full day so we decided to try an early morning trip for a change and set the alarm clock to wake us up at 5am.<br />
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Phil drove around to the pier to check the sea state. He couldn’t see much as it was still quite dark but said it didn’t look too bad next to the pier and the water in the marina was really calm, so we decided to go.<br />
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I had very little to do by way of preparations as everything was still packed up, so I took Ruby for a quick walk then made a flask of tea to take with us while Phil sorted the mooring ropes and the engine room.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V8e8WyelEZcZqA1kRJzLUskV59JVVeD7VVM60J87Cw0JovzdD_6OgjjXwO8bWE3eVakRMD1ML1vue9WTRf_ZYIi6ZGDVnZSddn1ltSSTwnE5rB_-fMwVPfZ5Q7DaCafPxAYyTHfsh7M/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale in Maryport Basin on our way out onto the Solway Firth - taken from the flybridge" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1530" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V8e8WyelEZcZqA1kRJzLUskV59JVVeD7VVM60J87Cw0JovzdD_6OgjjXwO8bWE3eVakRMD1ML1vue9WTRf_ZYIi6ZGDVnZSddn1ltSSTwnE5rB_-fMwVPfZ5Q7DaCafPxAYyTHfsh7M/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale in Maryport Basin on our way out onto the Solway Firth - taken from the flybridge" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale in Maryport Basin on our way out onto the Solway Firth - taken from the flybridge</u></h3>
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We left the marina at around 6.15am and headed to the spot in Allonby Bay where Phil had done so well on the previous trip.<br />
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We could see there was a good swell, but it wasn’t a problem while we were underway.<br />
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However, it was more noticeable at anchor.<br />
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Phil set up his rods then came in for breakfast.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63OKmCG7bvAO22raHaNSj-pWRFQ-Hib2KzCv8T2Nc-fJ1si97oFoGMg2XSHN9qmiKh4uyaaWNxBrmaXqTsbNz-Jt8TSQkzHs6a1SAxfoBqlydYVI5nery2fEOkPXtXaBbdg4cGcJ2BsU/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil setting up one of his fishing rods on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1275" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63OKmCG7bvAO22raHaNSj-pWRFQ-Hib2KzCv8T2Nc-fJ1si97oFoGMg2XSHN9qmiKh4uyaaWNxBrmaXqTsbNz-Jt8TSQkzHs6a1SAxfoBqlydYVI5nery2fEOkPXtXaBbdg4cGcJ2BsU/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Phil setting up one of his fishing rods on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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When we went back outside, the boat was rolling so much that we couldn’t even tell whether he had a bite as it was impossible to see whether the tips of the rods were moving due to fishes or because the boat was moving around so much.<br />
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He sat it out for a while and caught one dogfish. He didn’t bother to set that rod up again and, soon afterwards, he decided to reel the other one in and head for home.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWtm-DA758keTXVglJNweBlwriCfs9bYdOOkdTs12NKpGmwOCo8Cff8FqlEOz4r_H6c6ZD0MUsf87nuLVL1rSL7t30B4WMG58h7oCqHHR6fxYp0JWnQDUKppdU2TYebe-sk87tdDvhW0/s1600/IMG_20190826_080418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the calm water in Maryport Marina on our return" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWtm-DA758keTXVglJNweBlwriCfs9bYdOOkdTs12NKpGmwOCo8Cff8FqlEOz4r_H6c6ZD0MUsf87nuLVL1rSL7t30B4WMG58h7oCqHHR6fxYp0JWnQDUKppdU2TYebe-sk87tdDvhW0/s640/IMG_20190826_080418.jpg" title="The calm water in Maryport Marina on our return" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The calm water in Maryport Marina on our return</u></h3>
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We were back in the marina at 8.10am after just under two hours out on the water during which time we travelled five nautical miles.<br />
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And it was weird to see just how calm the water was in the marina when we returned given what we had just experienced out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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<b>New Wi-Fi</b><br />
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<u>Our new mobile Wi-Fi router</u></h3>
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We were discussing our Wi-Fi problems with my oldest son, Ed, when he and his lovely family came to visit us in April.<br />
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I didn’t think any more of it until he messaged me last week to say that they’d switched to Smarty for their home Wi-Fi and suggested it could be a good option for us.<br />
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We took out a 12-month contract with Vodafone for mobile Wi-Fi a year ago because the marina Wi-Fi here in Maryport, Cumbria, UK, was so unreliable.<br />
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As the contract was up this month, it was the perfect time to look around and Smarty seemed to be the answer to all our Wi-Fi problems.<br />
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We were paying £25 per month for 50GB with Vodafone and some months it ran out before the end of the month, despite our only using it when the marina Wi-Fi let us down.<br />
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Smarty had a special deal on which gives us unlimited data for £18.95 a month for life, including a free month as a welcome gesture.<br />
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<u>An example of our mobile Wi-Fi connection speeds with Smarty</u></h3>
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The signal’s a bit variable, but most of the time it’s much better than we’ve ever had using the marina Wi-Fi and, even at its lowest, it’s still usable.<br />
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And, best of all, we can use it anywhere we have a 3G signal and as much as we like without having to worry about running out of data.<br />
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It should also mean we can watch films on Netflix without our internet connection dropping out at the most annoying moment.<br />
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In fact, it's better than we ever had when we lived in a house so it really is "life-changing" for us <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby sitting on Ravensdale's aft deck in the hot sun just before she headed indoors to cool off</u></h3>
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Ruby met her first ever horse on Tuesday and she was not impressed.<br />
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We’d walked around the harbour when I decided to take her across the main road and along the River Ellen.<br />
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As soon as we’d crossed the road, I saw a horse pulling a caravan coming towards us. <br />
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I didn’t have my camera with me, so I tried to take a few snaps with my phone but had to stop because Ruby was going crazy.<br />
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<u>The horse that gave poor Ruby a scare</u></h3>
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She looked totally terrified of the horse and was trying so hard to run away that I was scared she was going to slip her collar.<br />
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There were a lot of people around and other traffic on the road, so I crouched down with her, got hold of her collar as well as the lead and just cuddled her until she calmed down and we continued our walk.<br />
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We had to take Ruby back to the vet on Tuesday to complete the treatment for her ear infection, which now seems to have cleared up.<br />
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The vet also confirmed that the ear had healed sufficiently for them to be able to go ahead with spaying Ruby yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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<u>Ruby all tucked up in a blanket and feeling sorry for herself after being ill in the night</u></h3>
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However, she developed a tummy upset on Wednesday evening and was very unwell overnight so I called the vet yesterday morning and was told they would put off her operation until next Thursday. So, fingers crossed she’ll be OK then.<br />
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<u>Phil and Ruby by Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUxFUOCJ7hpAGle17RYQ06Cxzyy5PM9FNsB4ibo2MHhv3ZUbGidXm6kDRQv5rECGFzaRT1YOjJT252l7u5-Dm8VG3LgHlieKdtPmiS4VEJTaHqEovENYNnRau49_OCz5416daCEtjTl4/s1600/Phil+and+Ruby+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil clipping Ruby's lead onto her collar as she looks out to sea" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUxFUOCJ7hpAGle17RYQ06Cxzyy5PM9FNsB4ibo2MHhv3ZUbGidXm6kDRQv5rECGFzaRT1YOjJT252l7u5-Dm8VG3LgHlieKdtPmiS4VEJTaHqEovENYNnRau49_OCz5416daCEtjTl4/s640/Phil+and+Ruby+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil clipping Ruby's lead onto her collar as she looks out to sea" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil clipping Ruby's lead onto her collar as she looks out to sea</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoCe9dlNbcpTHJtFSd6t5BZMADqFEQQApd2Zl9MGHXXMQIOz5f10I6gDHhTlN7Tz7qC9wVDgMXr2y9wnFVMkFlcQO8sZYdrg-s6QkyBY1z_KvCA2_2xvNdnYb6IApeD-Ga4IDRVxCMOQ/s1600/Maryport+250819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby sitting in the long grass by the lighthouse with Maryport Basin and the marina in the background" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoCe9dlNbcpTHJtFSd6t5BZMADqFEQQApd2Zl9MGHXXMQIOz5f10I6gDHhTlN7Tz7qC9wVDgMXr2y9wnFVMkFlcQO8sZYdrg-s6QkyBY1z_KvCA2_2xvNdnYb6IApeD-Ga4IDRVxCMOQ/s640/Maryport+250819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby sitting in the long grass by the lighthouse with Maryport Basin and the marina in the background" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby sitting in the long grass by the lighthouse with Maryport Basin and the marina in the background</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Xs-PBUQICKPHGelMeHiRfKJ5KQEWquPKES_5Ug6HD6ryGklFUvMH3gQfT01nMBp4RKDMhuAKbZ2bWw1hs94KbVr6Hs_iO1KvWnQVYv4UdwfX2vphMmZDCeZnTAyNCY065o3o9CbiCfM/s1600/IMG_20190827_144344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby by the River Ellen in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1399" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Xs-PBUQICKPHGelMeHiRfKJ5KQEWquPKES_5Ug6HD6ryGklFUvMH3gQfT01nMBp4RKDMhuAKbZ2bWw1hs94KbVr6Hs_iO1KvWnQVYv4UdwfX2vphMmZDCeZnTAyNCY065o3o9CbiCfM/s640/IMG_20190827_144344.jpg" title="Ruby by the River Ellen in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby by the River Ellen in Maryport</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, she’s been enjoying her walks on the footpaths along the sea wall to the lighthouse, on the beach, by the river and over the meadows and up the coastal walk towards Flimby.<br />
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<b>Wildlife</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tZtHP9HB6UDbrYW55O_G8L-ymxI4ZXscwJPsLgzuAGh6v7DDaOGww3XGBqG9V3d40CwDCkuCW9CIoCrKFgmNpSujkjPXLE_fwNZbxr6bpgJsevU3TgGBIcrkvECJRC8O0UzXI_12-aQ/s1600/Grey+mullet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of grey mullet at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1286" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tZtHP9HB6UDbrYW55O_G8L-ymxI4ZXscwJPsLgzuAGh6v7DDaOGww3XGBqG9V3d40CwDCkuCW9CIoCrKFgmNpSujkjPXLE_fwNZbxr6bpgJsevU3TgGBIcrkvECJRC8O0UzXI_12-aQ/s640/Grey+mullet.jpg" title="Grey mullet at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Grey mullet at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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The swan family has been visiting us for food again this week and the grey mullet were very active in the marina during the warm, sunny weather over the Bank Holiday weekend.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gTIvWmXKwuKSSQHq4mPZbuKnu0xRbxFRBngEyN7TvvJpBc12JBmv6qbh48zFAorDnnYlUdkeW2Ee199QMM6t3Fan-ZTlPk_kdHMXlhtepITplsnnmJD-QKUimFfAm-Othc5kpWx3S-s/s1600/Starlings+feeding+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the flock of starlings that were feeding on the weed on the harbour wall" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gTIvWmXKwuKSSQHq4mPZbuKnu0xRbxFRBngEyN7TvvJpBc12JBmv6qbh48zFAorDnnYlUdkeW2Ee199QMM6t3Fan-ZTlPk_kdHMXlhtepITplsnnmJD-QKUimFfAm-Othc5kpWx3S-s/s640/Starlings+feeding+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Some of the flock of starlings that were feeding on the weed on the harbour wall" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the flock of starlings that were feeding on the weed on the harbour wall</u></h3>
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A more unusual sight this week, was a flock of starlings clinging to the seaweed on the harbour wall in the marina at low tide. I have no idea what they were eating but we've never seen them feeding there before.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCo6vZe3ReKt_mowcL8zgup0sFBqvUMvfdltsDdEnu9jfrRvhrVtC-rm7Qgl8qnxj4445Km6NQA46yGdTuv1aYI-RS6GqKPEDJoBuNzCxB35FmfXf3YAcb61CsMQSNAi4ceI7yV9Dc5Zc/s1600/Starlings+feeding+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of two of the starlings on the harbour wall" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1581" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCo6vZe3ReKt_mowcL8zgup0sFBqvUMvfdltsDdEnu9jfrRvhrVtC-rm7Qgl8qnxj4445Km6NQA46yGdTuv1aYI-RS6GqKPEDJoBuNzCxB35FmfXf3YAcb61CsMQSNAi4ceI7yV9Dc5Zc/s640/Starlings+feeding+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of two of the starlings on the harbour wall" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Two more of the starlings on the harbour wall</u></h3>
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And we came across this colourful caterpillar on a recent walk with Ruby. Fortunately, she didn't spot it or she'd probably have thought it would make a tasty snack <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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I looked it up when we got home to discover that it was an Emperor Moth caterpillar. <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br />
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<u>A colourful Emperor Moth caterpillar</u></h3>
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<b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><u></u><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>Photography</b><br />
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As usual, I took loads of photos while out on the Solway Firth this week, but only on our first outing on Saturday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLnCcNEffgw1k3ncgwf5t-G0RazQ_RgPzlkvSaE8Ro8Xg6AnVu8MuL9fWWZHyUrbiZ7M5o4mEtJ5qbpNRuLXYrJ2BjNHKxjeHVRYA9C4pzY3DM7whi_aFyeBdHM8-Nb52-yQ32j-lVgY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1533" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLnCcNEffgw1k3ncgwf5t-G0RazQ_RgPzlkvSaE8Ro8Xg6AnVu8MuL9fWWZHyUrbiZ7M5o4mEtJ5qbpNRuLXYrJ2BjNHKxjeHVRYA9C4pzY3DM7whi_aFyeBdHM8-Nb52-yQ32j-lVgY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfMS7N_3vVMp7cESZsRp4Mx6MKK4IqhZMuWsiCqV2Z7cQT8LSB_spdXu4vuKZqBckapNiwgQDMXBWtKUDRnGl8tLUU_DhiakJlGBhacmLagS9iebYILvWg0XV_cO5kiUNsp4EBdk5IFI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of local boats out on the Solway Firth with Maryport in the background" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1586" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfMS7N_3vVMp7cESZsRp4Mx6MKK4IqhZMuWsiCqV2Z7cQT8LSB_spdXu4vuKZqBckapNiwgQDMXBWtKUDRnGl8tLUU_DhiakJlGBhacmLagS9iebYILvWg0XV_cO5kiUNsp4EBdk5IFI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Local boats out on the Solway Firth with Maryport in the background" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Local boats out on the Solway Firth with Maryport in the background</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLyqXjDQbODm3W8m0DHlWlP2LaXwjdkL_ZnQdUUjJjH-Sir0xRP62LsxvkO5pI_LIJ5zrDUQckbHIiS4z3HzU_2z2rotJ105cM2IbTA7Rrhz5G5Gnxo5NBAqVqrPHGOB9F2hqPbEsug8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a row of trees standing out against the northern fells" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1600" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLyqXjDQbODm3W8m0DHlWlP2LaXwjdkL_ZnQdUUjJjH-Sir0xRP62LsxvkO5pI_LIJ5zrDUQckbHIiS4z3HzU_2z2rotJ105cM2IbTA7Rrhz5G5Gnxo5NBAqVqrPHGOB9F2hqPbEsug8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="A row of trees stand out against the northern fells" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A row of trees stand out against the northern fells</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJvw5XLexMTCZ-6Bc3LnomHF1QfT58DA5SQV7Q-sfGIPaicbJBItP_nxpRYwZHxymfdpd0Q9gm4dV2IA56k9hsErDLbsIi6iR2EwEtse0hfI_ipJGw3Q63mwqd-fRlbK2d9Dlebnv7A/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the sun going down over the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1600" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJvw5XLexMTCZ-6Bc3LnomHF1QfT58DA5SQV7Q-sfGIPaicbJBItP_nxpRYwZHxymfdpd0Q9gm4dV2IA56k9hsErDLbsIi6iR2EwEtse0hfI_ipJGw3Q63mwqd-fRlbK2d9Dlebnv7A/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252817%2529.jpg" title="The sun going down over the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The sun going down over the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UKGw1ZdLaie6OfuvvrVgCEpID6S9WhpIUyaFxPBMrHOd6aFB-VfT6TG1Ufh8HNx50-rh7T6_aFi6tiZ60VsmVYfsBh4V8aovQFr19eaUTnHvZLEgbESZ9Fi__2_2voAnLmjG5kJbkz8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252825%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the sun going down over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UKGw1ZdLaie6OfuvvrVgCEpID6S9WhpIUyaFxPBMrHOd6aFB-VfT6TG1Ufh8HNx50-rh7T6_aFi6tiZ60VsmVYfsBh4V8aovQFr19eaUTnHvZLEgbESZ9Fi__2_2voAnLmjG5kJbkz8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252825%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the sun going down over the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the sun going down over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb8-wKNSkO9cj1uoLNnBlkVSPwMH0Y6SZ178ZW8vmJrGpzucdIjz7dsXW_sFGyPUimEsnwV286nros-uPuTfahoPz5PJ0ff9EcPBRE_ObpCYurlK_3DnfDRqeZghqZVnigper-nCq2Xk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252829%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo ofo Maryport Lighthouse and the town in the evening sunshine" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1408" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb8-wKNSkO9cj1uoLNnBlkVSPwMH0Y6SZ178ZW8vmJrGpzucdIjz7dsXW_sFGyPUimEsnwV286nros-uPuTfahoPz5PJ0ff9EcPBRE_ObpCYurlK_3DnfDRqeZghqZVnigper-nCq2Xk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252829%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Lighthouse and the town in the evening sunshine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse and the town in the evening sunshine</u></h3>
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<u>Yacht Cicely on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Yacht Skipsea Witch on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeqG1gXX8_XlyxiDm03TU7he5mULcP1438oz2FMmrXhzpE3528LcnUzHhth0BWlkgAAcjFegZuDJTGJWldee76lKG1VWoVUZpq3V9M69cMtkBcEVd3q48eU36cQd7nMAJK9n-ePzFniA/s1600/Skipsea+Witch+250819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Skipsea Witch and fishing boat Argonaut with the Iggesund paperboard mill in the background" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1569" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeqG1gXX8_XlyxiDm03TU7he5mULcP1438oz2FMmrXhzpE3528LcnUzHhth0BWlkgAAcjFegZuDJTGJWldee76lKG1VWoVUZpq3V9M69cMtkBcEVd3q48eU36cQd7nMAJK9n-ePzFniA/s640/Skipsea+Witch+250819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Skipsea Witch and fishing boat Argonaut with the Iggesund paperboard mill in the background" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Skipsea Witch and fishing boat Argonaut with the Iggesund paperboard mill in the background</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic07NEoapsKLiIdcyZBzALQwmrBNSqUIRMoZmX0LQfs1W3MFC60cvK9t9JZjif4VQF-BsZF5wHpxJ0feYDtq5gCk6kSK_Ks2iG2MiCG1U2p90oyLywMQ9xRsBH4YNmSUZ2iMzN1ATUsvc/s1600/Cicely+280819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of yacht Cicely on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic07NEoapsKLiIdcyZBzALQwmrBNSqUIRMoZmX0LQfs1W3MFC60cvK9t9JZjif4VQF-BsZF5wHpxJ0feYDtq5gCk6kSK_Ks2iG2MiCG1U2p90oyLywMQ9xRsBH4YNmSUZ2iMzN1ATUsvc/s640/Cicely+280819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Yacht Cicely on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Yacht Cicely on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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Sadly, my camera, which has been working fine for the past week, decided to play up again as we were leaving the marina on Saturday, so I had to dive indoors and nick Phil’s.<br />
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It was cloudy and a bit misty for our early morning trip out on Monday and we didn’t stay out very long, so I didn’t take many photos and those I did take are very grey.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVZSDkAQ2pyG6d7q-iljJu_DBroAs3TAcQT8V8_tWZ1G6bXtK5EPMTFvB2mn_HzI-htEPXMZ23K5sJJ5Rd07TrjKvUg6RT9nJG4MYFlIBoqfd4qEdonQ3Giy_JZwLwIMnSfT0Wgscb1g/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of misty Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1600" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVZSDkAQ2pyG6d7q-iljJu_DBroAs3TAcQT8V8_tWZ1G6bXtK5EPMTFvB2mn_HzI-htEPXMZ23K5sJJ5Rd07TrjKvUg6RT9nJG4MYFlIBoqfd4qEdonQ3Giy_JZwLwIMnSfT0Wgscb1g/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Misty Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Misty Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-Za0mSqIXxGBj5HNuA8utMYmyPpIi_WQ8OD9WU9ZMf8DFHa1myqpLQUz_SPijfEy5MR7lNko2tjlHDjRya1e6p8WeBhjwik8zgi2m4Pg4Su66k2jlMOGUDxrhpUNWyF17eEo1wnaubE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport through a sea mist on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-Za0mSqIXxGBj5HNuA8utMYmyPpIi_WQ8OD9WU9ZMf8DFHa1myqpLQUz_SPijfEy5MR7lNko2tjlHDjRya1e6p8WeBhjwik8zgi2m4Pg4Su66k2jlMOGUDxrhpUNWyF17eEo1wnaubE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Maryport through a sea mist on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport through a sea mist on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHSbXL7zP3rHcmzGYZtCDAh5DuDxz4T0aOC626kuQFUgdKwF3HbqB9Lqqz9N2omiVITleNuaGqCn3pirbw6SACTAMgXzUpmEZLtbh4R4i27Af9N1h-BGyvAs92jWRBJGzaBD3r6nVnQo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a wider view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1600" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHSbXL7zP3rHcmzGYZtCDAh5DuDxz4T0aOC626kuQFUgdKwF3HbqB9Lqqz9N2omiVITleNuaGqCn3pirbw6SACTAMgXzUpmEZLtbh4R4i27Af9N1h-BGyvAs92jWRBJGzaBD3r6nVnQo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%252814%2529.jpg" title="A wider view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A wider view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I’ve been using Phil’s camera ever since and we keep meaning to have a proper look at mine to see if we need to send it off for repair, but never seem to get around to it.<br />
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I took my camera along when I took Ruby for a walk around the harbour and basin just after sunset on Saturday. <br />
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I was disappointed to have missed the sunset because we were still sorting out the boat after returning from our fishing trip but was quite happy with the images I got just after sunset.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1INlND-HOy-hImYSAT_xnO44MnoDwBY8FwGvmQOCAG6gaeeYF3UlU43eM6Sig-DVUAzuXrlJ1_-JiOO-UJD0h8Ifk5jX4Z-ppCjfljXdQWn6W6qVIp3fvylL2unQIV20DWBFogimwaPw/s1600/_8240329-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Harbour just after sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1536" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1INlND-HOy-hImYSAT_xnO44MnoDwBY8FwGvmQOCAG6gaeeYF3UlU43eM6Sig-DVUAzuXrlJ1_-JiOO-UJD0h8Ifk5jX4Z-ppCjfljXdQWn6W6qVIp3fvylL2unQIV20DWBFogimwaPw/s640/_8240329-Edit-Edit.jpg" title="Maryport Harbour just after sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Harbour just after sunset</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GmzMtb3A4j8XjBxRoRQi4ZUyCtBya_c2HOYhBg8clmnYJieTBVUqdxdQTUuT2_aD5c55r48RpaKuzPRIE_AoHgzR3SGCW0ZDhNL7zDbYASPwmAqSdVjgI7bASvRV57jCDXJgFIaB-cM/s1600/Maryport+basin+240819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view across Maryport basin to the Solway Firth just after sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GmzMtb3A4j8XjBxRoRQi4ZUyCtBya_c2HOYhBg8clmnYJieTBVUqdxdQTUuT2_aD5c55r48RpaKuzPRIE_AoHgzR3SGCW0ZDhNL7zDbYASPwmAqSdVjgI7bASvRV57jCDXJgFIaB-cM/s640/Maryport+basin+240819.jpg" title="View across Maryport basin to the Solway Firth just after sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across Maryport basin to the Solway Firth just after sunset</u></h3>
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A lovely, horse-drawn gypsy caravan with a “Climate Crisis Emergency Response Vehicle” sign on the back visited Maryport on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
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I didn’t have my camera with me when I first saw it while out walking Ruby, so I took a couple of snaps with my phone.<br />
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<u>The Climate Crisis Emergency Response Vehicle heading into Maryport</u></h3>
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When I got back to the marina, it was parked there so I grabbed my camera and went and took a couple of proper photos.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PjY6sRRjo6DPo_jdX8tIIlRE57RrxMkGsCkAZldnWu9v3Tev_ePtXTWWNWPRHbWL3TgKbamsethCjWi8kXRWW4OIf893vqB6hiQai1qKTxExqACxAOB2VG4WT2l4Wl-joCHJ4ZPF6mo/s1600/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the same horse-drawn vehicle at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1406" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PjY6sRRjo6DPo_jdX8tIIlRE57RrxMkGsCkAZldnWu9v3Tev_ePtXTWWNWPRHbWL3TgKbamsethCjWi8kXRWW4OIf893vqB6hiQai1qKTxExqACxAOB2VG4WT2l4Wl-joCHJ4ZPF6mo/s640/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The same horse-drawn vehicle at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The same horse-drawn vehicle at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhhjSsYT7gcIiDj-ezZ-QYjZSbeCj7soSyH_UURC3GZ9Gqb5gW_MWhxTWs05wPhGO7uTkFcKmWIE43xTXFPdfW2Mnj0ik9MmH59PBcUWOkaSrF8hryI7RyyWhbgju-tneRF7bE-llGDI/s1600/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the horse-drawn caravan" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1431" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhhjSsYT7gcIiDj-ezZ-QYjZSbeCj7soSyH_UURC3GZ9Gqb5gW_MWhxTWs05wPhGO7uTkFcKmWIE43xTXFPdfW2Mnj0ik9MmH59PBcUWOkaSrF8hryI7RyyWhbgju-tneRF7bE-llGDI/s640/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the horse-drawn caravan" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the horse-drawn caravan</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY6weyyRrUO2eyaUNtmczh30o5HZUplfwizRi1zqSVb5mFgvliDQTazGr4r9F-o15sUvPJ08Ml5YiKWcUjdv3rZ0RFEaB99cDeLCSzRYBDRWQ5TOIlfxZSXubit26CXheW3tkxD4TuTE/s1600/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Climate Change Emergency Response Vehicle leaving Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1494" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY6weyyRrUO2eyaUNtmczh30o5HZUplfwizRi1zqSVb5mFgvliDQTazGr4r9F-o15sUvPJ08Ml5YiKWcUjdv3rZ0RFEaB99cDeLCSzRYBDRWQ5TOIlfxZSXubit26CXheW3tkxD4TuTE/s640/Climate+Crisis+Emergency+Response+Vehicle+%25285%2529.jpg" title="The Climate Change Emergency Response Vehicle leaving Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Climate Change Emergency Response Vehicle leaving Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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I then took my camera for a walk along the River Ellen, but the light wasn’t great.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39mMLo3SlWPSO4zgprWwD9Ts4lRFEe4w8kji8CP3LG4VOhDe4nJ7JQTrVsYSoaPBty2g69Ae-m8B_O5vxtG2iiKAItafWi_3Bmcqw6l2U7DsBBmF_jDqGIpS1Wv-NFq6aRNE13jBXrME/s1600/River+Ellen+270819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the road bridge over the River Ellen at the bottom of Shipping Brow in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39mMLo3SlWPSO4zgprWwD9Ts4lRFEe4w8kji8CP3LG4VOhDe4nJ7JQTrVsYSoaPBty2g69Ae-m8B_O5vxtG2iiKAItafWi_3Bmcqw6l2U7DsBBmF_jDqGIpS1Wv-NFq6aRNE13jBXrME/s640/River+Ellen+270819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The road bridge over the River Ellen at the bottom of Shipping Brow in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The road bridge over the River Ellen at the bottom of Shipping Brow in Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWukWsDRUw3BhwKFi3rQ8dlE6R92vlxpzukh0usXHKe67KImVgffze66394F3lsfG0vUlcPwbTTcw7NZlRp88w9VkMMnlmfjuPwZfhC2KtprRhWp4epVTXe5Sslf9dpoDAuA1vdSX1Rk/s1600/River+Ellen+270819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of wildflowers on the banks of the River Ellen" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1373" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWukWsDRUw3BhwKFi3rQ8dlE6R92vlxpzukh0usXHKe67KImVgffze66394F3lsfG0vUlcPwbTTcw7NZlRp88w9VkMMnlmfjuPwZfhC2KtprRhWp4epVTXe5Sslf9dpoDAuA1vdSX1Rk/s640/River+Ellen+270819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Wildflowers on the banks of the River Ellen" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Wildflowers on the banks of the River Ellen</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab9JxqoqCujLPX_RUvPgow8wwOTm0kx4JOt36oMzjDyLvEbmhyphenhyphenOZ8_9VhOpOYYn7o41mQBV-n56bRPYBTTTPhB7DrlPxou7gD2XbRhjBvY_rlDXUlDSBo3Iwh3cb4KLeghdyVhyEYKM4/s1600/River+Ellen+270819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the footpath along the River Ellen at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1353" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab9JxqoqCujLPX_RUvPgow8wwOTm0kx4JOt36oMzjDyLvEbmhyphenhyphenOZ8_9VhOpOYYn7o41mQBV-n56bRPYBTTTPhB7DrlPxou7gD2XbRhjBvY_rlDXUlDSBo3Iwh3cb4KLeghdyVhyEYKM4/s640/River+Ellen+270819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Footpath along the River Ellen at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Footpath along the River Ellen at Maryport</u></h3>
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On Sunday, I took my camera along when Phil and I took Ruby for a walk and captured some photos of Maryport Inshore Rescue team members taking part in a training exercise.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO4XEbk8eAVmd2-CgKImkUeKTvWcjHo8d8K9hPW7evWk96LUkEXuRmBVw2d8dT_zVRc2zVdoFcVW5PFPE3Ucp7vITf1LUSx_Gx2YosPu6py590MK94vVMdV-FBqHVdBmMsZ-R8ahzigM/s1600/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Inshore Rescue Team boat being towed around to the beach at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1516" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO4XEbk8eAVmd2-CgKImkUeKTvWcjHo8d8K9hPW7evWk96LUkEXuRmBVw2d8dT_zVRc2zVdoFcVW5PFPE3Ucp7vITf1LUSx_Gx2YosPu6py590MK94vVMdV-FBqHVdBmMsZ-R8ahzigM/s640/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Inshore Rescue Team boat being towed around to the beach at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Inshore Rescue Team boat being towed around to the beach at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusBgQ0VO7erp7-L5uirHHO58-Pt6Cz3JnU3baPlSfqrzjSnEOjWGwHXfEPZM3hENlM0ujqEt0hGWfpt9SeoRc0lECnRhAn7BEWkNciBmK1VFIK6jDysBGbyEWRFpeCAtpE6a6oJxsfXY/s1600/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of the rescue boat heading for the beach" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1286" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusBgQ0VO7erp7-L5uirHHO58-Pt6Cz3JnU3baPlSfqrzjSnEOjWGwHXfEPZM3hENlM0ujqEt0hGWfpt9SeoRc0lECnRhAn7BEWkNciBmK1VFIK6jDysBGbyEWRFpeCAtpE6a6oJxsfXY/s640/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Another view of the rescue boat heading for the beach" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the rescue boat heading for the beach</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuusP4PvcEB5GhyphenhyphenjMkyYthfQNqmxGAcfbfS-JP_i9jkhpSknnOl8LUpI9daQiiBykJeHTOTBNu_iHX2hqy_dyprAGN2P4sNmpkIsQFb4H1sStuk1dmd4sPDkXRpr9lSGv0MxtI1OPmqg/s1600/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of launching the rescue boat by Maryport Pier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1438" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuusP4PvcEB5GhyphenhyphenjMkyYthfQNqmxGAcfbfS-JP_i9jkhpSknnOl8LUpI9daQiiBykJeHTOTBNu_iHX2hqy_dyprAGN2P4sNmpkIsQFb4H1sStuk1dmd4sPDkXRpr9lSGv0MxtI1OPmqg/s640/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Launching the rescue boat by Maryport Pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Launching the rescue boat by Maryport Pier</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUiPQGZu0yXe_nbk5s6DE3lWzJzHlu2WKm_rlQCkT4FpWvaHOA0zQCHDZj2wkiNjWoJjS_mcFyAFFd5HKFVQbiicSNmBoWRIWDaLl99CAJVWQ05gEa_9NgO52WyHy43zPCm8r5PUAOIw/s1600/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of launching the rescue boat" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUiPQGZu0yXe_nbk5s6DE3lWzJzHlu2WKm_rlQCkT4FpWvaHOA0zQCHDZj2wkiNjWoJjS_mcFyAFFd5HKFVQbiicSNmBoWRIWDaLl99CAJVWQ05gEa_9NgO52WyHy43zPCm8r5PUAOIw/s640/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Another view of launching the rescue boat" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of the rescue boat being launched</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7enpkkEFICZAP26PcK-8R7vI9nT3wwUKUPJV3ogZI8LkkV076oZ8GSM-wuQeCIrkct8fQcaoxdZiaHln84gxxjXahU5bOgyiDBSM4kAlFOc1OrlJJr_4lrTISs9AeSW1gjK2RCQssn1k/s1600/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the rescue boat heading out onto the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1565" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7enpkkEFICZAP26PcK-8R7vI9nT3wwUKUPJV3ogZI8LkkV076oZ8GSM-wuQeCIrkct8fQcaoxdZiaHln84gxxjXahU5bOgyiDBSM4kAlFOc1OrlJJr_4lrTISs9AeSW1gjK2RCQssn1k/s640/Maryport+Inshore+Rescue+250819+%252811%2529.jpg" title="The rescue boat heads out onto the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The rescue boat heads out onto the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I also took a few shots along the paths to Maryport Lighthouse that are on one of our regular dog walks.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPDC9MnhRYpHr68N9blxh0K0JdOocyEQG53ovTyZq-lJbQpaSGDJPjhbnLRbj-aD6bWEDDB8-Fo8KHoxOeganTZQGtAPQFVnMa7ATzeOqsp9X5H3IY3uq_FS5JM3hg_JE5vNXhcVbQ1Q/s1600/Maryport+250819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dog walkers on the old railway line by Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1455" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPDC9MnhRYpHr68N9blxh0K0JdOocyEQG53ovTyZq-lJbQpaSGDJPjhbnLRbj-aD6bWEDDB8-Fo8KHoxOeganTZQGtAPQFVnMa7ATzeOqsp9X5H3IY3uq_FS5JM3hg_JE5vNXhcVbQ1Q/s640/Maryport+250819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Dog walkers on the old railway line by Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dog walkers on the old railway line by Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_imwUjmcm2FAOcQLr2TvkrRCS0cWXQmzsoPwmZJYCIMpPXTErUyixAHWfm9M6IbUZ-LUNW_MnrUR7hyphenhyphen02vUN63-M1vqm0d8C6gcYDKPE5m0frNZjr7lMTq6iP9Q3pAtnJ0zskztKPKrA/s1600/Maryport+250819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking in the opposite direction along the old railway line at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1586" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_imwUjmcm2FAOcQLr2TvkrRCS0cWXQmzsoPwmZJYCIMpPXTErUyixAHWfm9M6IbUZ-LUNW_MnrUR7hyphenhyphen02vUN63-M1vqm0d8C6gcYDKPE5m0frNZjr7lMTq6iP9Q3pAtnJ0zskztKPKrA/s640/Maryport+250819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Looking in the opposite direction along the old railway line at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking in the opposite direction along the old railway line at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZkxRxB2cj3dRbo-5dUNiW5Dv4U0cbY9oT_zT2FcKcT879Fnw97bSRhyphenhyphenOy7PHbmzRedaXdBfxuzFMj8dmpQtxfMvaNQ5tj_bcbbbs9E6l6btoheLGNmuQFiI4XlOPpCt5Ou4uWu5HwfA/s1600/Maryport+250819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view across Maryport Marina from the walk along the old railway line" border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1600" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZkxRxB2cj3dRbo-5dUNiW5Dv4U0cbY9oT_zT2FcKcT879Fnw97bSRhyphenhyphenOy7PHbmzRedaXdBfxuzFMj8dmpQtxfMvaNQ5tj_bcbbbs9E6l6btoheLGNmuQFiI4XlOPpCt5Ou4uWu5HwfA/s640/Maryport+250819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="View across Maryport Marina from the walk along the old railway line" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across Maryport Marina from the walk along the old railway line</u></h3>
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This week’s topic for the Practical Photography 52-week challenge was patterns and textures so I took lots of snaps of the light reflected on the calm surface of the Solway Firth while we were out on Ravensdale on Saturday evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5AQYF3aBBjzCQwItFGX-sF3pONkbV40-c-iZfepGkBSDZbdBTIegoJDsTk7jyiTfNGYD0XzybaRvcPtWcgeDhFnhQSfiH_aF7lT5s0kuK4RFbMW0_xuq6h92VXz4-ZiWH-dttOpx-18/s1600/Water+reflections+240819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the evening sun reflected on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5AQYF3aBBjzCQwItFGX-sF3pONkbV40-c-iZfepGkBSDZbdBTIegoJDsTk7jyiTfNGYD0XzybaRvcPtWcgeDhFnhQSfiH_aF7lT5s0kuK4RFbMW0_xuq6h92VXz4-ZiWH-dttOpx-18/s640/Water+reflections+240819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The evening sun reflected on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The evening sun reflected on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArC63plAAhkqMmbtO0_CnQurXs4dccwE6kBL5t9KisIldfQmFWxDXSKW_oWePHVhyphenhyphenT5BfKrn_90l3s_96KdDX17rkYDjQcdMaEauZN5j9xbqCn-mrUkBIrm_C_8N7nSnEpRtpYPQoKqI/s1600/Water+reflections+240819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of light patterns on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArC63plAAhkqMmbtO0_CnQurXs4dccwE6kBL5t9KisIldfQmFWxDXSKW_oWePHVhyphenhyphenT5BfKrn_90l3s_96KdDX17rkYDjQcdMaEauZN5j9xbqCn-mrUkBIrm_C_8N7nSnEpRtpYPQoKqI/s640/Water+reflections+240819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Light patterns on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Light patterns on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU1ZHt8v5NsOh-M-yz1QUaVkat_4pxcMS_dQOWCX0k9IgYWlbhNVSYPsQh6zeVrWXsbls8T_6oe2CQAsfeRkmeKFpYX5KqvHZCDgMqXXY7bwCuYSgP5KVHs7Z6MzRB62MhevKA6ndTTw/s1600/Water+reflections+240819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more Solway Firth reflections" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU1ZHt8v5NsOh-M-yz1QUaVkat_4pxcMS_dQOWCX0k9IgYWlbhNVSYPsQh6zeVrWXsbls8T_6oe2CQAsfeRkmeKFpYX5KqvHZCDgMqXXY7bwCuYSgP5KVHs7Z6MzRB62MhevKA6ndTTw/s640/Water+reflections+240819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="More Solway Firth reflections" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More Solway Firth reflections</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkyMj0YxEc8-M1nc2umv3o9jQ1OTIjTYpFciVQjoD3Ww6nhkreY4TrfVMPSB7ksvC41xgDGp3VAC8k3acpglC2GCDLCP5VfkIQ_dpxIc0CtjeE2r6XUGWbWlJG1gI-QwtWqvdyITtXOc/s1600/Ellenfoot+Bridge+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of clear blue sky over the Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1399" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkyMj0YxEc8-M1nc2umv3o9jQ1OTIjTYpFciVQjoD3Ww6nhkreY4TrfVMPSB7ksvC41xgDGp3VAC8k3acpglC2GCDLCP5VfkIQ_dpxIc0CtjeE2r6XUGWbWlJG1gI-QwtWqvdyITtXOc/s640/Ellenfoot+Bridge+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Clear blue sky over the Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Clear blue sky over the Ellenfoot Bridge across Maryport Harbour on Sunday</u></h3>
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After more than a week of wet and windy weather, summer made a very welcome return to Maryport over the Bank Holiday weekend <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Sadly, normal service has since been resumed and we’re back to wet and windy weather again <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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Saturday was dry, warm, sunny and calm all day. The temperature was 18C (64F) at 9am, rising to a high of 22C (72F) during the afternoon, and the top average wind speed was 15mph. <br />
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This was the data recorded at St Bees, which is our nearest weather station, but it was definitely warmer and less windy here.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zbp1xMt63f12YsxhT1nXgbCw8zjhxF3y_LHtR-kSkvK00dbOhBhVVlZRHbDsS9C8B8Y0fBS-ROvP4C0FLndKV0gd6qhRFBZTXcWvxmOowJ9BlawRczgtMBAP02AoG7xZKi8UQOPvJ3A/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252830%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport basking in the warm glow of the evening sun on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zbp1xMt63f12YsxhT1nXgbCw8zjhxF3y_LHtR-kSkvK00dbOhBhVVlZRHbDsS9C8B8Y0fBS-ROvP4C0FLndKV0gd6qhRFBZTXcWvxmOowJ9BlawRczgtMBAP02AoG7xZKi8UQOPvJ3A/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+240819+%252830%2529.jpg" title="Maryport basking in the warm glow of the evening sun on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport basking in the warm glow of the evening sun on Saturday</u></h3>
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Sunday was another dry, warm and sunny day with a top temperature of 24C (75F) and a top average wind speed was 14mph at St Bees Head.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FCCsmedr84K7DMZ1KDQeS4dxnNRJ8g1Ur6FhaUG5UsTeMiMmMAgz2nfSMiFHXiY9NRUaLw5sTBakT2ubwKQjLyfo2kkAsyRQfkQc-AHsR-0maHRxfnfdHr9cOZpe_r9XaGXddc1KK04/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport through the sea mist early on Monday morning" border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1600" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FCCsmedr84K7DMZ1KDQeS4dxnNRJ8g1Ur6FhaUG5UsTeMiMmMAgz2nfSMiFHXiY9NRUaLw5sTBakT2ubwKQjLyfo2kkAsyRQfkQc-AHsR-0maHRxfnfdHr9cOZpe_r9XaGXddc1KK04/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+260819+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Maryport through the sea mist early on Monday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport through the sea mist early on Monday morning</u></h3>
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Monday started grey and cloudy with a sea mist or sea fret, as they call it here <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> The cloud thinned during the morning to give another warm sunny day.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Monday morning</u></h3>
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Unfortunately, I totally forgot to check the Met Office website for the UK weather over the last 24 hours until late on Tuesday so I have no record of the top temperature and average wind speed on Monday, but I do know that it was a fairly calm day.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1EhJupGBYWzPGFcXaz7HlFzz-Kty8Obl4B52Q1Zk3fQph5OFoZ2ENi914oBLmuyUpZXKtH3ayQR-rJ1Xi3zB-cLFVQFnNly5sFJ4SYtII_7juD72QIP2Jfwz9LsdoOQsC_bSX-Offw/s1600/Marina+Tuesday++%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1EhJupGBYWzPGFcXaz7HlFzz-Kty8Obl4B52Q1Zk3fQph5OFoZ2ENi914oBLmuyUpZXKtH3ayQR-rJ1Xi3zB-cLFVQFnNly5sFJ4SYtII_7juD72QIP2Jfwz9LsdoOQsC_bSX-Offw/s640/Marina+Tuesday++%25282%2529.jpg" title="Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Calm conditions at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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We had a calm, dry start to the day on Tuesday. The morning was bright and sunny, but it clouded over during the afternoon with a little light rain, which soon cleared to give us a sunny evening. The top temperature was 18C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
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There was a grey start to the day on Wednesday and it started to rain around lunchtime. It was much windier than recent days with a top average wind speed of 24mph, gusting 34mph, at 8am. The temperature only reached 15C (59F).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJrjpt00bt_RQO6dYR1sG75FvljRDNW5HhWo_C-xkuzXwmSvEyLxHu30iTKSfEmY_wIo0wE3K_DTcXVxQs-Olk8lPT93yp0ByipkTfVnT6MwpffZuFkYn6O0VGdgQGD4eUd9Rm4CjBWM/s1600/Marina+Wednesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sea cadets canoeing in Maryport Marina on Wednesday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJrjpt00bt_RQO6dYR1sG75FvljRDNW5HhWo_C-xkuzXwmSvEyLxHu30iTKSfEmY_wIo0wE3K_DTcXVxQs-Olk8lPT93yp0ByipkTfVnT6MwpffZuFkYn6O0VGdgQGD4eUd9Rm4CjBWM/s640/Marina+Wednesday.jpg" title="Sea cadets canoeing in Maryport Marina on Wednesday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sea cadets canoeing in Maryport Marina on Wednesday evening</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) was bright first thing but it soon clouded over. It stayed dry but was very windy all day. The top temperature was 16C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 29mph, gusting 39mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLaMrlIaU_SkEHeGJGqPhc88epP-gK_VleosoZRA9FKLwhyphenhyphenmX_eCp8GhhQUt_GHNgPQXOE98GSQM1cW4lQsRDomDSNp7DSp7-iXXhLiacqE-u7lkJJt-LvheXc0xsKbQPHrbdb7Ralb0/s1600/Marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLaMrlIaU_SkEHeGJGqPhc88epP-gK_VleosoZRA9FKLwhyphenhyphenmX_eCp8GhhQUt_GHNgPQXOE98GSQM1cW4lQsRDomDSNp7DSp7-iXXhLiacqE-u7lkJJt-LvheXc0xsKbQPHrbdb7Ralb0/s640/Marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) morning</u></h3>
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And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been very wet and very windy. The top temperature so far has been 16C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 30mph, gusting 46mph.<br />
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<u>The view through Ravensdale's windscreen at 3pm today (Friday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-14374257178977979202019-08-23T19:35:00.002+01:002019-08-23T19:43:07.706+01:00Typical British summer! Wild weather means Ravensdale is stuck in the marina ☹<br />
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<u>Big waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Maryport in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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We’ve had no chance to take Ravensdale out on the water this week due to high winds.<br />
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And, even if it hadn’t been so windy, we probably wouldn’t have taken our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser out on the Solway Firth in Cumbria, UK, because there’s also been a lot of wet weather here this week.<br />
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Thankfully, the forecast is for warmer, calmer weather this weekend so, hopefully, we’ll be able to go fishing either tomorrow (Saturday) or Sunday – possibly both <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Meanwhile, Phil has replaced the water in Ravensdale’s starboard engine with a new 50:50 mixture of water and antifreeze because the heat exchanger had to be drained while our new calorifier was being fitted. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1IAwYTrBJ1Eno4BLAT-nSnBH2qYieakZZgw6homgQwJblUvniFVPMTXK3OlevIazvUPUxGyycxIAChsaOyrhSoPabvV8cJ1GxcpXNu-5vuvt_CerQ87RAn09ZaH5HF1sqtmEHqfB_6c/s1600/Ruby+in+collar+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby in her inflatable collar on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1043" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1IAwYTrBJ1Eno4BLAT-nSnBH2qYieakZZgw6homgQwJblUvniFVPMTXK3OlevIazvUPUxGyycxIAChsaOyrhSoPabvV8cJ1GxcpXNu-5vuvt_CerQ87RAn09ZaH5HF1sqtmEHqfB_6c/s640/Ruby+in+collar+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Ruby in her inflatable collar on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby in her inflatable collar on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Poor little Ruby has had to wear her inflatable collar to stop her scratching again when she developed yet another ear infection <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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And we’ve walked further than usual this week because we’ve been carless so all our shopping has been done on foot, not that we minded as we know it's good for us.<br />
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<b>Antifreeze</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SiANv2q1xwV0C_u6I7TxfzN5cSlhs8VjS75FIeAR3mdul3V7IJms6zfOTx2FBTBBM4aM3Y4jjWZ0xser8KSuolAPTkDwrNEdItKxvbL4ZFfsHdP-7TjEveyVDwqoQViyljZf9wpRR6Y/s1600/Replacing+antifreeze+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil flushing the heat exchanger with clean water before filling it with the water/antifreeze mixture" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1332" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SiANv2q1xwV0C_u6I7TxfzN5cSlhs8VjS75FIeAR3mdul3V7IJms6zfOTx2FBTBBM4aM3Y4jjWZ0xser8KSuolAPTkDwrNEdItKxvbL4ZFfsHdP-7TjEveyVDwqoQViyljZf9wpRR6Y/s640/Replacing+antifreeze+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Phil flushing the heat exchanger with clean water before filling it with the water/antifreeze mixture" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil flushing the heat exchanger with clean water before filling it with the water/antifreeze mixture</u></h3>
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The heat exchanger on Ravensdale’s starboard engine needed to be refilled with water and antifreeze following the replacement of the calorifier that provides our domestic hot water.<br />
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The engine had to be drained before the job could be carried out.<br />
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We bought some new antifreeze before the engine was drained down but discovered that we didn’t have enough so it was temporarily filled with plain water until we could purchase more antifreeze.<br />
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We couldn’t go and get more straight away because our car was out of action while it was waiting for the garage to have time to replace the rear disk brakes and carry out an MOT.<br />
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Once we got the car back, we were able to drive to nearby Workington to buy some more antifreeze.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNmQ_bhz0-1NHhdRRGQknv3o2HJZWmRZXROSp3BOypNwEqAqYVtKdfgWsqQw3voGgb-E8n2pBgiSO6ujCgVgIgcLDnEevk175_x7hB5ANdLO6AvLdlFFoE12i4Jrn1mN0nG-yWkZieks/s1600/Replacing+antifreeze+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil pouring the antifreeze into the heat exchanger on Ravensdale's starboard engine" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNmQ_bhz0-1NHhdRRGQknv3o2HJZWmRZXROSp3BOypNwEqAqYVtKdfgWsqQw3voGgb-E8n2pBgiSO6ujCgVgIgcLDnEevk175_x7hB5ANdLO6AvLdlFFoE12i4Jrn1mN0nG-yWkZieks/s640/Replacing+antifreeze+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Phil pouring the antifreeze into the heat exchanger on Ravensdale's starboard engine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil pouring the antifreeze into the heat exchanger on Ravensdale's starboard engine</u></h3>
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Phil drained the water out of the heat exchanger, flushed it through with clean water, then refilled it with a 50:50 mix of water and antifreeze.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtrECoN9gdhh5zLV9tWIEBUek4XUOBH5ChyphenhyphenHw1ZqeAQiww_HOesjZ3WB__T2TuhD-BA3DaL1yfoXc3W03q6Q0ZqxauULEQTRR_jzvpaGi_ikrbvwvl8Gukeis1zJWzHS22AHqNKUW4QM/s1600/Replacing+antifreeze+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby watching Phil working in the engine room" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1366" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtrECoN9gdhh5zLV9tWIEBUek4XUOBH5ChyphenhyphenHw1ZqeAQiww_HOesjZ3WB__T2TuhD-BA3DaL1yfoXc3W03q6Q0ZqxauULEQTRR_jzvpaGi_ikrbvwvl8Gukeis1zJWzHS22AHqNKUW4QM/s640/Replacing+antifreeze+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Ruby watching Phil working in the engine room" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby watching Phil working in the engine room</u></h3>
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Ruby was very interested in what Phil was doing and sat on the edge of the hole in the saloon floor watching his every move.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj356WTiCp3pucLnrqQgc6rfmkbajc29jWijI38fUYxOpRLPLG5dbY5zYHUP24wjgId4pIlUg2hu74IIRWL7psjw_u_U5eroPASRazWPPvn7YiaRmW5zgEttlgid4rwcpb5hH7rqqwPRhk/s1600/Ruby+in+collar+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby in her inflatable collar" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj356WTiCp3pucLnrqQgc6rfmkbajc29jWijI38fUYxOpRLPLG5dbY5zYHUP24wjgId4pIlUg2hu74IIRWL7psjw_u_U5eroPASRazWPPvn7YiaRmW5zgEttlgid4rwcpb5hH7rqqwPRhk/s640/Ruby+in+collar+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ruby in her inflatable collar" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby in her inflatable collar</u></h3>
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Ruby developed yet another ear infection this week.<br />
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She will be 10 months old next week and has already had three ear infections and a nail bed infection. <br />
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The vet now thinks they've all been caused by allergies causing her to scratch. The scratches then become infected.<br />
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We don’t know what she’s allergic too, but grass seed is a distinct possibility, which would be a real shame given how much she enjoys running around in the long grass, rolling around in it or just laying down in it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrZ3CN7JljBtL6XEX1SVoQXWWOnDdn_4QVer7WK0_L8b6-NfiWwmhS618FgBmI3NPrk1rQKO54iasTsAva4EFgjnrGOURxmdlXE1uaEKmpBMcfeL1ywWxIx4w4z6Su8hMvflUtG4LMOQ/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+130819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby playing in the long grass before her latest ear infection" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1442" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrZ3CN7JljBtL6XEX1SVoQXWWOnDdn_4QVer7WK0_L8b6-NfiWwmhS618FgBmI3NPrk1rQKO54iasTsAva4EFgjnrGOURxmdlXE1uaEKmpBMcfeL1ywWxIx4w4z6Su8hMvflUtG4LMOQ/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+130819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby playing in the long grass before her latest ear infection" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby playing in the long grass before her latest ear infection</u></h3>
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The vet treated Ruby’s ear infection and put her on anti-allergy medication.<br />
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We’ve got to take her back for a follow-up appointment on Tuesday when the vet will decide whether they will be likely to go ahead with the spaying surgery she’s booked for on Thursday as they won’t operate unless her ear is fully healed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Meanwhile, Ruby’s had to wear her blue inflatable collar again to stop her scratching and seems to like it less this time as she tries to run away when we go to put it on her.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXcek0grqUzebUHvU6BEDfrCpD83-UtysUP2sUbszefCHR_zqEaBmZRulZEF05wAJI-xca6BOEhak8wUD2BNTRqL5EHsuOHAudbGTaSvHkEWrNFADdKgP2zFGQmLGKQAU_bUCZ_h4rwY/s1600/Ruby+in+collar+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby playing with a ball on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1032" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXcek0grqUzebUHvU6BEDfrCpD83-UtysUP2sUbszefCHR_zqEaBmZRulZEF05wAJI-xca6BOEhak8wUD2BNTRqL5EHsuOHAudbGTaSvHkEWrNFADdKgP2zFGQmLGKQAU_bUCZ_h4rwY/s640/Ruby+in+collar+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Ruby playing with a ball on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby playing with a ball on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Once, it’s on she seems to accept it and carries on as normal, which is just as well as she’s going to have to wear something to stop her biting or scratching her stitches after her operation next week, if it happens then.<br />
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We took to collar off while taking her for walks this week as she doesn’t tend to scratch so much while out and, if she does, we can stop her, and we were able to remove it totally yesterday (Thursday) for which she was very grateful.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHsVVRODnNct8aon5puYWTAMyUM-F9GcnsegPIwxhFeYmMoQgoaAKfttCer2a5KhhXzdUH2KXW3pXTG5er6KHYUcLwVb3wobjLd5FT873mOPS2HgxOowJlf3PbrE-eiMCguljhhqTg04/s1600/Ruby+sleeping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby cuddling up to my side after her collar had been removed yesterday (Thursday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1445" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHsVVRODnNct8aon5puYWTAMyUM-F9GcnsegPIwxhFeYmMoQgoaAKfttCer2a5KhhXzdUH2KXW3pXTG5er6KHYUcLwVb3wobjLd5FT873mOPS2HgxOowJlf3PbrE-eiMCguljhhqTg04/s640/Ruby+sleeping.jpg" title="Ruby cuddling up to my side after her collar had been removed yesterday (Thursday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby cuddling up to my side after her collar had been removed yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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Ruby has become obsessed with sticks lately and wants to bring them all home, but she attempted to fetch home a couple that were much too big for her when I walked her on the beach on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
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Two were just too big to bring home but she had a good go at them - one was more like a whole tree trunk <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby playing with a large stick she found on Maryport beach</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby with an even bigger stick that looked more like a tree trunk</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEp6-vhTWMuQMImOcOOycW0jnHO8em1QMPp421lE-g8mdTp7atPzREAFAXZOKL969tQpQv7hWep-CHWU5KFmE1-OuxzpCPIN6T8qmf7amBjelmOvHaTV9AZutRQus7JS6yhvT2OAukwI/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+190819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with a smaller stick that she carried most of the way home" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1356" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEp6-vhTWMuQMImOcOOycW0jnHO8em1QMPp421lE-g8mdTp7atPzREAFAXZOKL969tQpQv7hWep-CHWU5KFmE1-OuxzpCPIN6T8qmf7amBjelmOvHaTV9AZutRQus7JS6yhvT2OAukwI/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+190819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with a smaller stick that she carried most of the way home" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with a smaller stick that she carried most of the way home</u></h3>
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<b><u></u><br />Our car is back on the road</b><br />
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Thankfully we got our car back on Monday afternoon, just in time to take Ruby to the vet with her ear infection.<br />
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Last Wednesday, we left it at the garage to have the rear brake discs replaced after a chunk dropped off one of them. We also asked the garage to carry out an MOT test.<br />
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When we took the car in, we were told they probably wouldn’t be able to do it until Monday but we weren’t going to drive it in that state so the owner said to leave it with them and they’d do it sooner if possible.<br />
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And they did get the brakes done sooner.<br />
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When we were returning from a walk with Ruby on Saturday lunchtime, we were surprised to see our car being driven towards us.<br />
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The mechanic recognised us, so he opened the window and told us he was just testing the brakes.<br />
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He said the work had been done and he could take us back to the garage to pay for the work so we could have the car back there and then, so Phil, Ruby and I climbed in.<br />
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At that point, I realised we needed to pop back to the marina first, so he drove us to the marina where I checked that the MOT had also been done.<br />
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He hadn’t been aware it needed an MOT as well, which meant it hadn’t been tested so he dropped us off at the marina and took the car back to the garage. <br />
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I called the garage about the car on Monday morning and was told it was ready to collect but we’d already arranged to go out for lunch to celebrate Phil’s birthday, so we walked to the pub and then on to the garage after our meal.<br />
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I called the vet as soon as I knew we would have the car back and managed to get the only available afternoon appointment for Ruby, which fitted in perfectly.<br />
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<b><br />Cooking on gas</b><br />
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We have a gas cooker on Ravensdale and have discovered that a 13kg propane cylinder lasts us three months and a 3.9kg cylinder lasts about three and a half weeks.<br />
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We use a 3.9kg cylinder when the 13kg runs out, while we order a new one, as we don’t have room to store a second 13kg cylinder on the boat.<br />
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<u>13kg and 3.9kg propane cylinders in Ravensdale's gas locker, which is under our freezer</u></h3>
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Our last 13kg cylinder was fitted on April 26 and ran out on July 26.<br />
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The last 3.9kg cylinder was fitted on July 26 and ran out yesterday (August 22). <br />
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I started keeping a record of how long each bottle lasted when we first moved onboard Ravensdale in November 2016 so we could gauge our usage and therefore the costs involved.<br />
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I now know exactly how long they last but can’t stop filling in my list – probably because I’m a very sad person who's addicted to writing lists <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Litter louts strike again </b><b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"></span></b><br />
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Broken glass and other litter in one of the viewing areas on Mote Hill, Maryport. The information board has also been vandalised</h3>
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<u>Litter by the path along the River Ellen in Maryport</u></h3>
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I was saddened to see so much litter on a walk along the River Ellen and up over Mote Hill on Saturday.<br />
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The footpath up Mote Hill was also very overgrown and wearing shorts was definitely not a good idea as there were stinging nettles, thistles and brambles across the footpath. Ouch!<br />
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I later discovered the route was supposed to be closed due to a landslip, but someone had removed the signs, so I had no idea it was out of bounds.<br />
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I guess that would explain why no one has cleared the path in recent months.<br />
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However, it doesn’t excuse the cans, bottles, food wrappers and, worst of all, the broken glass along the pathway and in the viewing areas at the top of Mote Hill that look out over the Solway Firth.<br />
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I will never understand why people can carry their food and drink to the location at which they consume it but are incapable of carrying their empties back home or to the nearest rubbish bin.<br />
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I'm just glad I didn't have Ruby with me on that walk or she could've ended up with cut paws <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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<b><br />Photography</b><br />
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<u>Big waves crashing on the shore at Maryport in Cumbria</u></h3>
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My favourite photos from this week were from a walk along the beach here in Maryport on Sunday to photograph the big waves whipped up by the high winds.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIKvtri7t3VKHr4YpNIEcBHOepg59G2NkJNccxPRnqH8d7HlH1koxtoYyyzOxDNgQkL7bcr-Y4zmzYpsdW0cpRzLnqftS1oTRuq3Z0U0PLf20NXrk6Ze2AttkXACh2iNjzbudNRnvstY/s1600/Windy+shore+180819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Marypost" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1600" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIKvtri7t3VKHr4YpNIEcBHOepg59G2NkJNccxPRnqH8d7HlH1koxtoYyyzOxDNgQkL7bcr-Y4zmzYpsdW0cpRzLnqftS1oTRuq3Z0U0PLf20NXrk6Ze2AttkXACh2iNjzbudNRnvstY/s640/Windy+shore+180819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Marypost" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Waves whipped up by high winds on the shore at Marypost</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtwMAyYDo2AFqNBvmg4Iq8N7jw0AdmJdxCgAr7ROWE2ML0A9MEpukg6sVoVdZpGDw_zjryMuND4FJkXUmyC0OgPqN1p-EWb1YiVfPyFwltCWBM3SoYjFidGC6AX65kqAGNUXggea-nQU/s1600/Windy+shore+2+180819+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of wild waves by Maryport Pier" border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtwMAyYDo2AFqNBvmg4Iq8N7jw0AdmJdxCgAr7ROWE2ML0A9MEpukg6sVoVdZpGDw_zjryMuND4FJkXUmyC0OgPqN1p-EWb1YiVfPyFwltCWBM3SoYjFidGC6AX65kqAGNUXggea-nQU/s640/Windy+shore+2+180819+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Wild waves by Maryport Pier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Wild waves by Maryport Pier</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgsHWEiXcL47-wEfgkpZlQ_zd1MssJ7Pw2LBaesK85KxQsI4krJ_r2BsoFSMlax253HLcoDNN7OWmSqiQm3995EGa8r47q_xxA2gNmaVUEVV1jsmgGRrQJhA5PFyw3suozZCpFRz91BI/s1600/Windy+shore+2+180819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of storm clouds over Maryport beach" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgsHWEiXcL47-wEfgkpZlQ_zd1MssJ7Pw2LBaesK85KxQsI4krJ_r2BsoFSMlax253HLcoDNN7OWmSqiQm3995EGa8r47q_xxA2gNmaVUEVV1jsmgGRrQJhA5PFyw3suozZCpFRz91BI/s640/Windy+shore+2+180819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Storm clouds over Maryport beach" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Storm clouds over Maryport beach</u></h3>
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I also converted some of the images to black and white as I feel wild weather images work particularly well in monochrome.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFsNlPatN0qR_AyktAUdzuVqNQUgT4EkGQMfGagXaGGbTjSLeSmwLQk-ppzC1X1uv6M_xdfLd4ZoO-S52CnrgexNH6-uwLETHRe0lz8FE3TqXuWPyKscohSnibjI0Ob9jjcM8upBOwEs/s1600/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1600" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFsNlPatN0qR_AyktAUdzuVqNQUgT4EkGQMfGagXaGGbTjSLeSmwLQk-ppzC1X1uv6M_xdfLd4ZoO-S52CnrgexNH6-uwLETHRe0lz8FE3TqXuWPyKscohSnibjI0Ob9jjcM8upBOwEs/s640/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijErhl7epk_qfESNPJ5Qs4Wj3ZEUHNpDHZrcR3BU_eEdWHkY1Sk-HEu4BKaWJb5OkG-HndK9V_uMKwfmKfISPP0sgnYzJ-S1q6QL5GVuDyDePYiE487xXLrIPWREcFbsjEbqx6Xf3N7q4/s1600/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1600" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijErhl7epk_qfESNPJ5Qs4Wj3ZEUHNpDHZrcR3BU_eEdWHkY1Sk-HEu4BKaWJb5OkG-HndK9V_uMKwfmKfISPP0sgnYzJ-S1q6QL5GVuDyDePYiE487xXLrIPWREcFbsjEbqx6Xf3N7q4/s640/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjuu2neybPtH4uimQczg2Kb7jWw1BFpxGan_0jjZ0oIxgnUEEPp-6rpXuqQszGeDxxKv76PCgoutlrdyT_pvF7o3kfONZaOcZcw616cF9koksqQr-tVsSFkPiFF6hVjXjXESsa380aJw/s1600/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="987" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjuu2neybPtH4uimQczg2Kb7jWw1BFpxGan_0jjZ0oIxgnUEEPp-6rpXuqQszGeDxxKv76PCgoutlrdyT_pvF7o3kfONZaOcZcw616cF9koksqQr-tVsSFkPiFF6hVjXjXESsa380aJw/s640/Windy+weather+mono+180819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport" width="630" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Black and white image of wild weather at Maryport</u></h3>
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I took my camera for a walk around the harbour on Saturday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h9NPmbxBCYIZHdCeml2oI7of-hnfeofuvX9NszcpUxsHqMxdXexS7s-3JXaVvA-9MedAAI1fnvh-kwpVWcvdHqkd9_uIKsQNTqROR7SuEarPUs_rxWRX2tqCPb7gyAmCxaj8lrrzMK0/s1600/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats and swans at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h9NPmbxBCYIZHdCeml2oI7of-hnfeofuvX9NszcpUxsHqMxdXexS7s-3JXaVvA-9MedAAI1fnvh-kwpVWcvdHqkd9_uIKsQNTqROR7SuEarPUs_rxWRX2tqCPb7gyAmCxaj8lrrzMK0/s640/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats and swans at Maryport Harbour" width="510" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats and swans at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyPMmtHkEYwhNld3QVwx3zSbGvHBs-H94mt5AU3L7VOobG6x-ehy2wMqkCyG4p02OGt9f5SxldlACfaMH_6gvGklfl9UesYxzfhgIuU8IywtG-RbJZV-UrKg5mWjxPxnHRx5qDu-Ya8s/s1600/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of high tide at Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1389" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyPMmtHkEYwhNld3QVwx3zSbGvHBs-H94mt5AU3L7VOobG6x-ehy2wMqkCyG4p02OGt9f5SxldlACfaMH_6gvGklfl9UesYxzfhgIuU8IywtG-RbJZV-UrKg5mWjxPxnHRx5qDu-Ya8s/s640/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="High tide at Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>High tide at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh-LRjQaILV_r0zQFr03b476SGEJAjrUub5NjbatlINEHrMiaDJ4tlHQv3mezjZ1DbstNGg9b0IgYzFFzplRNcoc3zqKP07VoEEB6ZnAw49gcNMYdZnT3t0U8IjJgIJ6G3UJnhqrbfpg/s1600/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1418" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh-LRjQaILV_r0zQFr03b476SGEJAjrUub5NjbatlINEHrMiaDJ4tlHQv3mezjZ1DbstNGg9b0IgYzFFzplRNcoc3zqKP07VoEEB6ZnAw49gcNMYdZnT3t0U8IjJgIJ6G3UJnhqrbfpg/s640/Maryport+harbour+170819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="More fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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I then decided to extend my walk and headed along the River Ellen and up over Mote Hill.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTLh1_wdODnGrG0p6aJq18KaJ7PaErVp_t-R2gdwEAQrmpQRi3HxKT1ndIWqXVMMsiuNMbb-_NsvESdL5Zre4V12NWTmEudZOrzRKfAXUN_HH7YI30pZMF9Xy-49ySTZvv5ssSA-Uozk/s1600/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the River Ellen from Mote Hill, Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1404" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTLh1_wdODnGrG0p6aJq18KaJ7PaErVp_t-R2gdwEAQrmpQRi3HxKT1ndIWqXVMMsiuNMbb-_NsvESdL5Zre4V12NWTmEudZOrzRKfAXUN_HH7YI30pZMF9Xy-49ySTZvv5ssSA-Uozk/s640/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="The River Ellen from Mote Hill, Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The River Ellen from Mote Hill, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbyOAcUd_rH7XtMvK5k-JhDwxbwrcpsCX3rQRcLQrkmQbgZL8I-GI-wjiCCTDqLrECgJDMQdM9Uu0WuNZNwdqDGsZPAXxctUUyQqerzegUdzn9nsbUtS67RPzpbC3y5BGSNmbTT_zeJs/s1600/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Solway Firth from Mote Hill" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1557" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbyOAcUd_rH7XtMvK5k-JhDwxbwrcpsCX3rQRcLQrkmQbgZL8I-GI-wjiCCTDqLrECgJDMQdM9Uu0WuNZNwdqDGsZPAXxctUUyQqerzegUdzn9nsbUtS67RPzpbC3y5BGSNmbTT_zeJs/s640/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="The Solway Firth from Mote Hill" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Solway Firth from Mote Hill</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIobfzHYFoBkQUWQHvFbAvIdiJNrvQX8-Zrd-F2Q7PDGAuNzK7cXF9PsKFJQQhkQbZBx80YvBYbU1eLu4IPHzfxkc2Gq-KMByS39JgcWP0VhU0_LMNkWaVxbOT0bme1ylV3CV9cB5tKRk/s1600/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of view across the River Ellen to the Solway Firth with the marina's hard-standing in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIobfzHYFoBkQUWQHvFbAvIdiJNrvQX8-Zrd-F2Q7PDGAuNzK7cXF9PsKFJQQhkQbZBx80YvBYbU1eLu4IPHzfxkc2Gq-KMByS39JgcWP0VhU0_LMNkWaVxbOT0bme1ylV3CV9cB5tKRk/s640/River+Ellen+and+Mote+Hill+170819+%252816%2529.jpg" title="View across the River Ellen to the Solway Firth with the marina's hard-standing in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across the River Ellen to the Solway Firth with the marina's hard-standing in the distance</u></h3>
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On Sunday, on my way back from taking photos of the wild weather on the shore, I took a few snaps of Maryport across the basin.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZlaeTH7U80ALjxdj3QP9G-ajwbPYUftwR-uydbPfPHLg0U1Ii3OYoRdHuO6qPqjSDMMP70yOVBHgkVxgCDqQ0deO1k-epqnYeMRcB4AwDRS5P0MxMqNYSpcWKupG98Enr9MdrnXxY0c/s1600/Maryport+1808119+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Christ Church at Maryport from across the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZlaeTH7U80ALjxdj3QP9G-ajwbPYUftwR-uydbPfPHLg0U1Ii3OYoRdHuO6qPqjSDMMP70yOVBHgkVxgCDqQ0deO1k-epqnYeMRcB4AwDRS5P0MxMqNYSpcWKupG98Enr9MdrnXxY0c/s640/Maryport+1808119+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Christ Church at Maryport from across the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Christ Church at Maryport from across the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-D_d_hWO9plvB6eLyCuR4Wb60KUyo_5dul_mbGbak84V-13mnmTrmaqBGHlQnBB5ABYq4WmBqqFDVur5vdd8DFnvxrley5AAL1ZmE8s_s5udu0F1ijU8WbQIMs9lbzpF3s6J1ybMATY/s1600/Maryport+1808119+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Shipping Brow at Maryport from across the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-D_d_hWO9plvB6eLyCuR4Wb60KUyo_5dul_mbGbak84V-13mnmTrmaqBGHlQnBB5ABYq4WmBqqFDVur5vdd8DFnvxrley5AAL1ZmE8s_s5udu0F1ijU8WbQIMs9lbzpF3s6J1ybMATY/s640/Maryport+1808119+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Shipping Brow at Maryport from across the basin" width="622" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Shipping Brow at Maryport from across the basin</u></h3>
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And, the only time we saw really calm weather this week was on Tuesday evening while the marina gate was shut, so we couldn’t take Ravensdale out on the water.<br />
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But it gave me the chance to take a wander around the marina and take some photos of the boats reflected in the still water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2Gqm-9gYrmjr7Vme1BY8ljSDq-bPWvR75Y6iWFeyIOh7SKyxQGAIN_1xIjl_qMP1Kl1IIQ8hJ6kD9kYLY3ri0dDc9ikwF1zKW8r0J1h26QKxgSVwMKN5x2uCEgsXlR_NCXIqNRPTDTM/s1600/Marina+reflections+200819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1319" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2Gqm-9gYrmjr7Vme1BY8ljSDq-bPWvR75Y6iWFeyIOh7SKyxQGAIN_1xIjl_qMP1Kl1IIQ8hJ6kD9kYLY3ri0dDc9ikwF1zKW8r0J1h26QKxgSVwMKN5x2uCEgsXlR_NCXIqNRPTDTM/s640/Marina+reflections+200819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections on the still water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvNR3QFxAoms3DAH2SzC8viOcG9Q8WXbVZey-2chWGSmViBgbAM4U_slmHSF_aXinlTsWJ0yF4mDZtMvcj9D0VL5IujHA-rm0I_2HWhXd4Zpt-KH8-0a0EmKYQS1nwUL6EKxFnxP5Kzw/s1600/Marina+reflections+200819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvNR3QFxAoms3DAH2SzC8viOcG9Q8WXbVZey-2chWGSmViBgbAM4U_slmHSF_aXinlTsWJ0yF4mDZtMvcj9D0VL5IujHA-rm0I_2HWhXd4Zpt-KH8-0a0EmKYQS1nwUL6EKxFnxP5Kzw/s640/Marina+reflections+200819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Boats reflected in the still water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGaAO_YEPpMLa3yUEnp_QXgZMYdM5gfx7vzOoNc-U47WHf_QgvMYwg2AzP97gEefvV3C_iczTOQMMF-mWUb21GJhQRbvFr0ijHOfj-uWif5nVLK-VrIp5znBALs-PvZ1Q4kD_bPcyxGk/s1600/Marina+reflections+200819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sunset at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGaAO_YEPpMLa3yUEnp_QXgZMYdM5gfx7vzOoNc-U47WHf_QgvMYwg2AzP97gEefvV3C_iczTOQMMF-mWUb21GJhQRbvFr0ijHOfj-uWif5nVLK-VrIp5znBALs-PvZ1Q4kD_bPcyxGk/s640/Marina+reflections+200819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Sunset at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sunset at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMr2gwb5EGprVqFEETzbSKV5TJSuYBCcbaAbMHmxJzgsU98yfO6aMNKY6XawKDXfGTwDD17yLzWcehUnFLYBDpdpDQw7v3He8SZUMWvwGKWiWDfHY0Y9pnsZpOqLHWRFXCDbDEK_-KrU/s1600/Marina+reflections+200819+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a calm evening at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMr2gwb5EGprVqFEETzbSKV5TJSuYBCcbaAbMHmxJzgsU98yfO6aMNKY6XawKDXfGTwDD17yLzWcehUnFLYBDpdpDQw7v3He8SZUMWvwGKWiWDfHY0Y9pnsZpOqLHWRFXCDbDEK_-KrU/s640/Marina+reflections+200819+%252814%2529.jpg" title="A calm evening at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A calm evening at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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It’s been a wet and windy week here in Maryport, Cumbria, UK, this week and not particularly warm – considering it’s supposed to be summer.<br />
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I guess it’s what’s known as “a typical British summer” <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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The temperature only reached 18C (64F), and then only briefly, and we’ve had wind speeds averaging up to 34mph with gusts up to 52mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRie1XxqKZHL-3xEFhYJoQFPqqh1JBtFd5p70UzaUOMfklOPbFnbqxHTWcKcVvxTu_yZdWUCEhc_w4fb2AhrByVifGhN7_XynjLmMuT9JAhvz6pHdoQ7hpByXofoDKXNY_NYErJbvDw_o/s1600/Marina+Saturday+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of blue sky and white clouds at Maryport Marina on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1441" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRie1XxqKZHL-3xEFhYJoQFPqqh1JBtFd5p70UzaUOMfklOPbFnbqxHTWcKcVvxTu_yZdWUCEhc_w4fb2AhrByVifGhN7_XynjLmMuT9JAhvz6pHdoQ7hpByXofoDKXNY_NYErJbvDw_o/s640/Marina+Saturday+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Blue sky and white clouds at Maryport Marina on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Blue sky</u></h3>
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Saturday was dry and bright but very windy with a few spots of rain during the evening. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 26mph, gusting 36mph.<br />
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Sunday was another windy day with rain first thing followed by dry and bright weather with a few showers during the early afternoon. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 28mph, gusting 38mph.<br />
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We had rain first thing on Monday. It was then overcast with the cloud cover thinning as the day went on. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph, gusting 29mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjawftnDoWkkVgOLAGrsXBqTTwXC0_fMlFFfWm3LWOv0_XPJ1-lv2CR0iY319kJKqtO0COn6h0FXHFIYrkxrelZ2ffOin3R_g0VhPgYh-8yOdGf42O6_V0NTt2zkIaXsI8rL-Fbe__NBo/s1600/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phot of Monday evening at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjawftnDoWkkVgOLAGrsXBqTTwXC0_fMlFFfWm3LWOv0_XPJ1-lv2CR0iY319kJKqtO0COn6h0FXHFIYrkxrelZ2ffOin3R_g0VhPgYh-8yOdGf42O6_V0NTt2zkIaXsI8rL-Fbe__NBo/s640/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Monday evening at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Monday evening at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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We woke up to rain again on Tuesday morning. It then cleared up and the rest of the day was dry and sunny, except for a light shower in the evening. <br />
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The top temperature at St Bees Head - our nearest weather station - was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph, but it was warmer than that here as the thermometer in the car was showing 18C (64F).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27HOgct1Xt0Wkdyw6zGxNkuytTXVKyAVQujWHrb9kWxFhgqXg_mVRkmr_B0WkIokHDOXbqv6JGqHYTklnNGFMwOowN16a8yJ4R2bftb91I36Zl8j-NmAoKATqTQ3S2VT_Vm-QEsluuG0/s1600/Wet+Wednesday+evening.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the wet view across Ravensdale's aft deck on Wednesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27HOgct1Xt0Wkdyw6zGxNkuytTXVKyAVQujWHrb9kWxFhgqXg_mVRkmr_B0WkIokHDOXbqv6JGqHYTklnNGFMwOowN16a8yJ4R2bftb91I36Zl8j-NmAoKATqTQ3S2VT_Vm-QEsluuG0/s640/Wet+Wednesday+evening.jpg" title="The wet view across Ravensdale's aft deck on Wednesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The wet view across Ravensdale's aft deck on Wednesday afternoon</u></h3>
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Wednesday started dry and bright with the cloud increasing during the day. The wind got up during the afternoon and heavy rain arrived at about 5pm. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 28mph, gusting 40mph.<br />
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After another wet and very windy night with average wind speeds up to 34mph, gusting 52mph, yesterday (Thursday) started wet again and it didn’t stop raining until lunchtime. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMutlxCpQ7FsBWalI6xM-sKRpFGvgquzlW6N2wJMv27TDhbVl-3s3ekOrB6pGDOg1Sf_EvSWpZVUUZc5DcC8qqqljPOFMfrCt16LUopD7lFFVayxhl5w121KPaDNjVS5v58K0kZillVXI/s1600/Marina+Thursday+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1451" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMutlxCpQ7FsBWalI6xM-sKRpFGvgquzlW6N2wJMv27TDhbVl-3s3ekOrB6pGDOg1Sf_EvSWpZVUUZc5DcC8qqqljPOFMfrCt16LUopD7lFFVayxhl5w121KPaDNjVS5v58K0kZillVXI/s640/Marina+Thursday+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon</u></h3>
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It stayed cloudy and windy throughout the day. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 32mph.<br />
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And, today (Friday) the weather has been dry but breezy. It was very overcast first thing, improving as the day went on. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph, gusting 29mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm_mtKnNyDLZX6_bKls3DNWGe7YZDzUVWwCOHeXbvZ3n7gZgfYyqqkiTguNDBwv4TZjp81sTDnByCfD27V3vQz-rHlo4d4MTPJKXzsk_4uBqKwQSbgts1vX91dbeW_KDI2I3SKZJJytQ/s1600/_8230005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a grey start to the day today (Friday) at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1472" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm_mtKnNyDLZX6_bKls3DNWGe7YZDzUVWwCOHeXbvZ3n7gZgfYyqqkiTguNDBwv4TZjp81sTDnByCfD27V3vQz-rHlo4d4MTPJKXzsk_4uBqKwQSbgts1vX91dbeW_KDI2I3SKZJJytQ/s640/_8230005.jpg" title="A grey start to the day today (Friday) at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A grey start to the day today (Friday) at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-35867427226254117952019-08-16T18:00:00.000+01:002019-08-17T17:21:02.213+01:00Problems in Ravensdale's engine room…and our car is off the road<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z04T3SG6esFub9n5kariNkZrf7PI3O7pP64YF5wIep2dvl6eXeTQ8tRBJ7rvkHVaZF9sIZCCeCwQsOsutHTASTSfvX1c8UQmhLjISnn4a-zmRS8i8jwtOclc05_zCBabAaPf9V-9TIg/s1600/Water+leak+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil disconnecting the old calorifier in Ravensdale's engine room after it developed a fault" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1484" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z04T3SG6esFub9n5kariNkZrf7PI3O7pP64YF5wIep2dvl6eXeTQ8tRBJ7rvkHVaZF9sIZCCeCwQsOsutHTASTSfvX1c8UQmhLjISnn4a-zmRS8i8jwtOclc05_zCBabAaPf9V-9TIg/s640/Water+leak+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil disconnecting the old calorifier in Ravensdale's engine room after it developed a fault" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil disconnecting the old calorifier in Ravensdale's engine room after it developed a fault</u></h3>
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This week has been one of those weeks that leaves us wondering what’s next as one thing after another has gone wrong.<br />
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First, Phil noticed we had diesel leaking from one of the taps on Ravensdale's diesel tank.<br />
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Then he discovered water apparently leaking from the bottom of the starboard engine on our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser.<br />
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As if that wasn’t enough, our car started making a horrible noise while we were out on a shopping trip on Tuesday and is now in the garage for repair so we’re carless until we get it back, hopefully on Monday.<br />
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And the cover that normally protects our dinghy’s outboard motor from the weather has disappeared – presumably blown away.<br />
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But we’re still smiling, honest <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Engine room problems<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></div>
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<u>Ravensdale's engine room</u></h3>
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The first time we realised there was a problem was when the automatic bilge pump went off for no apparent reason just before we went to bed on Saturday night.<br />
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Phil went down into Ravensdale’s engine room to find out what was happening and had a nasty shock when he discovered water dripping from the bottom of her starboard engine, well, not just dripping, more of a slow but steady flow.<br />
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We had no idea what was causing it and thought it could be something fairly serious.<br />
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We knew the automatic bilge pump was well able to deal with the amount of water that was going into the bilges so decided to go to bed and investigate it properly in the morning.<br />
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We also noticed that the domestic water pump was going off when there was no water running from any of the taps on the boat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhCPQTYrfXNkRtpzmV9COOhNXqnlyaIywxqNTe6Tb3HRUgriBPQPMcaeL7MPlVtF3nJIVJdxEyLrh1_f5jo0lSRzMGy8ZETzmRDRitXdXIs7DsLYs696x019i4ZwMKH7LG32BAlabqT4/s1600/Water+leak+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of water leaking around the heat exchanger cap after the overflow pipe had been reattached" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1393" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhCPQTYrfXNkRtpzmV9COOhNXqnlyaIywxqNTe6Tb3HRUgriBPQPMcaeL7MPlVtF3nJIVJdxEyLrh1_f5jo0lSRzMGy8ZETzmRDRitXdXIs7DsLYs696x019i4ZwMKH7LG32BAlabqT4/s640/Water+leak+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Water leaking around the heat exchanger cap after the overflow pipe had been reattached" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Water leaking around the heat exchanger cap after the overflow pipe had been reattached</u></h3>
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When Phil took a closer look, he discovered that the water was coming from the overflow by the heat exchanger cap, only the overflow pipe had come off, so the water was pouring over the side of the engine.<br />
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He put the pipe back on, but we had no idea why the water was overflowing all the time.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhD3MOdeXpaNDkNQJL6D3n5jpdzrOXy3KSDjrf03-NvdKbDpzzoVbmKAcRpxz78lsgi8VNhkW4gOU6bWpb4LD1MyWOHmXbHuvHJTAD2bbJfYVqNsraPZRdd_Hm_Z2VnpJrh-D_yZQwBA/s1600/Water+leak+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the old calorifier fixed to the inside of the hull alongside the starboard engine" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1550" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhD3MOdeXpaNDkNQJL6D3n5jpdzrOXy3KSDjrf03-NvdKbDpzzoVbmKAcRpxz78lsgi8VNhkW4gOU6bWpb4LD1MyWOHmXbHuvHJTAD2bbJfYVqNsraPZRdd_Hm_Z2VnpJrh-D_yZQwBA/s640/Water+leak+%25286%2529.jpg" title="The old calorifier fixed to the inside of the hull alongside the starboard engine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The old calorifier fixed to the inside of the hull alongside the starboard engine</u></h3>
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Further investigations revealed that the problem was the calorifier – the heat exchanger which heats our domestic hot water indirectly by circulating it over a heating coil.<br />
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<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">It turned out that there was a hole in the coil, which contains hot water from the engine. This meant that, when the engine was stopped and pressure was released, the domestic water, which was under pressure, was being forced into the engine's cooling system.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">And we think this must have been happening over many months.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">For a long time now, I’ve been questioning why the water wasn’t staying hot for as long as it used to after we’ve had the immersion heater switched on and also why the water wasn’t as hot as it used to be after we’d had the engines running. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">I’d also been commenting on the amount of electricity we’ve been using over recent months, which has been more like our usual winter consumption than the amount we normally use in the summer.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">All these things made sense when we discovered that our hot water had been flowing away, which meant the hot water tank was being topped up with cold water, so we were needing to heat it up more often.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">It became obvious that we had no choice but to replace the calorifier, so we ordered a new one at a cost of almost £500.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">We agreed that we shouldn’t take Ravensdale out again until the calorifier had been replaced.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINZXNkTI9IDSAQBYpdzG32QUi7qVnh5VyoGS6dE-WHVa8tIpOXJKTxWIpx2R1B-KErLOwTBEbB-DFn9Mh_zkMJKFeAMP4C0oYbjoYKthPPdC1jPcCMe6CdE2WrZ8JHef0bBjFCmScjWw/s1600/Water+leak+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil switching the pipes over as a temporary measure" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINZXNkTI9IDSAQBYpdzG32QUi7qVnh5VyoGS6dE-WHVa8tIpOXJKTxWIpx2R1B-KErLOwTBEbB-DFn9Mh_zkMJKFeAMP4C0oYbjoYKthPPdC1jPcCMe6CdE2WrZ8JHef0bBjFCmScjWw/s640/Water+leak+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Phil switching the pipes over as a temporary measure" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil switching the pipes over as a temporary measure</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3OaAEcrHjc2PAZlDgVivis0af0Az4yqS1R_pnncwwzHFpxyX-S2gyEa9kSsWbiE9Qeg1XMrvs6G2OE_4rosoPGYRpbLVDKoNPgOEmHlPZWDVX4O6UEPyCkBUc6u7SrYiUM72WM9o_0M/s1600/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the new calorifier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3OaAEcrHjc2PAZlDgVivis0af0Az4yqS1R_pnncwwzHFpxyX-S2gyEa9kSsWbiE9Qeg1XMrvs6G2OE_4rosoPGYRpbLVDKoNPgOEmHlPZWDVX4O6UEPyCkBUc6u7SrYiUM72WM9o_0M/s400/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The new calorifier" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The new calorifier</u></h3>
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<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">Meanwhile, Phil switched the water pipes to isolate the calorifier and the engine so no water was passing between them and this solved the problem so we were sure that the calorifier was the cause.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">At least this meant the water was no longer overflowing from the starboard engine and we weren’t losing our hot water.</span><br />
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<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">The new calorifier arrived on Tuesday and a friend offered to help fit it as Phil had hurt his back and thought climbing down into the narrow space to attempt the job on his own could make it worse.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">When they went to fit it yesterday (Thursday), they discovered that the new tank was a good bit bigger than the old one despite Phil having measured the old tank and given the company the dimensions when he ordered it.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">They decided that, although at 55 litres it was about 15 litres larger than the one they took out, it would still fit in the available space – thank goodness!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">It wasn’t easy to get at but, between them, they managed to get the old tank out and the new one was fixed in place and connected up.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6UWa78PD5LI717Th7AOuRd-DCL3-oHqLG8YEEMfB0aR-28YWkocTdzDXOj8-38tQeJawYwfmSGFCyEpKGFvvgLowT6XK3FFjZU6ga-535enJEsdQAL6hJfxdQnDrA7AZBgmsWocxnYg/s1600/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil removing the old calorifier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6UWa78PD5LI717Th7AOuRd-DCL3-oHqLG8YEEMfB0aR-28YWkocTdzDXOj8-38tQeJawYwfmSGFCyEpKGFvvgLowT6XK3FFjZU6ga-535enJEsdQAL6hJfxdQnDrA7AZBgmsWocxnYg/s640/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil removing the old calorifier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil removing the old calorifier</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81SX2tDPLuiSqYDO4reQEIRQduG6ttJUZJcvwgK1ZC6nOYjYgVV2qIVNo_vMRNq7yyETkBUIdNMLTZ3_rVeT5hJtmiM48C5r2SiyhN1B3NXhjwt0hYghEStCqOgFWBW8wZ-NPfLwhF_g/s1600/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil about to take the old calorifier out onto the deck before fitting the new one" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81SX2tDPLuiSqYDO4reQEIRQduG6ttJUZJcvwgK1ZC6nOYjYgVV2qIVNo_vMRNq7yyETkBUIdNMLTZ3_rVeT5hJtmiM48C5r2SiyhN1B3NXhjwt0hYghEStCqOgFWBW8wZ-NPfLwhF_g/s640/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil about to take the old calorifier out onto the deck before fitting the new one" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil about to take the old calorifier out onto the deck before fitting the new one</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vClypKGln1eZRIPaTEZ9Y2eMnJ7A7j8n1RDOPWSzfYeVR26_C6vEahJQy9x-Sb6uZKZ9GjZKZT4yWNYQyEVyKnWBoSBIY0NJNVmjrnt8jnRwRAYQmZVE3ZytdJYbgqG58zlrBkOxfko/s1600/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil and friend fitting the new, larger calorifier" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1499" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vClypKGln1eZRIPaTEZ9Y2eMnJ7A7j8n1RDOPWSzfYeVR26_C6vEahJQy9x-Sb6uZKZ9GjZKZT4yWNYQyEVyKnWBoSBIY0NJNVmjrnt8jnRwRAYQmZVE3ZytdJYbgqG58zlrBkOxfko/s640/Fitting+the+new+calorifier+150819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Phil and friend fitting the new, larger calorifier" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil and friend fitting the new, larger calorifier</u></h3>
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<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;"><b></b><u></u><br />So, our hot water system is now up and running properly again and Ravensdale is ready to take out on the water as soon as the weather permits.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPjXVcSBla1Bp8ZgB_xJTlTpIbSDsoYWBsAj-doAEsbvT7Y_eaX6KTQIQMYsFAZmjNtWnEYPyt4xKZMEj0aV1gS45BsX0RdY2sVL5JlBTQWjsPL29C9S4hgaP-4gophaho1g20ISgReg/s1600/_8150007-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the new calorifier fitted and ready for use" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPjXVcSBla1Bp8ZgB_xJTlTpIbSDsoYWBsAj-doAEsbvT7Y_eaX6KTQIQMYsFAZmjNtWnEYPyt4xKZMEj0aV1gS45BsX0RdY2sVL5JlBTQWjsPL29C9S4hgaP-4gophaho1g20ISgReg/s640/_8150007-2.jpg" title="The new calorifier fitted and ready for use" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The new calorifier fitted and ready for use</u></h3>
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<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">Phil now wants to drain the water out of the starboard engine and replace it with a new mixture of water and antifreeze as the antifreeze that was in it will have been very diluted by the water running into it from the calorifier – if there’s still any antifreeze left at all.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">Meanwhile, I’m hoping the new larger tank will mean we’ll have more hot water and the fact it’s no longer overflowing and being topped up with cold water will mean it will stay hotter for longer. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(68 , 68 , 68); color: #f3f3f3;">The only downside could be that the larger tank will take longer to heat up.</span><br />
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<b>Diesel leak</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniYO5yQfeMrxaQjAW63evJNujrd4GYGs53Fd9Oj4wZE7Bh62ToR8mfo7PGw-mz1E_uLJA2JbzUmS-xURFGR5PLR0_1lWaUER6w9ZifvSCAjJCEr210kI_PZRS85UuNp28qhXyKEhRLME/s1600/Diesel+leak+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the tap that was leaking diesel" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1433" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniYO5yQfeMrxaQjAW63evJNujrd4GYGs53Fd9Oj4wZE7Bh62ToR8mfo7PGw-mz1E_uLJA2JbzUmS-xURFGR5PLR0_1lWaUER6w9ZifvSCAjJCEr210kI_PZRS85UuNp28qhXyKEhRLME/s640/Diesel+leak+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Diesel was leaking from the tap in the centre of this image" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Diesel was leaking from the tap in the centre of this image</u></h3>
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The day before Phil discovered the water coming from the engine, he'd seen a small amount of diesel leaking from the tap on the fuel tank and put a plastic tray underneath, as a temporary measure, to prevent the diesel running into the bilges.<br />
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He then tightened the nut on the tap, cleaned out the tray that had been underneath it and put it back so he could check whether the leak had stopped.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wAsQFK33QovSWTaP8Ril3cZdZAAMBdN1YVMBB0FXKO9xTSgz8YViLjMjsQqlMokdtFAja3dQm6HVSHKh994_tmjOTUmJSbD6RPTMudwWn066JQk7qkf9vQ_fdsogqvkF8IMhnICJTKs/s1600/Diesel+leak+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil cleaning up the tap after he had fixed the leak" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wAsQFK33QovSWTaP8Ril3cZdZAAMBdN1YVMBB0FXKO9xTSgz8YViLjMjsQqlMokdtFAja3dQm6HVSHKh994_tmjOTUmJSbD6RPTMudwWn066JQk7qkf9vQ_fdsogqvkF8IMhnICJTKs/s640/Diesel+leak+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phil cleaning up the tap after he had fixed the leak" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil cleaning up the tap after he had fixed the leak</u></h3>
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He left it for a few hours then went down to check again and it was dry. <br />
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There was no sign of diesel leaking when he carried out further checks later the same day and over subsequent days so hopefully that leak has also been sorted.<br />
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<b>Car brake problems</b><br />
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Our car started making a horrible noise while braking on the way back from a trip from our marina at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, to nearby Workington to get antifreeze for Ravensdale’s starboard engine and some food shopping on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
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Phil looked at the rear wheels when we stopped and discovered that a chunk of the surface on the disk on the offside rear brake had apparently dropped off.<br />
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The following day, we walked to a local garage to see when they’d be able to fix it for us and we were told to bring it in on Monday.<br />
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However, when Phil said we wouldn’t be driving it again until the work was done, the owner told us to drop it off at the garage that day and they would do it asap. <br />
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So, we’re hoping we may get it back today (Friday) or tomorrow (Saturday) morning but it’s more likely that it won’t get done until Monday as he told us they were very busy.<br />
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We’ve also asked them to MOT the car while it’s at the garage as it was due to go in for the test next week anyway.<br />
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<b>Missing outboard cover</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO-1MSJxEEsDr0jhKfYa2V8vxBOOzjmt5PI3QljgH3TXqfu6RxPTkZD02EtsT1aMIbXkr7Ufs6m3Sv5fQ_tR8oD-WzQANsi63oBg8W78P8GDJ02PD4zQw29KR_JLIYKTydsBGbAbeXO0/s1600/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's outboard cover in place during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO-1MSJxEEsDr0jhKfYa2V8vxBOOzjmt5PI3QljgH3TXqfu6RxPTkZD02EtsT1aMIbXkr7Ufs6m3Sv5fQ_tR8oD-WzQANsi63oBg8W78P8GDJ02PD4zQw29KR_JLIYKTydsBGbAbeXO0/s640/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+7.jpg" title="Ravensdale's outboard cover in place during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's outboard cover in place during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise</u></h3>
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The cover was definitely on our outboard when we took Ravensdale out during the trawler race on August 3 and when Phil used the dinghy to retrieve a deck brush he dropped in the marina a few days later.<br />
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However, it has now disappeared so we can only think it must have come loose and blown away.<br />
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We’ve yet to decide whether to order another ready-made cover or get some Sunbrella fabric and make one to match the cover I made for Ravensdale’s windlass.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PBIjp-mjlBMM6ezSr1NBgVcKKMYg8xd2axWivZ9OuFEdeU0LPlSpExjPViv2Q-tk-DMfJw0NpoM21_J9jyMsUXklj5HAyY-eIOGrdz2BonLigiEkCU7TNBhyphenhyphenRWcosKKWqVYS7YJgR3w/s1600/Finished+windlass+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the cover I made for Ravensdale's windlass" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PBIjp-mjlBMM6ezSr1NBgVcKKMYg8xd2axWivZ9OuFEdeU0LPlSpExjPViv2Q-tk-DMfJw0NpoM21_J9jyMsUXklj5HAyY-eIOGrdz2BonLigiEkCU7TNBhyphenhyphenRWcosKKWqVYS7YJgR3w/s640/Finished+windlass+cover.jpg" title="The cover I made for Ravensdale's windlass" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cover I made for Ravensdale's windlass</u></h3>
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IJaIP8KN81R6HxScStOuAAZpzQ9Ttu_1Eue6r4BgN0-T_USuR3HbZC9YqdZL5HLobmVkwLuK-ujXLw1Uv2v3LYoA6qbDgVIoDXxEl6KLbxNP7HaNClx4V7s9s8kDQNHRXZhLo9282jQ/s1600/Phil+and+Ruby+120819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil throwing a ball for Ruby to fetch" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IJaIP8KN81R6HxScStOuAAZpzQ9Ttu_1Eue6r4BgN0-T_USuR3HbZC9YqdZL5HLobmVkwLuK-ujXLw1Uv2v3LYoA6qbDgVIoDXxEl6KLbxNP7HaNClx4V7s9s8kDQNHRXZhLo9282jQ/s640/Phil+and+Ruby+120819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil throwing a ball for Ruby to fetch" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil throwing a ball for Ruby to fetch</u></h3>
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I’m never sure whether Ruby’s favourite part of the day is going out for walks, playing with her toys, especially when she can persuade one of us to play with her, when she’s cuddling up with us or when she’s eating because she certainly likes her food <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<u>The scary drink carton that made Ruby bark </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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But she seems to dislike littering as much as we do. <br />
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On Wednesday evening, I heard her barking on the aft deck and went outside to see what she was barking at.<br />
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It wasn’t dogs or people walking along the road alongside the marina or even someone hoisting the sails on their yacht, which always makes her bark, but not this time. <br />
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It was nothing as obvious as that. This time she was barking at a really scary empty KFC drink container floating past our boat <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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She really does crack me up at times <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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But then she probably thinks I’m a bit crazy too, especially when I try to take selfies with her as I did on our last trip out on Ravensdale.<br />
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<u>Ruby and I in our matching life jackets</u></h3>
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<u>Me cuddling up to Ruby on the seating in Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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Earlier this week, I was thinking that I call her by so many different names that it must be really hard for her to know when I’m talking to her.<br />
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<u>Ruby waiting for Phil to throw her ball</u></h3>
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So, I decided to list them and discovered that she has at least 20 other names as there are probably more that I forgot while writing them down.<br />
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These are the ones that sprang to mind – Roo, Rooby Roo, Rooby Doo, Little Roo, Little Red Roobster, The Roobster, Ruby Shark, Baby, Baby Girl, Pretty Girl, Puppy Girl, Puppy Pig, Piglet, Pretty Puppy, Pretty Face, Sweetheart, Sweetiepie, Cutiepie, Beauty and Little One.<br />
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But if I really want her to do something and she appears to be ignoring me she’s called “Oi! Ruby!” in the sternest voice I can manage <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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As usual, she’s enjoyed her walks over the past week, especially when she gets to play fetch or meet and play with other dogs.<br />
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She particularly enjoyed playing with a nine-month-old cocker spaniel, called Jerry, that she met while I was walking her yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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<u>Ruby and Jerry</u></h3>
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Surprisingly, she also seemed keen to play with Tom, the first cat she’d ever seen, when we met him and his owner near the marina yesterday. Tom didn’t run away, but he didn't look over impressed when Ruby tried to play with him.<br />
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And, yes, it did amuse me that Ruby got to play with Tom and Jerry on the same outing <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby tries to play with Tom</u></h3>
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She also had a great time with Rio, an eight-month-old staffie, she met when Phil and I took her out for another walk yesterday afternoon.<br />
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<u>Ruby meets Rio</u></h3>
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Ruby was able to sit and watch while Phil was swapping the pipes on the calorifier in Ravensdale's engine room.<br />
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<u>Ruby checking out the engine room from the saloon</u></h3>
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However, we had to put her in her cage while he and our friend were taking out the old one and fitting the new one as there would have been no room for her and she could've fallen down the hole into the engine room.<br />
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I took her out half-way through so she could stretch her legs then she went back in her cage until the job was done and all we heard from her were a few quiet whines to let us know that she wasn't very impressed <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby watching from her cage while the new calorifier was being fitted</u></h3>
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<b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><u></u><br /></b> <b>Swans</b><br />
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<u>This year's cygnets visiting the marina for the first time</u></h3>
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The pair of swans that used to be regular visitors to the marina turned up with their new family for the first time on Monday.<br />
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<u>The cygnets eating the food I gave them</u></h3>
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They returned in search of food on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday (Thursday), so it looks as though they have made visiting the marina part of their routine.<br />
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Meanwhile, the cygnet from last year's brood that has been a regular visitor at the marina in recent weeks became stuck in the mud in the harbour on Monday.<br />
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A member of one of our local Facebook groups posted that four girls had been seen throwing stones at it while it was trapped by the mud, stating that police had been informed. Locals were horrified to hear of such cruelty.<br />
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Ruby was due to go out so I took her for a walk around to the harbour to see if I could find the cygnet as I wanted to see if it had been injured and to try to get it help if necessary.<br />
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<u>The swan trapped in the mud at the harbour</u></h3>
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We found the bird behind a boat at the far end of the harbour and it seemed to be OK. We later heard that it was swimming around quite happily when the tide came in but it hasn't been back in the marina since then.<br />
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(<b>EDIT</b> - I've just heard that the girls were trying to throw stones into the mud near the swan to help it get out rather than throwing them at the bird and that they stopped when an adult told them this would not help it. Apparently, they were devastated to see the comments about their stone-throwing efforts on Facebook)<br />
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<b>Amusing boat name </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUaIrXmjtl5VZT1K86sFx6pRr45hUPhRTh2GUMYY8etOzF6ZNEcDk4YXhVf-g4JX9BN8UWykgH0DzkFQZONJ0xzXUSikeOWH_oLiyaJS_IljzwsZI_eUfvcLGBHTxgO1SjamQyLhthI/s1600/Good+Dog+nauticat+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Good Dog at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUaIrXmjtl5VZT1K86sFx6pRr45hUPhRTh2GUMYY8etOzF6ZNEcDk4YXhVf-g4JX9BN8UWykgH0DzkFQZONJ0xzXUSikeOWH_oLiyaJS_IljzwsZI_eUfvcLGBHTxgO1SjamQyLhthI/s640/Good+Dog+nauticat+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Good Dog at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Good Dog at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEzc9GG0CxZty-k5weHmitLlNjBmqSZ1IOIvVyhQmHkB3MQqDCOSvNbP7t1l3deSEY-3oHGFr9TUCnQSrYz6J17RF_MrhPlz5mrrDh7YjVoz3iflazlM0fU5DNqFwRg-tiJsrkYVUA5o/s1600/Good+Dog+nauticat+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the boat name that had me puzzled - for a while 😊" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEzc9GG0CxZty-k5weHmitLlNjBmqSZ1IOIvVyhQmHkB3MQqDCOSvNbP7t1l3deSEY-3oHGFr9TUCnQSrYz6J17RF_MrhPlz5mrrDh7YjVoz3iflazlM0fU5DNqFwRg-tiJsrkYVUA5o/s400/Good+Dog+nauticat+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The boat name that had me puzzled - for a while 😊" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The boat name that had me puzzled - for a while </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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<u></u>I was amused by the name of a motorsailer that visited Maryport Marina on Sunday and stayed overnight.<br />
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When I saw it was called “Good Dog”, I thought it a really strange name for a boat and wondered why anyone would give their boat such a name.<br />
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The visiting vessel stayed overnight Sunday and left again on Monday morning by which time the penny had dropped.<br />
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It was a Nauticat and I guess whoever named her had a sense of humour when they came up with the idea of calling a Nauticat “Good Dog”.<br />
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It took me a while to work it out, but I got there in the end <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Fire alarm</b><br />
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<u>Fire alarm sign at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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I’ve been meaning to share this for some time now because it makes me laugh every time I go in or out of the outside door to the toilet and shower block here at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK.<br />
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The sign above the fire alarm button just inside the door says: “This is a FIRE ALARM. Please do not press. Thank you.”<br />
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So, if we discover a fire in the toilet and shower block, what are we supposed to do? <br />
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OK, I know the answer to that one really, just thought it amusing that we’re being told not to press it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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I also know why the sign was put there. It appeared after someone pressed it because they thought they needed to do so to open the door from the inside. Instead, they set off the fire alarm.<br />
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In fairness to the person responsible, we have to push buttons to get out of the marina’s main gate and out of the ladies and gents toilet and shower areas into the corridor to the outside door.<br />
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So, I guess, it would be an easy mistake to make - if you didn’t notice that it was red and had a little picture of a house on fire on it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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My camera seems to be working again – at least for the time being.<br />
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It’s only let me down a couple of times and, on both occasions, taking the battery out and putting it back in again has done the trick. <br />
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I took it with me when I took Ruby for a walk around the harbour and basin on Monday evening.<br />
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<u>Heavy clouds over Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<u>Colourful fishing nets at Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-2N0ERXUsQHRSyjjxX0LeEopY7dKTq9q_ctNlERoFcvHNB3xWS4EEYbPk6C-BwNYxU-GjCktwD8Qa9CiFxJtIg6JhKujOCaSjyECFsU-YlgbAgfnLuwP15D6qYRPniFFvA0TCME-EBw/s1600/Maryport+harbour120819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Harbour at low tide" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1305" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-2N0ERXUsQHRSyjjxX0LeEopY7dKTq9q_ctNlERoFcvHNB3xWS4EEYbPk6C-BwNYxU-GjCktwD8Qa9CiFxJtIg6JhKujOCaSjyECFsU-YlgbAgfnLuwP15D6qYRPniFFvA0TCME-EBw/s640/Maryport+harbour120819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Harbour at low tide" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Harbour at low tide</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xHFkm2OBkECL4HRTK0F_dr4ucX2PfnJQ9h4HsE61C8Xf43RRsa-h-dzP4z21b-qmF2PyC4miB2HeNhdretIP5zidqYrvtepUeLQmH5uWwZvBlftYzFkJU_ZoK6U-AmbEzRP9uaKX2ss/s1600/Maryport+harbour120819+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Basin at low tide" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xHFkm2OBkECL4HRTK0F_dr4ucX2PfnJQ9h4HsE61C8Xf43RRsa-h-dzP4z21b-qmF2PyC4miB2HeNhdretIP5zidqYrvtepUeLQmH5uWwZvBlftYzFkJU_ZoK6U-AmbEzRP9uaKX2ss/s640/Maryport+harbour120819+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Basin at low tide" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Basin at low tide</u></h3>
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And I took a few photos, including some of a couple of lads riding their motorbikes along the shore, while we were out walking Ruby on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
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<u>Motorcyclists on the shore at Maryport with Iggesund paperboard mill in the background</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Pier with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse from the path on the landward side of the sea wall</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPUSwzUEJz8eFIrIWScJn1yyfzcNQbLdroZyPNYtC_q6aVS-Tnh1Ntd26g5ii4cbFPzNPk9GvlcFKRljIprBPG4C4ctj3IJTIPkuw86LJcYRocafiNA0MA3JOmIvsEtF-BEFb_JrDG-8/s1600/Maryport+beach+130819+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of one of the motorcyclists on the wet sand" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1441" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPUSwzUEJz8eFIrIWScJn1yyfzcNQbLdroZyPNYtC_q6aVS-Tnh1Ntd26g5ii4cbFPzNPk9GvlcFKRljIprBPG4C4ctj3IJTIPkuw86LJcYRocafiNA0MA3JOmIvsEtF-BEFb_JrDG-8/s640/Maryport+beach+130819+%25288%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of one of the motorcyclists on the wet sand" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of one of the motorcyclists on the wet sand</u></h3>
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And I couldn't resist taking a couple of snaps of the heavy clouds over the marina on Tuesday evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKcRUoxAgiu1KjbKB5W60CfdrchBK91Kn-di7FA7qRdpAITwXVFkEkeUAF0tw_2CzHbZvlwu_dXKGX6WUth2oqG1ck1K3WDDsuavXYiIyx4Nrkdlw4vbymh7CllgmTGdggwcMle05YcM/s1600/Marina+evening+130819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of threatening clouds over Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1356" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKcRUoxAgiu1KjbKB5W60CfdrchBK91Kn-di7FA7qRdpAITwXVFkEkeUAF0tw_2CzHbZvlwu_dXKGX6WUth2oqG1ck1K3WDDsuavXYiIyx4Nrkdlw4vbymh7CllgmTGdggwcMle05YcM/s640/Marina+evening+130819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Threatening clouds over Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Threatening clouds over Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkxKRpvdBtIwEq_o4hf-NmBkjpfL-AYDkmR2GukFZ4IVrcW1mkrwFvBzOb0R2jywvVvBTftElV046GB48kV9YKCqBi1JxinZX38lnDk_h4BexLE_TblUurWfr9adZd59iND6Uy5yDppQ/s1600/Marina+evening+130819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another image of the dark clouds on Tuesday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1341" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkxKRpvdBtIwEq_o4hf-NmBkjpfL-AYDkmR2GukFZ4IVrcW1mkrwFvBzOb0R2jywvVvBTftElV046GB48kV9YKCqBi1JxinZX38lnDk_h4BexLE_TblUurWfr9adZd59iND6Uy5yDppQ/s640/Marina+evening+130819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another image of the dark clouds on Tuesday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another image of the dark clouds on Tuesday evening</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfr-hY6-e8ZF3yTZ0-mHoR5jv8IU7t65OOUWq9U2siK4u8bu4ejaFzB2KY1zlAS1kW9f0qHxvNPNeMrN7I98PADXhWyH78g7ke5DzcSPXMwzdQ2onoQWQkX9aw-gGCfY0igTub4R9sZc/s1600/Marina+evening+130819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of lights reflected in the water at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1370" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfr-hY6-e8ZF3yTZ0-mHoR5jv8IU7t65OOUWq9U2siK4u8bu4ejaFzB2KY1zlAS1kW9f0qHxvNPNeMrN7I98PADXhWyH78g7ke5DzcSPXMwzdQ2onoQWQkX9aw-gGCfY0igTub4R9sZc/s640/Marina+evening+130819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Lights reflected in the water at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Lights reflected in the water at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b><u></u><br /></b> <b>Weather watch</b><br />
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The weekend weather was atrocious and made me very glad that I’m now retired <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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We had heavy rain and fairly strong winds overnight Friday into Saturday with a top average wind speed of 24mph, gusting 37mph.<br />
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This was followed by a very wet day on Saturday with brief breaks in the rain. <br />
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The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 23mph, gusting 34mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv8Src7cG4SM7UhWKIIapLYRGYGwj-z4mcMUhokgSUNDeFAHfM3wvKLgIhRGfqwUFBMRmii84avsmEz7dAyFQ9dIO_hK_s39cLcKH1pK64z9NACITcp7X28Ng8Id4fgWy2-iRKwpWQg0/s1600/Grey+Sunday+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of rain clouds over Maryport Marina on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv8Src7cG4SM7UhWKIIapLYRGYGwj-z4mcMUhokgSUNDeFAHfM3wvKLgIhRGfqwUFBMRmii84avsmEz7dAyFQ9dIO_hK_s39cLcKH1pK64z9NACITcp7X28Ng8Id4fgWy2-iRKwpWQg0/s640/Grey+Sunday+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Rain clouds over Maryport Marina on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Rain clouds over Maryport Marina on Sunday</u></h3>
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On Sunday, we had heavy rain and high winds averaging up to 26mph and gusting up to 39mph overnight followed by light rain during the morning. <br />
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It dried up a bit during the afternoon, although the showers were never far away. <br />
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The temperature only reached 14C (57F) with a top average wind speed of 29mph, gusting 38mph.<br />
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It was fairly windy overnight Sunday in Monday with average wind speeds of up to 25mph, gusting 32mph. <br />
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And, on Monday, we awoke to a bright sunny day with very little wind for the first time in days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<u>Blue sky and white clouds over Maryport Marina on Monday</u></h3>
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Rain was forecast for the afternoon, but we only got a few light showers and the top temperature was 16C (61F) with a top average wind speed of 14mph.<br />
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Tuesday started dry, bright and sunny and stayed dry and sunny with a little more cloud later in the afternoon. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina on Tuesday morning</u></h3>
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We had rain during the night and first thing on Wednesday. It then dried up for the rest of the morning followed by light rain during the afternoon. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) we awoke to a nice morning after a wet and windy night with an average wind speed of up to 32mph, gusting 41mph. The day was mainly dry and bright with a little light rain late morning and a good wind.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI237xKzHTAF6aLvxG-p0FVGlfLChhefszRY9gIUWakxBDcmaStxWcv04JrwAhmxKua7cgB-VVzoxbD2S95GwtZnasRc5Fgux0Xs3H1el7fqXPXTZeZYt8tDSPEZL79CiiQexM5uheYQ/s1600/Marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dry, bright weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon " border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1455" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI237xKzHTAF6aLvxG-p0FVGlfLChhefszRY9gIUWakxBDcmaStxWcv04JrwAhmxKua7cgB-VVzoxbD2S95GwtZnasRc5Fgux0Xs3H1el7fqXPXTZeZYt8tDSPEZL79CiiQexM5uheYQ/s640/Marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Dry, bright weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dry, bright weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday) afternoon </u></h3>
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The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the average wind speed was 36mph, gusting 46mph, first thing, dropping to 22mph, gusting 31mph, during the afternoon.<br />
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And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been wet and miserable.<br />
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It poured with rain from the time we got up until early afternoon and still looks as though it could start again at any time.<br />
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It has also been a very windy day. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 33mph, gusting 47mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCgaMBJvKhj6qklq8ZOBcquxrljW5zC5MEZf3vwhSWP7j6KCpR3ie-klSKt9iBW-IXN4cE8nHHgeKebsrIp81F3VamqBVx8TXEj5LmUpmQKHWxJvUMEmeshpInORnyjUgHO-YCGg2qco/s1600/_8160009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of wet and windy weather today (Friday) at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCgaMBJvKhj6qklq8ZOBcquxrljW5zC5MEZf3vwhSWP7j6KCpR3ie-klSKt9iBW-IXN4cE8nHHgeKebsrIp81F3VamqBVx8TXEj5LmUpmQKHWxJvUMEmeshpInORnyjUgHO-YCGg2qco/s640/_8160009.jpg" title="Wet and windy weather today (Friday) at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Wet and windy weather this morning (Friday) at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-62369222888700632392019-08-09T23:05:00.000+01:002019-08-09T23:05:44.916+01:00A spectacular trawler race and Ruby gets a nasty electric shock<br />
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<u>Ravensdale during Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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It’s been an eventful week on Ravensdale – some of which was good and some not so good.<br />
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Maryport Trawler Race is my favourite event of the year, so I was really pleased that the forecast was good for Saturday – and that the forecasters were correct <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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We thoroughly enjoyed taking Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth here in Cumbria, UK, to watch the race again this year and for a successful fishing trip yesterday (Thursday) evening.<br />
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But we had a less good experience on Sunday when Ruby – our 9-month-old staffie puppy – bit through our 240V shore power cable giving herself a nasty electric shock <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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<b><br />Trawler Race</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1evrjab1m9kJZB3tij1s8aEuY5f3DC8TPQEbUPdKVtLd4Ej_ABnJqBqpR8DPwRwWeRaVP5IVh15nmaWJPe6urK_sEiVPqNvG_919QAMjr_AZrBOKkjaparmYz8bDhu738qbTekvSAh8/s1600/Trawler+Race+2+030819+%252824%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the boats taking part in Maryport Trawler Race on Saturday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1444" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1evrjab1m9kJZB3tij1s8aEuY5f3DC8TPQEbUPdKVtLd4Ej_ABnJqBqpR8DPwRwWeRaVP5IVh15nmaWJPe6urK_sEiVPqNvG_919QAMjr_AZrBOKkjaparmYz8bDhu738qbTekvSAh8/s640/Trawler+Race+2+030819+%252824%2529.jpg" title="Some of the boats taking part in Maryport Trawler Race on Saturday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the boats taking part in Maryport Trawler Race on Saturday</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEigFjb03RgNEeG7RIYKY22IfP_6ew8UftUyXEgBkeqYfliuFeVXvY1R8bFZlUhB6Bvm3OtqtWLUuePWG6wKs6ty1LvJKVARgF-wcEh-EGzi68w3voM0vn5AIrKH9rofumDZbbkcrBFAc/s1600/Ravensdale+bunting+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby looking unimpressed by our aft deck bunting " border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEigFjb03RgNEeG7RIYKY22IfP_6ew8UftUyXEgBkeqYfliuFeVXvY1R8bFZlUhB6Bvm3OtqtWLUuePWG6wKs6ty1LvJKVARgF-wcEh-EGzi68w3voM0vn5AIrKH9rofumDZbbkcrBFAc/s400/Ravensdale+bunting+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ruby looking unimpressed by our aft deck bunting 😊" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby looking unimpressed by our aft deck bunting </u><span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
I totally love Maryport Trawler Race and the weather gods were definitely kind to us this year as we couldn’t have asked for anything better than blue skies, sunshine and very little wind <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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I’d been for a walk around the harbour on Friday afternoon to see the fishing boats being decorated ready for the race and couldn’t help wishing that we’d bought some bunting to decorate Ravensdale for the event.<br />
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We mentioned this to friends in the marina who said they had some but wouldn’t be decorating their yacht, so they lent it to us, which was very kind of them. There were two lengths that were just long enough for Ravensdale’s aft deck.<br />
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Another friend gave us some longer lengths of bunting that Phil strung from the flybridge to the guard rail on the bow and back again.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORQ0o9smiWaNzDJ4S4Joiws21607VlgXF6YwtRh7c-dwad1LowlWy2YClKH7Q8ukz5Aka4hvEbE_xZaDNqO2LaofGAExJf_GRE4ZgeJShmPOHWpUd9IRcyKJ4pnQVudlbC8IgtEL5TBs/s1600/Ravensdale+bunting+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale decorated for the trawler race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORQ0o9smiWaNzDJ4S4Joiws21607VlgXF6YwtRh7c-dwad1LowlWy2YClKH7Q8ukz5Aka4hvEbE_xZaDNqO2LaofGAExJf_GRE4ZgeJShmPOHWpUd9IRcyKJ4pnQVudlbC8IgtEL5TBs/s640/Ravensdale+bunting+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale decorated for the trawler race" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale decorated for the trawler race</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNGVuHuCLU1WV7UVj9CFy6v9S14-Td8jSsUCbvBiguI4gAehV8Wuub4gjpGMDDjtNpi5dDVq7DT2XhWakdtR3UaI3JOCwYA15LWRMCymKug99Q9_xOa-fhR_gMHdgPL9QfS3NThLnToU/s1600/Ravensdale+bunting+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's bunting viewed from inside the boat" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNGVuHuCLU1WV7UVj9CFy6v9S14-Td8jSsUCbvBiguI4gAehV8Wuub4gjpGMDDjtNpi5dDVq7DT2XhWakdtR3UaI3JOCwYA15LWRMCymKug99Q9_xOa-fhR_gMHdgPL9QfS3NThLnToU/s640/Ravensdale+bunting+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale's bunting viewed from inside the boat" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's bunting viewed from inside the boat</u></h3>
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The trawlers were due to leave the harbour at around 12.45pm and the race was scheduled to start at about 1pm.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VxLd54Al-op2PXAVlu15obJJXdnEXr96cZeJtJOwfRNuvhwvNLOo3SQpXCh7_Td9BrDNgTnXU6BKGn1j0trWGLnkSRtSo4pPuRi_wRkz6P-1uk4r4YpKOvGkhGw-vQcmEiDR_JuIiSo/s1600/Bryan%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+2+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale in Maryport Basin before the trawler race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1522" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VxLd54Al-op2PXAVlu15obJJXdnEXr96cZeJtJOwfRNuvhwvNLOo3SQpXCh7_Td9BrDNgTnXU6BKGn1j0trWGLnkSRtSo4pPuRi_wRkz6P-1uk4r4YpKOvGkhGw-vQcmEiDR_JuIiSo/s640/Bryan%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+2+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale in Maryport Basin before the trawler race. Photo by Bryan Hewitt" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale in Maryport Basin before the trawler race. Photo by Bryan Hewitt</u></h3>
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We left the marina at about 12.15pm so we’d be out on the Solway Firth in good time and wouldn’t get in the way of the boats taking part in the event.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDojj2I5G6Rw8UONyQeM2AW9wL65_omlBTUh811WzCdVeon-b04kiJEDL4wCajg7LwuPLjKeUqvGDwVtGp1WgXANk61-Z4WICykW0VT9q0DSvachyCC_yLXi1KJn-x3s9v6cDxaKBv-ls/s1600/_8030358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1299" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDojj2I5G6Rw8UONyQeM2AW9wL65_omlBTUh811WzCdVeon-b04kiJEDL4wCajg7LwuPLjKeUqvGDwVtGp1WgXANk61-Z4WICykW0VT9q0DSvachyCC_yLXi1KJn-x3s9v6cDxaKBv-ls/s640/_8030358.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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Phil checked the position of the buoys marking the route then found us a good spot where we could watch the decorated trawlers coming out of the basin ready to line up for the start of the race.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAc7i8xnGtQBDyl_OVLfbt1pkTHMImjlCMrzWd5oJGLPk90mqwZWpPT21adXcCfuNzULS9mySkk7-ZuIEv_SauoMeBrAIlOjQNrUycxQmITsjJB6aZVsggG8XPlgq52MLaByJf6rB98U/s1600/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+Trawler+Race+030819+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale sitting just off north pier to watch the trawlers leaving Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAc7i8xnGtQBDyl_OVLfbt1pkTHMImjlCMrzWd5oJGLPk90mqwZWpPT21adXcCfuNzULS9mySkk7-ZuIEv_SauoMeBrAIlOjQNrUycxQmITsjJB6aZVsggG8XPlgq52MLaByJf6rB98U/s640/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+Trawler+Race+030819+2.jpg" title="Ravensdale sitting just off north pier to watch the trawlers leaving Maryport. Photo by Ronnie Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale sitting just off north pier to watch the trawlers leaving Maryport. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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Most were packed with people, some of whom were in fancy dress in keeping with the theme for their boat. <br />
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I didn’t count the entries but there must have been about 20 boats taking part. <br />
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The local lifeboats were also out on the Solway along with a number of other boat owners who, like us, were there to watch the race.<br />
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<u>Maryport Inshore Rescue (right) and Siloth Lifeboat during the race</u></h3>
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When the trawlers were all in place, Phil moved Ravensdale to a location where we would get a good view of the trawlers heading towards the first buoy without getting in their way.<br />
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<u>Some of the trawlers lined up at the start line as the race began</u></h3>
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We heard a bang and saw a plume of smoke rising from Venture West charter fishing boat, which had the race organisers and photographers on board.<br />
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The trawlers set off and seemed very close to each other at times as the skippers put their vessels through their paces.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfODY-LTINWYfuT2k0Qs09NgR9xpPT1Gy1r4iG9HDLVbf9ddvRKT1L-QNSmzfd1qHSEd0YFRg7TdVNswWB0L0i6R4jz0jvJQJPxAW8Bsm9hZjk08Gaql6yC62C7yNB5wRv0l-EM_ocdtI/s1600/Trawler+Race+030819+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the decorated trawlers taking part in the race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1480" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfODY-LTINWYfuT2k0Qs09NgR9xpPT1Gy1r4iG9HDLVbf9ddvRKT1L-QNSmzfd1qHSEd0YFRg7TdVNswWB0L0i6R4jz0jvJQJPxAW8Bsm9hZjk08Gaql6yC62C7yNB5wRv0l-EM_ocdtI/s640/Trawler+Race+030819+%252819%2529.jpg" title="Some of the decorated trawlers taking part in the race" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the decorated trawlers taking part in the race</u></h3>
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I’ve never seen the race from the shore as we’ve been out on a boat every year since we moved on board in November 2016. <br />
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The first year we were on a friend’s yacht as Ravensdale wasn’t yet ready to leave the marina and last year we went out on our own boat.<br />
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I’m sure it would still be interesting from the land, but I’m sure there’s nothing like being out on the Solway Firth in the midst of the action.<br />
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The water was calm when we first left the marina, but it becomes pretty choppy with the wakes caused by the racing vessels and other boats motoring around to watch them.<br />
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Once the race was over, Phil took Ravensdale back to our vantage point just outside the basin so I could photograph the trawlers heading back into Maryport.<br />
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<u>One of the trawlers returning to Maryport after the race</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We’d intended to stay out fishing for a while after the race as the marina gate wasn’t due to close until around 4pm, but Phil decided to go straight back after the event, and we moored up soon after 2pm.<br />
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While I was processing my photos and started posting them on a local Facebook group, other people were also uploading their images of the event.<br />
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I was delighted to discover that there were quite a few photos of Ravensdale decked out with bunting, some even included me taking photos of the race from the aft deck and the flybridge.<br />
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And the photographers kindly gave their permission for me to share them in my blog. Many thanks to all concerned <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe9yISuy_9QTe450lfHpqn0IjMFpgzKtm7u_eRHH3DFX2WpnytQjoeE8dKU6NE3QsCaU-_nWpEb6yw413QJLtqFHqzzk2fTGbkIsGVZ-VoBnULxSunGoiBL06OzVZBQFY7cPLO3tFthI/s1600/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me sitting on Ravensdale's flybridge waiting for the race to begin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1343" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe9yISuy_9QTe450lfHpqn0IjMFpgzKtm7u_eRHH3DFX2WpnytQjoeE8dKU6NE3QsCaU-_nWpEb6yw413QJLtqFHqzzk2fTGbkIsGVZ-VoBnULxSunGoiBL06OzVZBQFY7cPLO3tFthI/s640/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819.jpg" title="Me sitting on Ravensdale's flybridge waiting for the race to begin. Photo by Lee Wise" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me sitting on Ravensdale's flybridge waiting for the race to begin. Photo by Lee Wise</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdVZfryflbYfm3ykLS3zJkdHtpjm5vz15vH3_CaWWl23lE5c-vPodrUAMeYryALVuDgcTjrLSNkr3D9FH3nU93ZgQUExd-2uvv9-wA2C57e1Y36NscaK_5AArUybTD4tqhSD06pjOq4o/s1600/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale with one of the trawler race boats" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1346" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdVZfryflbYfm3ykLS3zJkdHtpjm5vz15vH3_CaWWl23lE5c-vPodrUAMeYryALVuDgcTjrLSNkr3D9FH3nU93ZgQUExd-2uvv9-wA2C57e1Y36NscaK_5AArUybTD4tqhSD06pjOq4o/s640/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+4.jpg" title="Ravensdale with one of the trawler race boats. Photo by Lee Wise" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale with one of the trawler race boats. Photo by Lee Wise</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxrHpzr2ZHtIMsocdNIjhj4bvECuNsHPgiRolVwnn9y3eIFn8biosDjTp2oSgyf53GxosLlYQxEWkltwhzgi5CwOgvMD-KRPYV1Wj8jEGTmqYtHha4werBp1-0j1lWTzm5m_yN1JAoCQ/s1600/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale during the trawler race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1338" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxrHpzr2ZHtIMsocdNIjhj4bvECuNsHPgiRolVwnn9y3eIFn8biosDjTp2oSgyf53GxosLlYQxEWkltwhzgi5CwOgvMD-KRPYV1Wj8jEGTmqYtHha4werBp1-0j1lWTzm5m_yN1JAoCQ/s640/Lee%2527s+Ravensdale+030819+2.jpg" title="Ravensdale during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXx1JH87-eKcCoAuHitCN5ROJY9b68YOImeGKk-QZyTh8mFPaJcVnQvQCO80VUvW9h2kzkXt7HvrMGA8I7j3RkpztDOq2qkTvxrDziz5Fn0cfxG-U_9Ww6pPsfDOZJmRtTuR2N-0c8dfo/s1600/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+Trawler+Race+030819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale during the trawler race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXx1JH87-eKcCoAuHitCN5ROJY9b68YOImeGKk-QZyTh8mFPaJcVnQvQCO80VUvW9h2kzkXt7HvrMGA8I7j3RkpztDOq2qkTvxrDziz5Fn0cfxG-U_9Ww6pPsfDOZJmRtTuR2N-0c8dfo/s640/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+Trawler+Race+030819.jpg" title="Ravensdale during the trawler race. Photo by Ronnie Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale during the trawler race. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale during the trawler race. Photo by Lee Wise</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit02ZgtP9Tn-ENQJBSpTgm1onEm0cciwfAH8iz3L3o38HART7SHwTTUmoOpZxCck_o2WzxJqQdqyLFQAjKNyX30U5NSD6vnCfWtBWSjUgde53SPqEB-2FssyMro6-Jam-7TGRu2bKc9Ww/s1600/Paul+Hamilton%2527s+Ravensdale+080319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me taking photos of the race from Ravensdale's flybridge" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1600" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit02ZgtP9Tn-ENQJBSpTgm1onEm0cciwfAH8iz3L3o38HART7SHwTTUmoOpZxCck_o2WzxJqQdqyLFQAjKNyX30U5NSD6vnCfWtBWSjUgde53SPqEB-2FssyMro6-Jam-7TGRu2bKc9Ww/s640/Paul+Hamilton%2527s+Ravensdale+080319.jpg" title="Me taking photos of the race from Ravensdale's flybridge. Photo by Paul Hamilton" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me taking photos of the race from Ravensdale's flybridge. Photo by Paul Hamilton</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<u>Ravensdale passing Maryport Lighthouse on her way into the basin. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<br />(<b>NOTE</b> - There are many more of my photos of the trawler race in the photography section towards the end of this blog post <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span>)<br />
<b><br />Ruby gets a nasty shock</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw8Wi55pfnMB2LfWlzQ4SsZsWvnzkxjJKGUiTCeGwKMyc_qDO6y2lOOYCfiEJUp068deDlSsAbeEK1NefFlTkPF8iT0seRLVPIdCNG61qK_O_ClSGsp-ei41XQ_GTTtKLyWX4cXaZ9uk/s1600/Ruby%2527s+electric+shock+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw8Wi55pfnMB2LfWlzQ4SsZsWvnzkxjJKGUiTCeGwKMyc_qDO6y2lOOYCfiEJUp068deDlSsAbeEK1NefFlTkPF8iT0seRLVPIdCNG61qK_O_ClSGsp-ei41XQ_GTTtKLyWX4cXaZ9uk/s640/Ruby%2527s+electric+shock+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="508" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Phil and I were both inside Ravensdale and Ruby was out on deck when we heard the most awful yelping and whining coming from outside.<br />
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We both dived up on deck to find Ruby obviously scared and distressed but couldn’t initially see the cause.<br />
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My first thought was that she must have been stung by a wasp, then Phil noticed the cable for our shore power had been chewed through and we realised that we no longer had any electricity on the boat.<br />
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Ruby was terrified and refused to come indoors. <br />
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I managed to coax her inside and sat and cuddled her while Phil repaired the cable.<br />
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<u>The damaged electricity cable after Ruby had chewed it</u></h3>
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We looked in her mouth and couldn’t see any signs of burning but she was shaking and obviously very upset.<br />
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<u>Phil repairing the power lead</u></h3>
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After a while, she laid down with the little cuddly toy that she’s had since the day we brought her home and watched Phil repairing the shore power lead.<br />
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<u>Ruby watching Phil repair the lead</u></h3>
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But she dived back outside as soon as she saw a chance and sat on the far side of the deck from the power socket.<br />
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Soon after the repair had been completed and we had power again, it started to rain and we got her to come back in, but she was very wary of going near the cable that is right next to the door that is the only access to Ravensdale.<br />
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And she was very cuddly for the next couple of hours.<br />
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The incident happened soon after lunch on Sunday and Ruby still seems to be OK, so it doesn’t seem to have done her any lasting harm.<br />
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But we’re hoping it has taught her an important lesson in life – don’t bite electricity cables because they bite back <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊 </span><br />
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<b><br />Yesterday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I regularly check the weather forecast looking for our next chance to take Ravensdale out on the water and, from early this week, it became clear that yesterday (Thursday) was our best opportunity for days.<br />
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The gate wasn’t due to open until at least 3.55pm so we took Ruby for her afternoon walk a bit early and walked around to the pier to check the sea state.<br />
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It was a bit choppy, but not too bad and the wind was due to drop still further during the evening, so we decided to go, and we left the marina at around 4.15pm in glorious sunshine.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale on the way to Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The trip up to Allonby Bay was a bit bumpier than we’d expected but it was fine after we’d dropped anchor.<br />
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And we were very glad we’d decided to go as it was one of the most successful fishing trips in recent months.<br />
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<u>Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Phil caught a good selection of different types of fish. The best being a metre-long (39in) smooth-hound, which is a member of the shark family, and the first decent-sized bass he has caught from Ravensdale.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5xAbvZn2J5rXiihAUToiBOBnjHVbHod0tR_loJE7UGJ_r029jGtCz5u8nViIAT7dyOkUe_3dGKAo28ocqMl1578C0-tuVu-CYjXeijtR_wsrRGoD2wYqUuNQ7EhrgWJQZlpiZFGDrCo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the smooth-hound he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1491" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5xAbvZn2J5rXiihAUToiBOBnjHVbHod0tR_loJE7UGJ_r029jGtCz5u8nViIAT7dyOkUe_3dGKAo28ocqMl1578C0-tuVu-CYjXeijtR_wsrRGoD2wYqUuNQ7EhrgWJQZlpiZFGDrCo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the smooth-hound he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the smooth-hound he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpenbz6MDYGuHxTAthEUfBl_r1RcS4ABpT4YkfhHajWYeBQXjeos1maf59f17VhAG2RBKSDunpK_oWgKSnDXKcL-vLYAt7ZDmx20GNdjILkZ1L7mJEcVzhWFFARPtHTPC6QYG9JKH3U/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the first decent bass he's caught from Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpenbz6MDYGuHxTAthEUfBl_r1RcS4ABpT4YkfhHajWYeBQXjeos1maf59f17VhAG2RBKSDunpK_oWgKSnDXKcL-vLYAt7ZDmx20GNdjILkZ1L7mJEcVzhWFFARPtHTPC6QYG9JKH3U/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the first decent bass he's caught from Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the first decent bass he's caught from Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />He also caught two codling – one was pretty small and the other just under the 35cm length that we would’ve been allowed to keep so both were returned to the water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g1xZuNG4fGEYAHDg2IihGHzIf_saG16ThlFYEMt8oF4wF5dvp3vkuJpCSWcOoGBaPvZqHNuzTnnJm1kInpr5yG7-3xKEs3qmRkrtBj0WhCidLStLkVHbfpiliY4B854Kbj7ayQUjm2k/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the largest of the two codling he caught yesterday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1423" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g1xZuNG4fGEYAHDg2IihGHzIf_saG16ThlFYEMt8oF4wF5dvp3vkuJpCSWcOoGBaPvZqHNuzTnnJm1kInpr5yG7-3xKEs3qmRkrtBj0WhCidLStLkVHbfpiliY4B854Kbj7ayQUjm2k/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the largest of the two codling he caught yesterday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the largest of the two codling he caught yesterday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Other catches included a small eel and another dogfish. We’re not sure whether the eel was a silver eel or a conger eel as, from my photos, we can’t see where its dorsal fin starts.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV8ViPGthvC3YzujeenhFYsE6n8rSxkHLC921zAXPS0UqJwniDZH629rSDOYmyelosJUqCtEQegltz4dpAhb5uCIoSn5WM6oddjzNxYi6LysE6IoeqtCWrdVfzpdjRtcAaHXO7fG5Etg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the eel Phil caught" border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV8ViPGthvC3YzujeenhFYsE6n8rSxkHLC921zAXPS0UqJwniDZH629rSDOYmyelosJUqCtEQegltz4dpAhb5uCIoSn5WM6oddjzNxYi6LysE6IoeqtCWrdVfzpdjRtcAaHXO7fG5Etg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%25289%2529.jpg" title="The eel Phil caught" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The eel Phil caught</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And his most disappointing catch was a dogfish and a good-sized rock that we both thought was going to be a really big fish while he was reeling it in. <br />
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<u>The dogfish and the rock that Phil hooked yesterday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />But, all in all, it was a really good trip that we both enjoyed and, as usual, Ruby was happy licking up any fish juice that fell onto the deck from Phil’s bait and catches.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJXTJSBAS66oxPMtGVOaEVZBP2PeoT6qOjwxyQEyqHZJe2EjgrDefdnkWJ_Q4U4RrcBdpI3x4oNng8BUCsVETB7IoxbLTaXdVhHYGWMkbM4Cp-weHD1yBJQDvHvFyqe9M3nn0p7e7DxM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale returning to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1452" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJXTJSBAS66oxPMtGVOaEVZBP2PeoT6qOjwxyQEyqHZJe2EjgrDefdnkWJ_Q4U4RrcBdpI3x4oNng8BUCsVETB7IoxbLTaXdVhHYGWMkbM4Cp-weHD1yBJQDvHvFyqe9M3nn0p7e7DxM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080819+%252817%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale returning to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We were back in the marina at around 8.20pm after about four hours out on the water.<br />
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<b>Cleaning Ravensdale’s water filters</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStr7zmrcndQKYWfk1xY_chjL2ACn7YieJlg6vFH2y47n6s8WQFMJBkq9HIJjg6dRnX9BVNyksXp3Ium7c9C6BvRbKqMJi055lqQqFrJG98ItqJCEuOfjNk2O91IL4r8GGj6xBgXDrGv8/s1600/_8080002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil washing a strainer from one of Ravensdale's water filters" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStr7zmrcndQKYWfk1xY_chjL2ACn7YieJlg6vFH2y47n6s8WQFMJBkq9HIJjg6dRnX9BVNyksXp3Ium7c9C6BvRbKqMJi055lqQqFrJG98ItqJCEuOfjNk2O91IL4r8GGj6xBgXDrGv8/s640/_8080002.jpg" title="Phil washing a strainer from one of Ravensdale's water filters" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil washing a strainer from one of Ravensdale's water filters</u></h3>
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Phil regularly checks and, if necessary, cleans out the water filters on Ravensdale’s two 300hp Volvo Penta engines and from time to time he takes them out to give them a more thorough clean.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) he decided they needed a deep clean and took the strainers out to wash them under the tap on the pontoon before bringing them back on board to give them a good scrub.<br />
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We’re hoping Ravensdale appreciates his efforts on her behalf <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b><br />Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby on look-out duties on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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Ruby’s ear infection appears to have cleared up nicely despite her refusing to let us anywhere near her with the little bottle of drops that the vet sold us to treat it.<br />
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She ran away if she so much us saw us reach for the bottle.<br />
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However, we managed to put some of the liquid onto one of our fingers while she wasn’t looking then rubbed it inside her ear.<br />
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We were unsure whether she was getting the required amount, but it appears to have done the trick anyway <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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Ruby’s still being a bit of a pain for me when I take her for walks on a lead. <br />
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She’s much better than she used to be but still has a tendency to stop, to pull or to try to eat everything she sees.<br />
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She’s also very keen to stop to talk to any people or dogs we meet but will now walk past them on occasions with a little bit of encouragement. <br />
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She’s much better behaved for Phil who manages to keep her moving on a short lead, so it must be me that’s the problem <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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On the plus side, she seems totally unphased by traffic and is getting really good at sitting before crossing a road.<br />
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She also lets me tie her lead to a post while I stop to take photos without objecting, which is very useful.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9asJxFQQiZjf0YOA-S9AXHBJ6dUcmgB0LbiGJDmbfHMlh08xqYogeiSPGcLQ6Y7zaNJwH9W9MyoYHC_gZYBh_b0TBPhD8vsoUAiGT9tALAnYodgtm3tGOhSV8CcAEmMqQuJDkPvgp4Y/s1600/_8020314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby patiently waiting while I photograph Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1445" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9asJxFQQiZjf0YOA-S9AXHBJ6dUcmgB0LbiGJDmbfHMlh08xqYogeiSPGcLQ6Y7zaNJwH9W9MyoYHC_gZYBh_b0TBPhD8vsoUAiGT9tALAnYodgtm3tGOhSV8CcAEmMqQuJDkPvgp4Y/s640/_8020314.jpg" title="Ruby patiently waiting while I photograph Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby patiently waiting while I photograph Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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Like most dogs, she really looks forward to her walks and starts looking for her ball as soon as we get to the places where she’s usually let off the lead to play fetch.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nw0yhXnTdbunQmTMnQ6Pf2Pt5Vmr4AfFR2fu7BReckpolacPDbeHX7xAtpg0-ZpLUMGe4LaF1n1DLO5V0HPuIjIiFff29FeFS-TAkfWYL6UpNq4GrwpRtEoq24s2BsDeo2N9jY2OAUU/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby searching for her ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1475" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nw0yhXnTdbunQmTMnQ6Pf2Pt5Vmr4AfFR2fu7BReckpolacPDbeHX7xAtpg0-ZpLUMGe4LaF1n1DLO5V0HPuIjIiFff29FeFS-TAkfWYL6UpNq4GrwpRtEoq24s2BsDeo2N9jY2OAUU/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Ruby searching for her ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby searching for her ball</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherZ3ZUM2Z-sAfKRVJ-oGMZwFlErKM2TXffRLn3IlqvUJ9hsVlyV_r5tV8_v5hyphenhyphengwr2K5KzFnSZ5aMptWLG4xAaLupTouHmEgTO1YWa5MlND83ZX9oVJhGX5kiL0iF_PRrf3rnv5SROMQ/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby fetching her ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1022" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherZ3ZUM2Z-sAfKRVJ-oGMZwFlErKM2TXffRLn3IlqvUJ9hsVlyV_r5tV8_v5hyphenhyphengwr2K5KzFnSZ5aMptWLG4xAaLupTouHmEgTO1YWa5MlND83ZX9oVJhGX5kiL0iF_PRrf3rnv5SROMQ/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ruby fetching her ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby fetching her ball</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jsk1w8853vyjMfL1AG-n3-b4e8jHOVliNkFC9uaoeLHZQOteFrKxsTZyKt_3JbPUM2p3hJ6wwZU_diXXiL35PBrQrXZPocuSBPDEL9oGgkXvwFIUwueM6jTx0VnlluXaHCRG6hYTMfk/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby bringing her ball back to Phil" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1079" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jsk1w8853vyjMfL1AG-n3-b4e8jHOVliNkFC9uaoeLHZQOteFrKxsTZyKt_3JbPUM2p3hJ6wwZU_diXXiL35PBrQrXZPocuSBPDEL9oGgkXvwFIUwueM6jTx0VnlluXaHCRG6hYTMfk/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk++070819+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Ruby bringing her ball back to Phil" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby bringing her ball back to Phil</u></h3>
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And she doesn’t give up if she can’t find her ball straight away when it lands in long grass. <br />
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She’ll search for ages and we can always tell when she’s got the scent of her ball as her tail starts wagging before she pounces on it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Fredwood on the slipway</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc7SYKnLXIhLiYxdrgnClhhWG6KlOr_m6MyZpcHnAyXAnqxeeyoy1mPv10mncvbmuic8ai6bCGQWrbS9xv0rrk2tm_axqTgdwoKgpdPAo4onwlht-8Nh2icDOhzYISjTFOAawlryikTM/s1600/Fredwood+on+hoist+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Fredwood on the slipway at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc7SYKnLXIhLiYxdrgnClhhWG6KlOr_m6MyZpcHnAyXAnqxeeyoy1mPv10mncvbmuic8ai6bCGQWrbS9xv0rrk2tm_axqTgdwoKgpdPAo4onwlht-8Nh2icDOhzYISjTFOAawlryikTM/s640/Fredwood+on+hoist+1.jpg" title="Fredwood on the slipway at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fredwood on the slipway at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Local fishing boat Fredwood has been undergoing work on the marina slipway over the past week.<br />
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<u>Fredwood being pressure-washed on the slipway</u></h3>
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I didn’t see her arrive because she came into the marina while we were out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale.<br />
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So, I was determined to get a few shots when the 88-ton trawler passed Ravensdale as she left the marina in pouring rain on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMc_ABSj8gOnBFSAS9Vu4dsFMxu0WXSCu2SeiJtA_JCi6_8BQ74cHudfIShyphenhyphenqtdKHxR5N8mHi8dPkg_v1FpWQZ3q6l5881eK-DeVkQhewuQEv-Gp8ozvrc_6W4_wHjDaV-8zPO_kJESE/s1600/Fredwood+leaving+marina+060819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Fredwood approaching Ravensdale after turning at the bottom of the slipway" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1397" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMc_ABSj8gOnBFSAS9Vu4dsFMxu0WXSCu2SeiJtA_JCi6_8BQ74cHudfIShyphenhyphenqtdKHxR5N8mHi8dPkg_v1FpWQZ3q6l5881eK-DeVkQhewuQEv-Gp8ozvrc_6W4_wHjDaV-8zPO_kJESE/s640/Fredwood+leaving+marina+060819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Fredwood approaching Ravensdale after turning at the bottom of the slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fredwood approaching Ravensdale after turning at the bottom of the slipway</u></h3>
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Phil and I watched her come out of the boat hoist and were both very impressed by the way the skipper turned her on her own length at the bottom of the slipway with just inches to spare.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmBbL_L_u_qhoLhe127rBR1XfFncNmuKFGQZuvFZrkdkC_30GEmSWiqB4HD7Wxn76kAyRTIvw_oK4fFSs37T5qFqg6Z0G46y9CHVuHjbbckne2qN8Qqongzf8xB-5Q1KHItzg2TYpBfQ/s1600/Fredwood+leaving+marina+060819+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Fredwood heading towards the sea gate as she left Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmBbL_L_u_qhoLhe127rBR1XfFncNmuKFGQZuvFZrkdkC_30GEmSWiqB4HD7Wxn76kAyRTIvw_oK4fFSs37T5qFqg6Z0G46y9CHVuHjbbckne2qN8Qqongzf8xB-5Q1KHItzg2TYpBfQ/s640/Fredwood+leaving+marina+060819+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Fredwood heading towards the sea gate as she left Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fredwood heading towards the sea gate as she left Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<b><br />Photography</b><br />
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Most of the photos I took this week were of preparations for the Trawler Race on Friday afternoon and the main event Saturday lunchtime.<br />
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<u>One of the trawlers being decorated in preparation for the race</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m86V0jOADJTDcqNaSJFJgJPv7GDEMvFdbL8zkKUKyQL8DBoLcJyj8xdtH1Ok0-0Grd_Ee4twG-TdPFKtah2_1CtreFaBF7ccQAiRQrqKSK038_RNLEMNLYnMTnqw_W2RahesCr4Cg4w/s1600/Decorating+trawlers+020819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bunting being tied onto another trawler ready for the race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1365" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m86V0jOADJTDcqNaSJFJgJPv7GDEMvFdbL8zkKUKyQL8DBoLcJyj8xdtH1Ok0-0Grd_Ee4twG-TdPFKtah2_1CtreFaBF7ccQAiRQrqKSK038_RNLEMNLYnMTnqw_W2RahesCr4Cg4w/s640/Decorating+trawlers+020819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Bunting being tied onto another trawler ready for the race" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bunting being tied onto another trawler ready for the race</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArBejBSbukLUK3YnU7o-pvBholgZHUL_MSHhv8vHcxg-3WfjzDZEZKheK5jR8dPzuCP_iJMEsAVUxMinX1GBUXdnhCIBo6oHA1m-gCmShLAjoUmLPSoJIaWq7wDkRhFddrar5nl8xK3E/s1600/Trawler+Race+030819+%252834%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Chelaris - the boat that went on to win the race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArBejBSbukLUK3YnU7o-pvBholgZHUL_MSHhv8vHcxg-3WfjzDZEZKheK5jR8dPzuCP_iJMEsAVUxMinX1GBUXdnhCIBo6oHA1m-gCmShLAjoUmLPSoJIaWq7wDkRhFddrar5nl8xK3E/s640/Trawler+Race+030819+%252834%2529.jpg" title="Chelaris - the boat that went on to win the race" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Chelaris - the boat that went on to win the race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVP0gmavnv12HuFUe1zRxfIK3z8Mem5q4hn48OdOi4lYoldB8qo88C06U9kw30ZQ-zoZqPrpx51K0aGS8DFgiob3tj0RWChwEcYDYnGQCsqSgqF_ShUWvZekZ3JYhEzjM9f1Ia3ahFsU/s1600/Trawler+Race+030819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Inshore Rescue boat during Maryport Trawler Race" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVP0gmavnv12HuFUe1zRxfIK3z8Mem5q4hn48OdOi4lYoldB8qo88C06U9kw30ZQ-zoZqPrpx51K0aGS8DFgiob3tj0RWChwEcYDYnGQCsqSgqF_ShUWvZekZ3JYhEzjM9f1Ia3ahFsU/s640/Trawler+Race+030819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Inshore Rescue boat during Maryport Trawler Race" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Inshore Rescue boat during Maryport Trawler Race</u></h3>
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Sadly, my camera refused to switch on before the race started and I was really worried that I wouldn’t be able to use it at all.<br />
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I managed to get it to work again by turning it on and off, taking the battery out and putting it back and taking the lens off and putting it back on again. I have no idea which of these actions did the trick.<br />
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It stopped two more times during the race, and I got it going again by doing the same things as before.<br />
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Phil also passed me a Canon camera that he usually uses, and I haven’t really had much to do with, so I had that one with me as well. <br />
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It was set to auto, so I thought it was going to be fine, so I kept my 45-150 lens on my Olympus camera and used the Canon for the wider views.<br />
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But I later discovered that the last time Phil had used it the ISO was set to 1200 and all my photos were way overexposed. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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I took well over 500 photos, not including the ones I took with the Canon on the wrong ISO setting, all of which had to be deleted.<br />
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Taking photos for a good hour and a half made my right arm really painful. And trying to process them when we got back to the marina was even worse.<br />
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In the end, I had to give up on them on Saturday and work on them in batches over the next couple of days.<br />
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Thankfully, my arm recovered sufficiently to take my camera out with me while Phil and I were walking Ruby on Wednesday afternoon.<br />
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Grasslot beach at Maryport</h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIsNnaC4X9FROAgWqH6WuERdzVVnptoP7UwDPAcCcd_H4H7fHYz_qowXchiqWtKKlEg7_S0smpqEu6JktPL7SMZ_rlmxUNKe2mXr7GN2iV2Stw5KgGaUz9JulEm1N6hg6hDQUIvTdLhs/s1600/Maryport+070819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a yacht in Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1520" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIsNnaC4X9FROAgWqH6WuERdzVVnptoP7UwDPAcCcd_H4H7fHYz_qowXchiqWtKKlEg7_S0smpqEu6JktPL7SMZ_rlmxUNKe2mXr7GN2iV2Stw5KgGaUz9JulEm1N6hg6hDQUIvTdLhs/s640/Maryport+070819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A yacht in Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A yacht in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg3QsgZedoe0WG2NXctyV9CyV9edcj3Wd57RtJWWt-1quFHO_yEdVxQX1CC0gCmJTP5Vr_iT7S3A6OXZV9c8n0AlUL5Dl0ENA4NlYzWzhfTWLL5hvbUIm3zT7ejjwshB-4RVuGYebA2E/s1600/Maryport+070819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the same yacht with the town in the background as it heads for the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg3QsgZedoe0WG2NXctyV9CyV9edcj3Wd57RtJWWt-1quFHO_yEdVxQX1CC0gCmJTP5Vr_iT7S3A6OXZV9c8n0AlUL5Dl0ENA4NlYzWzhfTWLL5hvbUIm3zT7ejjwshB-4RVuGYebA2E/s640/Maryport+070819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="The same yacht with the town in the background as it heads for the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The same yacht with the town in the background as it heads for the marina</u></h3>
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And I took more photos while out on the Solway Firth on our fishing trip yesterday (Thursday) but my camera packed up again and I had to borrow Phil's so it looks like it's going to have to be sent away for repairs <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span> I also popped out to get a couple of shots of the sunset soon after we got home.<br />
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<u>Anglers fishing on Este Belle at sundown</u></h3>
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<u>The sun going down over the Solway Firth with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<u>Cloud sitting on the northern fells from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The sun setting over the Scottish hills</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQxucvPpfSIlxQLdDdo9mE60pZNqSG0dQE412K23XgtA6edwtbTdWbCcRfe3SWtKfmiIX9Ie497VtJcxJfACCMiLUH4k9OvaOTKkX4IzhzDrargMjc38GX3nhfu_MAcT2az6LpwiNDNY/s1600/_8080117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQxucvPpfSIlxQLdDdo9mE60pZNqSG0dQE412K23XgtA6edwtbTdWbCcRfe3SWtKfmiIX9Ie497VtJcxJfACCMiLUH4k9OvaOTKkX4IzhzDrargMjc38GX3nhfu_MAcT2az6LpwiNDNY/s640/_8080117.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQHGhLIiSOlILvlAYLrKZrjZDIMFrXm1UX0iVpVxx_FFaDf3OCM5EXp-JGoM6t4guIWTu9tpF005K6_558YfP7e2AUjzHKwfnciDO_hwCxQKDsnFFPhdeSqyhg0OoG8cTXkjw8TUJLVY/s1600/_8080123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQHGhLIiSOlILvlAYLrKZrjZDIMFrXm1UX0iVpVxx_FFaDf3OCM5EXp-JGoM6t4guIWTu9tpF005K6_558YfP7e2AUjzHKwfnciDO_hwCxQKDsnFFPhdeSqyhg0OoG8cTXkjw8TUJLVY/s640/_8080123.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Lighthouse from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The Isle of Man from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Last night's sunset over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>An earlier shot of the sunset across Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<u>Another view of the sunset across the basin</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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The weather has been very mixed this week, but at least it was dry, warm and sunny for the day that mattered most. It was great to have good weather on Saturday for Maryport Trawler Race.<br />
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<u>Blue sky at Maryport on Saturday</u></h3>
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Saturday was a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and very little wind. The temperature reached 22C (72F) and the highest average wind speed during the day at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station – was 13mph. During the trawler race, the average wind speed was 9-11mph.<br />
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It was very warm overnight with temperatures of 16-18C (61-64F) with a little light rain first thing on Sunday. The morning was then dry and sunny with light showers during the afternoon. The top average temperature was 20C (68F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph, although it was much calmer during the evening.<br />
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<u>Reflections in the still water at Maryport Marina on Sunday evening</u></h3>
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Monday was cloudy but bright with a little light rain during the morning. It dried up during the afternoon, then rained again in the evening. The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 19mph.<br />
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<u>Heavy clouds over Maryport Marina on Monday morning</u></h3>
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We had heavy rain overnight Monday into Tuesday. It was still raining first thing on Tuesday, the rain then cleared but the sky stayed overcast with more rain mid-afternoon. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 21mph.<br />
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<u>The view out of the window onto Ravensdale's aft deck during heavy rain on Tuesday</u></h3>
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Wednesday started wet then dried up to give sunshine and cloud with a good breeze. The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) was dry warm and sunny with a light breeze. The top temperature was 18C (64F). The top average wind speed was 13mph and between 3mph and 7mph while we were out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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<u>Maryport basking in the sunshine yesterday (Thursday) afternoon</u></h3>
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We had high winds and torrential rain overnight last night with average wind speeds of up to 28mph, gusting, 37mph, but the wind dropped and it stopped raining by mid-morning today (Friday).<br />
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Today the weather was overcast but dry and fairly bright until mid-afternoon when it started to rain again. There was a brief thunderstorm early evening together with torrential rain. The temperature peaked at 20C (68F) and the average wind speed reached 26mph, gusting 37mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-2153046148845638222019-08-03T11:45:00.001+01:002019-08-03T11:46:00.937+01:00Ruby’s first dinghy ride and a successful fishing trip<br />
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<u>Ruby in our dinghy with Phil at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK</u></h3>
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<br />Our nine-month-old staffie puppy Ruby is a proper boat dog now <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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Phil took her for a ride around our marina at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, in our dinghy at the weekend and she took to it like a duck to water.<br />
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On Thursday, we were also able to take Ravensdale – our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser – out on the Solway Firth for the first time in more than a fortnight.<br />
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We went out on our boat again yesterday (Friday) and this time Phil caught our supper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Ruby’s first ride in our dinghy</b><br />
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<u>Ruby about to set off on her first dinghy ride</u></h3>
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Phil got the dinghy out on Sunday and took Ruby for a paddle around the marina.<br />
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She was a bit unsure about getting in but allowed me to lift her in using the handle on the back of her lifejacket.<br />
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Phil then placed her between his feet on the floor of the dinghy and tied her lead around his waist to stop her escaping, but she made no attempt to get out of the dinghy.<br />
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I guess this wasn’t really surprising as Ruby doesn’t like water <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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But she seemed to enjoy her little trip around the marina.<br />
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At one point, she tried to make her way forward to look over the bow of the dinghy at the water.<br />
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But, most of the time, she just sat up looking around as Phil rowed her up and down the rows of boats.<br />
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She was really calm and never made any attempt to get out, even when Phil stopped to chat to fellow liveaboards whose cat was sleeping on the pontoon by their boat <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby in our dinghy with Phil</u></h3>
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We’d been meaning to see whether Ruby was happy in the dinghy since our trip to Kirkcudbright in May.<br />
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Before we went up the river to Kirkcudbright, we spent a day at anchor off Little Ross Island.<br />
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We were only a short distance from the shore and watched another couple, whose yacht was anchored nearby, put their dog in their dinghy and take it over to the beach for a walk.<br />
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<u>The beach on Little Ross Island where we could've taken Ruby ashore</u></h3>
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We would've loved to have done the same with Ruby, but we had just discovered she had outgrown her lifejacket and the new, larger one I’d ordered for her hadn’t arrived when we left Maryport.<br />
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Also, she’d never been in our dinghy so we didn’t know how she would react.<br />
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For both reasons, we decided we just couldn’t risk trying to take her ashore.<br />
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Her new lifejacket arrived soon after we got home and we’re now trying to get her used to the dinghy in the marina before taking her in it on open water.<br />
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And, from what we’ve seen so far, it looks as though she’s going to be fine <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Phil making a fuss of Ruby after her first dinghy ride</u></h3>
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<b>Thursday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Thursday morning</u></h3>
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We managed to get out fishing for the first time in over two week on Thursday.<br />
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At long last, single-figure wind speeds coincided with the times when the marina’s sea gate was open, which is about two and a half hours either side of high water.<br />
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We grabbed a quick breakfast before preparing for the off.<br />
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I then packed up everything inside the boat that could fly around if it gets bumpy when we’re out on the water while Phil popped around to the pier to check the sea state and visited the Aquarium on the harbourside to pick up some more bait.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate before I saw the message about the car window</u></h3>
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We set off at about 10.20am but had only got as far as turning Ravensdale around to leave the marina and heading out towards the gate when I spotted a Facebook message on my phone saying he’d left one of the car windows wide open.<br />
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So, we turned around again at the other end of the marina and headed back to our mooring. <br />
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As the marina wasn’t expecting us back quite so soon, there was no one to catch our ropes so I had to moor Ravensdale up using our docking sticks, which was good practice as I haven’t needed to use them for a while.<br />
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He quickly closed the car window, then we set off again at 10.35am so a little bit later than we’d hoped but we still had plenty of time to make it worthwhile going.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading out of the marina for the second time</u></h3>
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We headed up to Allonby Bay and, on the way, we passed a flock of seagulls that appeared to be drawn to a certain area of the water and wondered if it meant there were mackerel around.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyn-vArr0YKsNs7xTy9E24qOioALDEspbd4eE8K6cDcaB6yPyTKgYyhD3WucfM-3WHsex9KDYoRP9jGaLBnGJoN0R7QbUTbQKuDxbiIOleeCcEhE9_op5TipX3Tg5e9IYhw5uOYZ-ohcE/s1600/_8010030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of some of the flock of seagulls that we went to investigate" border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1600" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyn-vArr0YKsNs7xTy9E24qOioALDEspbd4eE8K6cDcaB6yPyTKgYyhD3WucfM-3WHsex9KDYoRP9jGaLBnGJoN0R7QbUTbQKuDxbiIOleeCcEhE9_op5TipX3Tg5e9IYhw5uOYZ-ohcE/s640/_8010030.jpg" title="Some of the flock of seagulls that we went to investigate" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Some of the flock of seagulls that we went to investigate</u></h3>
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Phil went a bit closer to them to see if we could work out why they were there, but none appeared to be fishing so we went on to the mark where he’s had some good cod recently and dropped anchor there.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bYBKrCezijpLNrGv5qGLnHJE1Nkenu19Y_25iThjTQep5bom7_TNXe4crrrZjEwGEyTtZdharyohe8hGzW1mxK5hLZuoHLwQfoAgUTKF5NTcKO_6aGlX_lUbQLLYxaUEh0XYLkufE3I/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fishing in Allonby Bay" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bYBKrCezijpLNrGv5qGLnHJE1Nkenu19Y_25iThjTQep5bom7_TNXe4crrrZjEwGEyTtZdharyohe8hGzW1mxK5hLZuoHLwQfoAgUTKF5NTcKO_6aGlX_lUbQLLYxaUEh0XYLkufE3I/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Phil fishing in Allonby Bay" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fishing in Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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He pulled in one dogfish after another which was getting really annoying as we don’t keep them to eat because they are too much trouble to skin.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNJ_q8sSEBw8aTk0z4QqFsgKeBSBphx-Fa-_EMOLR52310eY7iGXiDq2VwG3rVYnz5XiC8MRPn-spMH-xQN2MMqCRzCwQ6phx9_ieekbgfxsycQUKvGUR1yqTq71cy6sSbZ3kTwvLoH0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the many dogfish Phil caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNJ_q8sSEBw8aTk0z4QqFsgKeBSBphx-Fa-_EMOLR52310eY7iGXiDq2VwG3rVYnz5XiC8MRPn-spMH-xQN2MMqCRzCwQ6phx9_ieekbgfxsycQUKvGUR1yqTq71cy6sSbZ3kTwvLoH0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="One of the many dogfish Phil caught on this trip" width="452" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the many dogfish Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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He eventually caught two small gurnard – the bigger of the two measured 25cm, which was technically big enough to keep but it wouldn’t have made a meal for us, so we threw it back.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLag6XJENJJHvWgwbNMmY9Vb-JO2bBnyVsLiSLhOG5ZzTMojUA68pY99vQcvlGzouRQ8-1jDv_wwe6kFyZTfyjtX_Hnr7C5uvnXtdcwh5eRSiyc_lB4XcrfUTNGEcyBOv9OYkcyX6n1nc/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the first gurnard Phil caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1388" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLag6XJENJJHvWgwbNMmY9Vb-JO2bBnyVsLiSLhOG5ZzTMojUA68pY99vQcvlGzouRQ8-1jDv_wwe6kFyZTfyjtX_Hnr7C5uvnXtdcwh5eRSiyc_lB4XcrfUTNGEcyBOv9OYkcyX6n1nc/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="The first gurnard Phil caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The first gurnard Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhdcNWRHVl-nyAiAPdiBiZv7tpASwVlNlgkDAa9UMQPSC1Zqo42vXkWFTZf_kGOD7Uk4skHapsYaga2N3IvydvRpkAvdS5ACUAaa0wgJAExyCGRT1n_0d5IfVBj5eTYrd-jQIKNNTNcM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the larger of the two gurnard Phil caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1410" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhdcNWRHVl-nyAiAPdiBiZv7tpASwVlNlgkDAa9UMQPSC1Zqo42vXkWFTZf_kGOD7Uk4skHapsYaga2N3IvydvRpkAvdS5ACUAaa0wgJAExyCGRT1n_0d5IfVBj5eTYrd-jQIKNNTNcM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25288%2529.jpg" title="The larger of the two gurnard Phil caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The larger of the two gurnard Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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They’re always fun to catch as they’re really weird-looking fish. <br />
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They almost look like some sort of scary creature out of a sci-fi movie <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvwkz83ag__MPVVNm7KZ_8vkRclb-rjxnsmy1wQYgCG57VU_84aEH90ZLHCIqELYI93Fp0QCYPMRHcbaZp7aQEwps3sNEwz9V4VeviqUWwZ-Ng3gBdxx5nxU3MlJmZa3GPQDRhb0ltls/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the larger of the two gurnard Phil caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1502" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvwkz83ag__MPVVNm7KZ_8vkRclb-rjxnsmy1wQYgCG57VU_84aEH90ZLHCIqELYI93Fp0QCYPMRHcbaZp7aQEwps3sNEwz9V4VeviqUWwZ-Ng3gBdxx5nxU3MlJmZa3GPQDRhb0ltls/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="The larger of the two gurnard Phil caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The second gurnard smiling for the camera</u></h3>
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We headed back in good time to return before the marina gate closed, getting back at around 2pm, about four hours after we initially set off for our fishing trip.<br />
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<u>Me enjoying the sunshine on Ravensdale's aft deck on the way home</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP6HGYHlwshYGQaNuzttFbsx9WdQrDWU8bx0gDAlIqKEDouov4_iUzmQYOzf8RhXdMVEp3cmeP7hAHI7Ez_7LY6zdRRgtUfgXOvr4-55T6ehcgpXcEP9iEeX40_rzEkWL5Ca3UTHOvpw/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading home to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP6HGYHlwshYGQaNuzttFbsx9WdQrDWU8bx0gDAlIqKEDouov4_iUzmQYOzf8RhXdMVEp3cmeP7hAHI7Ez_7LY6zdRRgtUfgXOvr4-55T6ehcgpXcEP9iEeX40_rzEkWL5Ca3UTHOvpw/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading home to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading home to Maryport</u></h3>
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<b>Yesterday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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As we’d left all the stuff I stow away inside Ravensdale packed up after Thursday’s trip out on the water ready to go out for Maryport Trawler Race today (Saturday), we decided to have another go at fishing yesterday (Friday)<br />
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And we were very glad we did as this time we brought home our supper.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale heading towards the sea gate at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FxJXBbgEEVvcT_ICgumh72kw358GjTEjWIqmCaAdkE_A-5GLXcB567h76Dbqac5Y-X2EdKatCMEtUUS5jSahKMoSc9a9WioJ7b99Mp5NXrJcYkFioHQOm5Z-ggcw4M4MRZbzw0nTUYM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking back across Maryort Marina from Ravensdale's fore deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FxJXBbgEEVvcT_ICgumh72kw358GjTEjWIqmCaAdkE_A-5GLXcB567h76Dbqac5Y-X2EdKatCMEtUUS5jSahKMoSc9a9WioJ7b99Mp5NXrJcYkFioHQOm5Z-ggcw4M4MRZbzw0nTUYM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Looking back across Maryort Marina from Ravensdale's fore deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking back across Maryort Marina from Ravensdale's fore deck</u></h3>
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We left the marina at about 11.20am. The plan was to look for a mark Phil had put on our chart plotter that looked to be a deep area between the rocks as he hoped it might fish well.<br />
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On the way out of Maryport, we saw a couple of trawlers heading our way and a friend’s yacht that I wanted to photograph so Phil took a bit of a detour to enable me to get some photos.<br />
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<u>A trawler heading for Marport</u></h3>
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<u>Bonnie Lass heading for Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeltoSQ8l2NFPp14bX0mqDJZN-IzVecT1lEP8hCzoNIoQrHzI0bydRyYOEAcqRT2iYWuZsu6TIRZE38053dYvM2SVtfsK7XwYxKhOEi8dRZqtVxZUtjyZLcKqaQpQhvjnFCrIJEydCfn8/s1600/_8020062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a trawler on its way into Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1511" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeltoSQ8l2NFPp14bX0mqDJZN-IzVecT1lEP8hCzoNIoQrHzI0bydRyYOEAcqRT2iYWuZsu6TIRZE38053dYvM2SVtfsK7XwYxKhOEi8dRZqtVxZUtjyZLcKqaQpQhvjnFCrIJEydCfn8/s640/_8020062.jpg" title="A trawler on its way into Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Bonnie Lass on her way into Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJhl8toR9xWKsan__EC1gMr7Jm1Ok2N8U97E_zl8gXX6tETQi9cJ4r1T0L0evpcTZ5b5Qn5Z3coLuWh5NXs84ZbeRkdWufHJP-NTBgeANlX0yGyYMhXEbFdgvjoVLi4hv7E6jLQxDAZg/s1600/_8020104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of yacht Freya sailing on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJhl8toR9xWKsan__EC1gMr7Jm1Ok2N8U97E_zl8gXX6tETQi9cJ4r1T0L0evpcTZ5b5Qn5Z3coLuWh5NXs84ZbeRkdWufHJP-NTBgeANlX0yGyYMhXEbFdgvjoVLi4hv7E6jLQxDAZg/s640/_8020104.jpg" title="Yacht Freya sailing on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Yacht Freya sailing on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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We then headed up to Allonby Bay to look for his mark.<br />
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When we arrived at the right area, he began studying the fishfinder for fish before deciding where to drop anchor.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXDcfq4X_pWPeLst2UYHs96Wioe-XLd8QhWK0JtyxriUXvFKvYn76ohGlPSYWMtpy1hHTfczdNALTGM0yRxi4e8xF87mQmmxjkrMvYiVyN1Xm-Fi-yQifgL4joaDrCER1DIM6O9BDfso/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil checking the fishfinder to see if there were any fish around" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1171" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXDcfq4X_pWPeLst2UYHs96Wioe-XLd8QhWK0JtyxriUXvFKvYn76ohGlPSYWMtpy1hHTfczdNALTGM0yRxi4e8xF87mQmmxjkrMvYiVyN1Xm-Fi-yQifgL4joaDrCER1DIM6O9BDfso/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil checking the fishfinder to see if there were any fish around" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil checking the fishfinder to see if there were any fish around</u></h3>
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As there appeared to be fish around, we decided to stay put and we were delighted when he caught two cod that were big enough to keep.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYRCvnaqLBRMYQT5GdxFRIU7itcX1hyphenhyphen3FVY9XmyfrtbDWUU3JmGJtWKSOgPXH_TOFXTHc-3IQRMfLqRDj_PZ9kAJ-zAU2D-wO4JPqZ1SJbVEnwnF2jiwwuF5ILO_-dJd7Dzu5xzvMWFk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the first cod he cuaght on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1101" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYRCvnaqLBRMYQT5GdxFRIU7itcX1hyphenhyphen3FVY9XmyfrtbDWUU3JmGJtWKSOgPXH_TOFXTHc-3IQRMfLqRDj_PZ9kAJ-zAU2D-wO4JPqZ1SJbVEnwnF2jiwwuF5ILO_-dJd7Dzu5xzvMWFk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the first cod he cuaght on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the first cod he cuaght on this trip</u></h3>
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We almost lost the second one to a hungry tope that chased the cod that Phil had hooked but, unlike our last fishing trip, he managed to land the cod before the tope had eaten half of it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtEykH42bPzenrR3Jdvs7HivKaaVa5NZ7cznpdxU7ZVQdRrKHsyxtbfS_jjZdaSUERqQWuFxawLP9Dub4_-rGkGrH18aOOzmE_zCRXeRqx-euGAr5fBqTHjnNfVzBklJEq9hwNQBz46k/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil the cod that the tope tried to take from us" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtEykH42bPzenrR3Jdvs7HivKaaVa5NZ7cznpdxU7ZVQdRrKHsyxtbfS_jjZdaSUERqQWuFxawLP9Dub4_-rGkGrH18aOOzmE_zCRXeRqx-euGAr5fBqTHjnNfVzBklJEq9hwNQBz46k/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Phil the cod that the tope tried to take from us" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil the cod that the tope tried to take from us</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XdCubJkzyOxkP_Wxrpz56mTIIbBc0BIUbA455N-Dx7q8uKAaBgSOK8KuWRxEAd9e7HsbTtBuFO50zQc_08tLxhUcyvYrEm0vJVt6hSbZt4utPBfFidD9vxDKy3zmxkTopkex92VbVeA/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the cod's tail showing the damage caused by the tope" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1347" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XdCubJkzyOxkP_Wxrpz56mTIIbBc0BIUbA455N-Dx7q8uKAaBgSOK8KuWRxEAd9e7HsbTtBuFO50zQc_08tLxhUcyvYrEm0vJVt6hSbZt4utPBfFidD9vxDKy3zmxkTopkex92VbVeA/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+020819+%25287%2529.jpg" title="The cod's tail showing the damage caused by the tope" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cod's tail showing the damage caused by the tope</u></h3>
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The wind started to pick up a bit while we were out, so we decided to pack up a bit earlier than planned as we’d had a good session and caught our supper.<br />
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On the way back, we followed a friend’s boat into the marina. He had come over the Solway Firth from Scotland ready for tomorrow’s trawler race.<br />
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We were back in the marina at around 3.10pm after almost four hours out on the water.<br />
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<b>Lobster supper</b> <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK7H43Mxj9Ys3OJ538dqvjNH-Tz7nQaAyEl42WqN0Uxu2y6jIN69J9qwwzsXdwCb2HwRlf5PzVpiYWTDOKSApjsnus13fFvRLH1cAXmg6qBWOhcE6c9kSRH0H31SGpDu9apBilI22DbU/s1600/Lobster+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our lobster on the bench in the galley waiting to be cooked" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1415" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK7H43Mxj9Ys3OJ538dqvjNH-Tz7nQaAyEl42WqN0Uxu2y6jIN69J9qwwzsXdwCb2HwRlf5PzVpiYWTDOKSApjsnus13fFvRLH1cAXmg6qBWOhcE6c9kSRH0H31SGpDu9apBilI22DbU/s640/Lobster+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Our lobster on the bench in the galley waiting to be cooked" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our lobster on the bench in the galley waiting to be cooked</u></h3>
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Soon after we returned from our fishing trip yesterday (Thursday), a friend offered us a lobster, for which we were very grateful.<br />
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We’d never cooked a lobster before, so Phil looked it up online to find out how long it needed to boil it for and followed the instructions.<br />
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I knew they changed colour when cooked, but I was still amazed at just how different they look raw and cooked.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF_k1Ti8dxTY-y_JmJs6swl-aZe95bFYl7f5HiNJcBdi9o0KkCDxbfl_SZMNIfxEqbiNfqndVy11QXt5DP-A3ha4eOBymxFIa-AzLKS0n8rMwJ8wwoRDXi5u-O9Iqb31G5avIOOaO1lE/s1600/Lobster+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the cooked lobster" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1518" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF_k1Ti8dxTY-y_JmJs6swl-aZe95bFYl7f5HiNJcBdi9o0KkCDxbfl_SZMNIfxEqbiNfqndVy11QXt5DP-A3ha4eOBymxFIa-AzLKS0n8rMwJ8wwoRDXi5u-O9Iqb31G5avIOOaO1lE/s640/Lobster+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The cooked lobster" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cooked lobster</u></h3>
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And he must have cooked it right because it was delicious <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Pros and cons – then and now</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxiIBFKjt5xyY2rosKoiMRHLdX3EWnOj5UPOBl7mz-wacov5k9cK_QqrYpXjYqEVhFpUAcq5_qV1cJTcuQyZRfRmkjv1jT9jdjAnMVSkqEoXbRBlOyHclseFpD-trDCZOJvW1PGUqNgU/s1600/Richie%2527s+Ravensdale+171118+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxiIBFKjt5xyY2rosKoiMRHLdX3EWnOj5UPOBl7mz-wacov5k9cK_QqrYpXjYqEVhFpUAcq5_qV1cJTcuQyZRfRmkjv1jT9jdjAnMVSkqEoXbRBlOyHclseFpD-trDCZOJvW1PGUqNgU/s640/Richie%2527s+Ravensdale+171118+12.jpg" title="Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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This week I looked back at the list of pros and cons I wrote about 18 months ago and compared it with the list I wrote last week to see how my view of the good and bad aspects on life afloat has changed.<br />
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And it seems that they haven’t changed very much at all.<br />
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Totally coincidentally, there were the same number of pros as my first list and, although worded differently, they were very similar to the things I liked most about boat life in December 2017 – just over a year after we moved on board.<br />
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I came up with more cons this time, the main ones being missing having a garden and a garage/garden shed to work in.<br />
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And, apparently, I no longer consider using the marina toilet facilities most of the time, not very comfortable seating and the maintenance costs associated with a boat to be a problem – or at least not enough of a problem to include them in my list of cons.<br />
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Dealing with high humidity and the challenges of finding sufficient storage space on a boat appeared on both lists.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsc3xsK0cX2Su3NxTQ3eH4vqX2FM6DlSeuGtCK-ozwqlWE57DzXRhST5oC-kBGf1ElH7ESKKGYje5zaZXRAnFNQ3IldKFav4vaJKb5woKjUxb2MWi0O94XUnfhsST7DeNnRA3CbUdx1E/s1600/Ruby+in+her+lifejacket+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby relaxing in her lifejacket during yesterday's fishing trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1435" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsc3xsK0cX2Su3NxTQ3eH4vqX2FM6DlSeuGtCK-ozwqlWE57DzXRhST5oC-kBGf1ElH7ESKKGYje5zaZXRAnFNQ3IldKFav4vaJKb5woKjUxb2MWi0O94XUnfhsST7DeNnRA3CbUdx1E/s640/Ruby+in+her+lifejacket+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby relaxing in her lifejacket during yesterday's fishing trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby relaxing in her lifejacket during yesterday's fishing trip</u></h3>
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Poor Ruby has another ear infection. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4hptj-VKnYqnKE3arDvsFwBfa6l6ZViVJGEG-0oq9JE9QhG02-6grRjv22t5PhFrO4yLLvmZgH9C56DE38Kq2RLf5uJR1bAHXgO7WAuh2KDuVvXz5j6QAcY9xaTYOAXb4jm-ENVH5Kw/s1600/IMG_20190801_114814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby hiding when I tried to take a selfie with her" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1070" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4hptj-VKnYqnKE3arDvsFwBfa6l6ZViVJGEG-0oq9JE9QhG02-6grRjv22t5PhFrO4yLLvmZgH9C56DE38Kq2RLf5uJR1bAHXgO7WAuh2KDuVvXz5j6QAcY9xaTYOAXb4jm-ENVH5Kw/s400/IMG_20190801_114814.jpg" title="Ruby hiding when I tried to take a selfie with her" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby hiding when I tried to take a selfie with her</u></h3>
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<u></u>Last time, it was in her left ear and this time it’s her right ear.<br />
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But, thankfully, it isn’t as bad as last time, so the vet is trying to treat it with drops twice a day rather than the injection she gave her last time.<br />
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The big problem here is that Ruby totally hates having drops put in her ears and runs away if she sees either of us even reach for the drops container, so we have to be really sneaky.<br />
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There’s no way to get the container anywhere near here so one of us puts the dose on our finger and rubs it inside her ear.<br />
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However, even this is getting more difficult as she’s worked out when we’re likely to do it and gets out of our way and I think she probably smells it on our fingers.<br />
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We’re now varying the time or rather the point in our daily routine that we apply the drops and are still managing to get them in there at the moment, but I’m not sure that we’re going to be able to get away with it for the required 10-day period.<br />
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Thankfully, she doesn’t seem too worried by the infection and she hasn’t been scratching it enough to warrant putting her inflatable collar on her.<br />
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Meanwhile, she’s still enjoying life on Ravensdale and is equally happy whether we're in the marina or out on the water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQZ2RQXKeYv6ImmL_W6PtYfzEXsw-z6oahkZ3ykgtFrLnht6KRzHCqn3Rb-NUnTaBDx7lyd8VFYEepjGJaUgRWpBtV8mzjkNtZqAWhqmHTrcMdEN1kJFPmC82jhiqwwIadZAfM6mshKE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby out on deck while we were out on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1450" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQZ2RQXKeYv6ImmL_W6PtYfzEXsw-z6oahkZ3ykgtFrLnht6KRzHCqn3Rb-NUnTaBDx7lyd8VFYEepjGJaUgRWpBtV8mzjkNtZqAWhqmHTrcMdEN1kJFPmC82jhiqwwIadZAfM6mshKE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Ruby out on deck while we were out on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby out on deck while we were out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby sunbathing on the aft deck</u></h3>
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When we're out, she likes to come up on deck to lick Phil's fishing box and the deck clean of any fish juice. She also likes to sunbathe for a while, then goes back indoors to relax in the saloon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHp-_3nVHRYcu8A9TCEY8c2_1FPE48pFIabH9RpCsDhMxrJuNHdjvG-zLstHvr7KGudmt9lzk01Xraw3ADn9OT3CMsHj2APlVxI0aFtskMkDQtbUoUjT62HrTiBAJOGU36e9g3slddyo/s1600/Ruby+in+her+lifejacket+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby sunbathing on the aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1372" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHp-_3nVHRYcu8A9TCEY8c2_1FPE48pFIabH9RpCsDhMxrJuNHdjvG-zLstHvr7KGudmt9lzk01Xraw3ADn9OT3CMsHj2APlVxI0aFtskMkDQtbUoUjT62HrTiBAJOGU36e9g3slddyo/s640/Ruby+in+her+lifejacket+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby sunbathing on the aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby chilling out in Ravensdale's saloon</u></h3>
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When we're in the marina, she likes to sit out on deck watching the world go by and particularly likes to sit out and watch the sun go down after her evening meal.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUP3UUFRhf7IqUu752CTALGh7mLZFMn932eAyPRiu3KNaaQtbt-70WhF6ZrF3tpJzNCCzi0vgYOF281YfX3FZV3nHgRONJv_2LPUPE5tP96BMKNNOh-IIrnD82TdlGZZOx842cHseOTA/s1600/IMG_20190729_114916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby playing with her ball on the aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1079" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUP3UUFRhf7IqUu752CTALGh7mLZFMn932eAyPRiu3KNaaQtbt-70WhF6ZrF3tpJzNCCzi0vgYOF281YfX3FZV3nHgRONJv_2LPUPE5tP96BMKNNOh-IIrnD82TdlGZZOx842cHseOTA/s640/IMG_20190729_114916.jpg" title="Ruby playing with her ball on the aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby playing with her ball on the aft deck</u></h3>
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She also likes playing ball on deck, which is pretty risky but she hasn't lost a ball yet <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah7m9dtKewAaQpKCPbqBs_4ZvJB_fpo_ZLOugR5VpCrAyJCoXGC-TRQ01AjcMshaO4YqnNXjTIPEbu9dBuiqgiTQ0VehX6Vyjsq74J6QlYFuYh6bWhNf5LTPGrxE5oiJLDTPLDxSJwo0/s1600/IMG_20190729_114459_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil playing ball with Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah7m9dtKewAaQpKCPbqBs_4ZvJB_fpo_ZLOugR5VpCrAyJCoXGC-TRQ01AjcMshaO4YqnNXjTIPEbu9dBuiqgiTQ0VehX6Vyjsq74J6QlYFuYh6bWhNf5LTPGrxE5oiJLDTPLDxSJwo0/s640/IMG_20190729_114459_1.jpg" title="Phil playing ball with Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil playing ball with Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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And she likes going for walks in the meadow by the shore and around the harbour, where she gets to meet lots of people and dogs. <br />
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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Most of my photos this week were taken while out on the Solway Firth on Thursday and yesterday (Friday).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEius3_9bqyS6-Lo1sVDuRhnryvDcHEPOM8_Szl4hehV_cgtEivkoISCY_DrTd9Ov673-_a5AaTJRJ6LNR7XiJ0tdHBbrshCFo6970FU9cssxcheyj89DzG02X55hyphenhyphenz_yzodAnii6wIimjs/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1506" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEius3_9bqyS6-Lo1sVDuRhnryvDcHEPOM8_Szl4hehV_cgtEivkoISCY_DrTd9Ov673-_a5AaTJRJ6LNR7XiJ0tdHBbrshCFo6970FU9cssxcheyj89DzG02X55hyphenhyphenz_yzodAnii6wIimjs/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%252813%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML9ORGOh3M7PyP1k_UvbyS4GegnbCefHxrDu6GdYA8qI61-JBWExtZZ-GVwMuQDMoOEP6RE-f-OImxZACmVMpKCnNP1qBsbdtaeKF76e_Zz70TATfoo5pq8TM4c98FWnihl_7nua_GtI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML9ORGOh3M7PyP1k_UvbyS4GegnbCefHxrDu6GdYA8qI61-JBWExtZZ-GVwMuQDMoOEP6RE-f-OImxZACmVMpKCnNP1qBsbdtaeKF76e_Zz70TATfoo5pq8TM4c98FWnihl_7nua_GtI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSS_Q7gTNz7CuhJA5mP45lHj2h6ZDfZVjWsUpXadosgR2p5yw4_J_HYhU-fF0miRmLyPzw1cs_zV767rEIA9uaD2qC7pPHlU08Uev8cGx1VpIVJsgpT7Jt7esB74DtgNnCEpvGRso2mE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of trees on the skyline from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1438" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSS_Q7gTNz7CuhJA5mP45lHj2h6ZDfZVjWsUpXadosgR2p5yw4_J_HYhU-fF0miRmLyPzw1cs_zV767rEIA9uaD2qC7pPHlU08Uev8cGx1VpIVJsgpT7Jt7esB74DtgNnCEpvGRso2mE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Trees on the skyline from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Trees on the skyline from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yI2S89RJuoyBaYCIuEMDuztt0lOkEVE9aarUm5HG5Wxf_LWGyM6mnLccLe8xrelRgokyvXdVtATXnEZoDm40wkfMi7n32KcLXESiwPy5oSEVrNARqzbPdtXgfdK9ABLha9gQrQ2LWlQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport pier with the Iggesund paperboard factory in the background" border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1600" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yI2S89RJuoyBaYCIuEMDuztt0lOkEVE9aarUm5HG5Wxf_LWGyM6mnLccLe8xrelRgokyvXdVtATXnEZoDm40wkfMi7n32KcLXESiwPy5oSEVrNARqzbPdtXgfdK9ABLha9gQrQ2LWlQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+010819+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Maryport pier with the Iggesund paperboard factory in the background" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport pier with the Iggesund paperboard factory in the background</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9gJhLK0icBXZ0ec8VzvqU2xK5ZmaRVN-2o3fCZAJaO29AC9eeRLPmbwuPk8IEve_ZZm8SYo0SvlPMdf8Blf5BB5tqpmAq6po3J91HYU3fwKLHFvleLTPjFzEZV-j6xtOPM99HRmd0Wk/s1600/_8020041-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9gJhLK0icBXZ0ec8VzvqU2xK5ZmaRVN-2o3fCZAJaO29AC9eeRLPmbwuPk8IEve_ZZm8SYo0SvlPMdf8Blf5BB5tqpmAq6po3J91HYU3fwKLHFvleLTPjFzEZV-j6xtOPM99HRmd0Wk/s640/_8020041-Edit.jpg" title="The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The entrance to Maryport Basin from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mkYsyEmyxiU8MTk8_8lXIV-eG2RJTaHRrOWMsZ3RpKraPZX2DUSD2S-Jvtb1X2QPUgq26QOlVVcCszndvP26VQB9h2tO1PEyDP9POvG6KUXlbB_QkyoyQmVNJyIXQAdwoBLXJkxuF9Q/s1600/_8020056-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mkYsyEmyxiU8MTk8_8lXIV-eG2RJTaHRrOWMsZ3RpKraPZX2DUSD2S-Jvtb1X2QPUgq26QOlVVcCszndvP26VQB9h2tO1PEyDP9POvG6KUXlbB_QkyoyQmVNJyIXQAdwoBLXJkxuF9Q/s640/_8020056-Edit.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I also took photos of the marina last Friday evening and while trying my hand at low light photography late on Wednesday evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jSOntyFBImwiwrbuYTW8RE4zYTNy3Fv9vQM1o8eYQW3aGPxrpFuuHyiTMjjBLd-dTPfYipd5kPrxSfCQIXqbJF7jGaurrAGdnPo0mg09o9xDf9E9iPmrCPaXEmN_ONx-Ml0u9pkzuSc/s1600/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1405" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jSOntyFBImwiwrbuYTW8RE4zYTNy3Fv9vQM1o8eYQW3aGPxrpFuuHyiTMjjBLd-dTPfYipd5kPrxSfCQIXqbJF7jGaurrAGdnPo0mg09o9xDf9E9iPmrCPaXEmN_ONx-Ml0u9pkzuSc/s640/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Reflections at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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Reflections at Maryport Marina</h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HAdgLJVvVBkt6KFJl6e145e-0XLe1e8vYJGN0YNrcGl_PSnaMeRuKq-ekiY_4jcqIHWEUjrJd-Hho6Tzu1GEQ6pKr6HYZXuum0-e35k1qxRgihyphenhyphenmInvSR-PUnRNyQzscIyZVz0BTYSs/s1600/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HAdgLJVvVBkt6KFJl6e145e-0XLe1e8vYJGN0YNrcGl_PSnaMeRuKq-ekiY_4jcqIHWEUjrJd-Hho6Tzu1GEQ6pKr6HYZXuum0-e35k1qxRgihyphenhyphenmInvSR-PUnRNyQzscIyZVz0BTYSs/s640/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="More reflections at Maryport Marina" width="486" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More reflections at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXFpa27IbGq3NTX8A11X2CQjENDXSUZ0Pz_b1Zrmg34EWf49A5F7khDLF70Y0l04-m9JIly59VVKAcgio8pYqUvwzB7VPCaYH2l6uw0Td7f5nfxbLLuObXwACoc7q6HBx8_w6tvlar5k/s1600/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXFpa27IbGq3NTX8A11X2CQjENDXSUZ0Pz_b1Zrmg34EWf49A5F7khDLF70Y0l04-m9JIly59VVKAcgio8pYqUvwzB7VPCaYH2l6uw0Td7f5nfxbLLuObXwACoc7q6HBx8_w6tvlar5k/s640/Maryport+Marina+260719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTjD-P1Lg5LEhTfs7z1IWDeqhgVwlfpFMhdglsGlyUpLyIpK3t9rCc2r-htp8_KrjUj8IgY5cVn8PQc8KviFPCv_KJJH8MtT9m9kZyts6KdIysN_jt1GAvRAbxQCy3uLwSRwm-tt_Uug/s1600/Marina+lights+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of evening lights at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTjD-P1Lg5LEhTfs7z1IWDeqhgVwlfpFMhdglsGlyUpLyIpK3t9rCc2r-htp8_KrjUj8IgY5cVn8PQc8KviFPCv_KJJH8MtT9m9kZyts6KdIysN_jt1GAvRAbxQCy3uLwSRwm-tt_Uug/s640/Marina+lights+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Evening lights at Maryport Marina" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evening lights at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstxVsWQB1ew81LOfU5AiyeX6UTXK-Jk2EaenD3iVjLVb2dR4EMaV2qcYEVy0cTghF6Rn3nnQsALPVR23DqHWqrop2hrP9lIIaBNzr4WQaXZ_oNHluy7PraQ0CqNsF-KGgOYlWfzW5VdA/s1600/Marina+lights+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another low light photo at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstxVsWQB1ew81LOfU5AiyeX6UTXK-Jk2EaenD3iVjLVb2dR4EMaV2qcYEVy0cTghF6Rn3nnQsALPVR23DqHWqrop2hrP9lIIaBNzr4WQaXZ_oNHluy7PraQ0CqNsF-KGgOYlWfzW5VdA/s640/Marina+lights+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Another low light photo at Maryport Marina" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another low light photo at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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And I took a few photos of the meadows while out walking Ruby on Monday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc83fsk-a4CD0aEBt4JBo0QCGgOinAb0-IJ1ln6n4hDP1o-v2mx25Dzdw46pqrydms8dK6bB6LQ0NLyu7k8PlppCM6jKXPA5vKh6fdgb5AqMMwKJMIlFJ-5msVB4kPKvvdjiZ4v2YQMKc/s1600/Maryport+Meadows+300719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of view across the Solway Firth from the meadows at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc83fsk-a4CD0aEBt4JBo0QCGgOinAb0-IJ1ln6n4hDP1o-v2mx25Dzdw46pqrydms8dK6bB6LQ0NLyu7k8PlppCM6jKXPA5vKh6fdgb5AqMMwKJMIlFJ-5msVB4kPKvvdjiZ4v2YQMKc/s640/Maryport+Meadows+300719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="View across the Solway Firth from the meadows at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across the Solway Firth from the meadows at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qAFaomH2Dcfbe9hDf4SrEi9n7yHmM7uA4Bs-Hvf2v3ZKNG03Oi-xg50Y3c6EHN2pJhdIWhElqaFlLFmpxZ14xtqqwJ0I3MG8wZTYBWGf6ThLcLP8tMXbo0CngLAxmjxU6jnFrv7J_gc/s1600/Maryport+Meadows+300719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Grasslot shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1506" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qAFaomH2Dcfbe9hDf4SrEi9n7yHmM7uA4Bs-Hvf2v3ZKNG03Oi-xg50Y3c6EHN2pJhdIWhElqaFlLFmpxZ14xtqqwJ0I3MG8wZTYBWGf6ThLcLP8tMXbo0CngLAxmjxU6jnFrv7J_gc/s640/Maryport+Meadows+300719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Grasslot shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Grasslot shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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Although we’ve had some dry, sunny weather here in Maryport, there’s been an awful lot of rain for the time of year.<br />
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It was wet overnight Friday into Saturday then it dried up for a while during Saturday morning, then the heavy rain arrived and kept it up for the rest of the day.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VqZe3U0j_OXLOtJdIPt3cCxKisg1wcA6ewC06-vuAvGMdyo39HC4aBclctU-OGsa42g5BGznSIdeM8LpRxTwx-5XP4h12aQFjP6Y3OlPJnGEvip1zPDnCA88w-QOLYrqIy6q0qS8Fvs/s1600/Wet+Saturday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of rain pouring down Ravensdale's windows on Saturday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1258" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VqZe3U0j_OXLOtJdIPt3cCxKisg1wcA6ewC06-vuAvGMdyo39HC4aBclctU-OGsa42g5BGznSIdeM8LpRxTwx-5XP4h12aQFjP6Y3OlPJnGEvip1zPDnCA88w-QOLYrqIy6q0qS8Fvs/s640/Wet+Saturday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Rain pouring down Ravensdale's windows on Saturday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Rain pouring down Ravensdale's windows on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 10mph. It was fairly calm while the marina gate was open so we might have considered going out on the water if it hadn’t been so wet.<br />
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Sunday was dry and bright with a top temperature of 19C (66F) and a top average wind speed of 14mph.<br />
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<u>Sun breaking through the clouds at Maryport Marina on Sunday</u></h3>
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We had rain overnight which continued until about mid-morning on Monday. It then dried up and the sun came out during the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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Annoyingly, the weather was horrible while the gate was open and really nice after it closed <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHto-hpIxvWJiTh_wyr-9g7LrW2mv5k1xzWujomVag9xGFyEYkb04ch1JearVswzsxYLkZQ1iEm5yQNmHDL05eTQ3X4djKRTk97crBp4-qFs_JeHG0SvVyZ0Rixslp2WzuIiJicYjfh0A/s1600/Marina+Monday+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of blue sky and fluffy white clouds at Maryport Marina on Monday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHto-hpIxvWJiTh_wyr-9g7LrW2mv5k1xzWujomVag9xGFyEYkb04ch1JearVswzsxYLkZQ1iEm5yQNmHDL05eTQ3X4djKRTk97crBp4-qFs_JeHG0SvVyZ0Rixslp2WzuIiJicYjfh0A/s640/Marina+Monday+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Blue sky and fluffy white clouds at Maryport Marina on Monday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Blue sky and fluffy white clouds at Maryport Marina on Monday afternoon</u></h3>
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Tuesday started wet then dried up and the sun came out for a while. However, it clouded over again late afternoon and we had heavy rain and thunder and lightning. There were only three flashes of lightning, but the rain continued into the evening.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrqMqynWS6jiTqVrJ1LTGUuLvv5PRfE-LElmYYV2C1cJ6iOpoiYr0QM-ZhpgmBKkgDRMJRRbc6pP-k25QwSbSV6IzXNihyW5rds6K70JYHgmTllEJ2dEdRrr-mI4ibfOIrQ3iLMqKpMA/s1600/Wet+Tuesday+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy rain viewed through Ravensdale's windscreen on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrqMqynWS6jiTqVrJ1LTGUuLvv5PRfE-LElmYYV2C1cJ6iOpoiYr0QM-ZhpgmBKkgDRMJRRbc6pP-k25QwSbSV6IzXNihyW5rds6K70JYHgmTllEJ2dEdRrr-mI4ibfOIrQ3iLMqKpMA/s640/Wet+Tuesday+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Heavy rain viewed through Ravensdale's windscreen on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy rain viewed through Ravensdale's windscreen on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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The top temperature was 20C (68F) and the top average wind speed was 16mph.<br />
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Wednesday was cloudy with showers on and off during the morning and heavy rain and a thunderstorm during the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 21C (70F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph.<br />
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Thursday was dry, bright and calm feeling warm in the sunshine when the clouds cleared.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf1MjFqoWLAXzp0NqICH3q2bcB8_8MaF8v7DSsnwYnYYoMSoginNcjF-YEp8n21jaIEyr59_rqQ3fDi8VrRd_XkYemgmf2NGm87T-pmhwJuRXHi1iKEBW3fFc4q0hUVaDX_BKY-K0G_A/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of blue sky with a few clouds over Maryport Marina sea gate on Thursday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf1MjFqoWLAXzp0NqICH3q2bcB8_8MaF8v7DSsnwYnYYoMSoginNcjF-YEp8n21jaIEyr59_rqQ3fDi8VrRd_XkYemgmf2NGm87T-pmhwJuRXHi1iKEBW3fFc4q0hUVaDX_BKY-K0G_A/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+010819+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Blue sky with a few clouds over Maryport Marina sea gate on Thursday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Blue sky with a few clouds over Maryport Marina sea gate onThursday morning</u></h3>
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The temperature reached 20C (68F) and the average wind speed peaked at 13mph late afternoon, but it was only 6-8mph while we were out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUnLYSIzgBZrawEukpoiiKtYrxrkPrYLBpQVGk8nkyRsgeuxeu1uHjvufaN0RvfUZmrqY988x5HMvJtrL0tz2vd26NTo51jcCYs9PuYmqCyu_h8gEjIwytnoxWvNBozahFtVzkwdx3hY/s1600/_8020007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bright sunshine at Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1432" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUnLYSIzgBZrawEukpoiiKtYrxrkPrYLBpQVGk8nkyRsgeuxeu1uHjvufaN0RvfUZmrqY988x5HMvJtrL0tz2vd26NTo51jcCYs9PuYmqCyu_h8gEjIwytnoxWvNBozahFtVzkwdx3hY/s640/_8020007.jpg" title="Bright sunshine at Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bright sunshine at Maryport Marina yesterday (Friday)</u></h3>
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And yesterday (Friday) the weather was dry, warm, sunny and fairly calm. The top temperature was 20C (68F and the top wind speed was 8mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-87922817863649413072019-07-26T15:33:00.001+01:002019-07-26T15:37:34.652+01:00The pros and cons of living on a boat…and our Sunday litter pick<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JX6JxHDdj08Uk-wy88TQVAna65RL-4Q_t4r-jQYY39qGuu4rE_N0PAet_qgGpcbUaajIBK5FiHOxzzKh1bbOPSgpYnwLoHTSiXmQI4CM3eRYCfoZiL4seGwY4xqmE8vPQrYIaNmr4LM/s1600/_7230100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale basking in the sunshine at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, this week" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1396" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JX6JxHDdj08Uk-wy88TQVAna65RL-4Q_t4r-jQYY39qGuu4rE_N0PAet_qgGpcbUaajIBK5FiHOxzzKh1bbOPSgpYnwLoHTSiXmQI4CM3eRYCfoZiL4seGwY4xqmE8vPQrYIaNmr4LM/s640/_7230100.jpg" title="Ravensdale basking in the sunshine at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, this week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale basking in the sunshine at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, this week</u></h3>
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Next month, it will be three years since we took the life-changing decision to sell our house in the Scottish Highlands to buy a boat and move on board.<br />
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We’re still very glad we were brave enough to follow our dream, but I’d be lying if I said there weren’t a few things we miss about having a house.<br />
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As this week has been fairly quiet and uneventful it seemed like a good opportunity to put together a new list of the pros and cons of living on our 42ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser.<br />
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Although some of these are personal to us and other people’s experiences will be different, I hope they will be of interest and helpful to anyone considering a similar move.<br />
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Meanwhile, we got so fed up with the litter that had accumulated on one of our regular dog walks that we decided to clear it up ourselves at the weekend.<br />
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<b>The "pros" of boat life</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvgImstlPkVDR1nEivtLqlSOk21XNWbzrYr-__N5Tu-VpeOyegLfhi7WCaLjo9RdVsTlqi5IGV7pqpY7Fi87kSh41DPGRSAQqqH5CYnWbHcquI34fX067cEHPvfolEIe5z8GGhZPxba8/s1600/Jan%2527s+Ravensdale+260618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One of my favourite photos of Ravensdale returning to Maryport taken by Jan Fialkowski" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvgImstlPkVDR1nEivtLqlSOk21XNWbzrYr-__N5Tu-VpeOyegLfhi7WCaLjo9RdVsTlqi5IGV7pqpY7Fi87kSh41DPGRSAQqqH5CYnWbHcquI34fX067cEHPvfolEIe5z8GGhZPxba8/s640/Jan%2527s+Ravensdale+260618.jpg" title="One of my favourite photos of Ravensdale returning to Maryport taken by Jan Fialkowski" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of my favourite photos of Ravensdale returning to Maryport taken by Jan Fialkowski</u></h3>
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You may be surprised to notice that some things appear to be both pros and cons.<br />
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These points have both good and bad aspects and I couldn’t decide whether the pro outweighed the con or vice versa <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth. Photo by Carl Weaver</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>We have a boat <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> </div>
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There was no way we could have afforded a house and a boat so selling our house enabled us to realise our dream of owning and living on a boat.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I no longer have to work so every day’s a holiday <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> </div>
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I realise this wouldn’t necessarily be true for others but selling our house and getting rid of our mortgage enabled me to take early retirement and I love it.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>We can take our home on holiday with us </div>
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There’s no need to pack to go away. <br />
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When we throw off our mooring ropes, everything we need is already on board.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale during our holiday in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in May of this year</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Meeting lots of people at the marina </div>
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We see and speak to many more people here than would’ve been the case if we’d stayed in any of the houses we’d owned over the years. <br />
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Marinas are very sociable places to be and there’s always someone willing to stop for a chat.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>You can choose your location and neighbours </div>
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If we decide we no longer want to be in Maryport, we don’t have to sell our home to move, we can move our home instead. <br />
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The same is true if you end up moored next to someone you don’t get on with or who is a noisy or otherwise bad neighbour. <br />
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In the first instance, you can ask your marina if you can move to another mooring. <br />
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If this isn’t possible or you really want to get right away from them, you can always move your home to another location.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>There’s always something to do on the boat (or should that be listed under cons? <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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There’s no way anyone could ever get bored living on a boat as there’s always something that needs doing. <br />
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Our “to do” list seems to get longer and longer despite our best efforts to beat it.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Being rocked to sleep </div>
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The rocking motion that becomes the norm when you live on water is very relaxing – except when it becomes violent during a storm, but even then, it’s interesting.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKs7bLv1vmXHBri4L_MEI_IPsLCRmeXaNp1iGx0WToK9Saz2wOivCQW6upcpZynlaxe9cw9e_HZUO56MbDeUdovkEOaagMlQm_ducPVNFWHLGimQCm31o1_9jsuVokyfT-8hxawUHhR7Y/s1600/Jellyfish+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a compass jellyfish at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1443" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKs7bLv1vmXHBri4L_MEI_IPsLCRmeXaNp1iGx0WToK9Saz2wOivCQW6upcpZynlaxe9cw9e_HZUO56MbDeUdovkEOaagMlQm_ducPVNFWHLGimQCm31o1_9jsuVokyfT-8hxawUHhR7Y/s640/Jellyfish+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A compass jellyfish at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A compass jellyfish at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Feeling closer to nature </div>
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The weather and tides become an integral part of everyday life and we’re able to observe a wide range of birds and marine creatures without leaving the marina and often from our own boat. And we get to witness some amazing sunsets. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4KODsJb-8-kM498r3GSFu9p2YzMOPcEZy38E7j4Wkn4GUxYhD6UNB-WGbL498nNUZqZnwTSihun5RFukwwgo1bVYjEl4qR1xXvwAyakG84PKfnu7uWKpjnQ3FYMTJ1YCJJLt85Madxc/s1600/Solway+Sunset+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a beautiful sunset that we watched from our boat while out on the Solway Firth last month" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4KODsJb-8-kM498r3GSFu9p2YzMOPcEZy38E7j4Wkn4GUxYhD6UNB-WGbL498nNUZqZnwTSihun5RFukwwgo1bVYjEl4qR1xXvwAyakG84PKfnu7uWKpjnQ3FYMTJ1YCJJLt85Madxc/s640/Solway+Sunset+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" title="A beautiful sunset that we watched from our boat while out on the Solway Firth last month" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A beautiful sunset that we watched from our boat while out on the Solway Firth last month</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Having very little stuff is a great feeling - We sold or gave away most of our belongings before we moved on board and it’s very liberating. </div>
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It’s surprising how little you really need for day to day life. <br />
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Although I have to admit we still have too much stuff, both on the boat and in the small land-based storage unit that we’d intended to do away with in our first year as liveaboards. <br />
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In fact, we’ve probably paid more to store it than it’s worth now <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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<b>The "cons" of boat life</b><br />
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<u>Phil stressed out during one of our many attempts at sorting out storage on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Less choice of marinas than we’d expected </div>
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We never intended to stay in one place for so long. <br />
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The plan was to get Ravensdale seaworthy and do the various courses we wanted to do in Maryport, Cumbria, UK, then maybe spend a short while here before moving on. <br />
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However, when we started looking into possible places to go, we discovered that a lot of marinas won’t have liveaboards. <br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Lack of storage space </div>
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Although under “pros” I mentioned that “having very little stuff is a great feeling”, there are still things we want or need to store on the boat for which we can’t find room. <br />
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We have a small amount of stuff in the marina’s storage container and a 50 square foot storage unit about eight miles away from us and finding what we want can be a real pain despite my best attempts at keeping lists of what’s where.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_0KyRjkGYWE5OHM0sQUMQzJuhrWKKc9crhTRZMblzfdZzD5Tp7SIepCCI-6G2xQgeUAlhdD793Glrb3qZXx2nll4nOqXCRSUaRAyF-VNsHtGretpSgBET9SMh2qslnUmwUAhDPnPOrU/s1600/Ravensdale+dehumidifier+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the two hard-working dehumidifiers on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1364" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_0KyRjkGYWE5OHM0sQUMQzJuhrWKKc9crhTRZMblzfdZzD5Tp7SIepCCI-6G2xQgeUAlhdD793Glrb3qZXx2nll4nOqXCRSUaRAyF-VNsHtGretpSgBET9SMh2qslnUmwUAhDPnPOrU/s640/Ravensdale+dehumidifier+%25282%2529.jpg" title="One of the two hard-working dehumidifiers on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the two hard-working dehumidifiers on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>The constant battle against the high humidity </div>
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Thankfully we do win this battle, but you can never let up on it. <br />
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We have two dehumidifiers – one in the aft cabin and the other lives in the fore cabin but is moved into the saloon if it starts to steam up. <br />
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The dehumidifier in the aft cabin (AKA our bedroom) is put on for an hour after we get up in the morning and a similar length of time before we go to bed. <br />
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The one in the fore cabin is run in there or the saloon as and when needed. <br />
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And, during the winter, an electric blanket also helps to warm and air our bed.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>No garage/garden shed </div>
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Other than the storage aspect, it can also be a pain not having anywhere to do certain jobs that one would normally do in their shed or garage.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Difficulty in drying washing/wet gear in bad weather </div>
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Our weekly washing is dried in the tumble drier in the marina’s launderette, but any items of clothing that can’t be tumbled, hand washing and wet jackets and waterproof trousers can be a real pain to get dry if bad weather means they can’t be hung out on the washing line. <br />
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Trying to get them dry in the boat usually involves running dehumidifiers for prolonged periods, which uses a lot of electricity.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BFk5Ayei2LSmUnuvtyZygx3xPpgNDGezDTihSqEtZLX5Zy0mjjglOVjK9du_PFIl4FfZ3ycmQV0VfnQAjJ9tV1kLJH1yPU9UvR5Rng-eBX3bKcvnBUjnI8FFi5owhOy2iHVtxS85PAY/s1600/Cactus+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our cactus garden on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1398" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BFk5Ayei2LSmUnuvtyZygx3xPpgNDGezDTihSqEtZLX5Zy0mjjglOVjK9du_PFIl4FfZ3ycmQV0VfnQAjJ9tV1kLJH1yPU9UvR5Rng-eBX3bKcvnBUjnI8FFi5owhOy2iHVtxS85PAY/s640/Cactus+garden.jpg" title="Watering our tiny cactus garden is as close as we get to gardening now" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Watering our tiny cactus garden is as close as we get to gardening now</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Not having a garden (although there are times when I would list this as a “pro” rather than a “con”) </div>
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We both enjoyed gardening and miss being able to grow trees, bushes, flowers and vegetables. <br />
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However, we don’t miss having to mow the lawns, weed the flower beds and water the garden during long dry spells.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Not having constant hot water <br />
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I’m sure there are plenty of liveaboards with a constant supply of hot water but leaving our water heater on all the time is very heavy on the electricity.<br />
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We tend to put it on for an hour first thing in the morning and an hour before our evening meal, only putting it on at other times of the day if we need hot water for a specific reason.<br />
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<u>The switch for the domestic water heater</u></h3>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Lack of space to dress and undress in comfort – Although we have an island bed (we insisted on this when looking for our liveaboard home), the space on each side of the bed is still fairly narrow. Whenever we stay anywhere away from the boat, the extra space in which to dress and undress is always a welcome treat.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>No full-length mirror (or maybe this is a blessing <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>) <br />
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It’s a pain not being able to see what an outfit looks like before leaving home, especially when you’ve bought something new or you’re trying on something that you haven’t worn for a while. </div>
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That said, we tend to live in the same type of casual clothes most of the time, so it doesn’t really matter too much. <br />
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I've just realised that my lists of pros and cons have totally coincidentally ended up exactly the same length but I don't think that means they cancel each other out as the pros definitely outweight the cons <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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And I purposely haven’t looked back at the last blog post I wrote on this subject more than 18 months ago to see if my views had changed as I wanted to record my current views on the subject.<br />
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I’m not even going to do it now just in case I get tempted to change or add something to this list.<br />
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I’ll go back and read it after I’ve published this week’s blog post and may compare the two next week if there’s enough of a difference to make it worthwhile.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The past week</span></b><br />
<b><br /></b> <b>Sunday litter pick</b><br />
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<u>Me collecting litter on Sunday</u></h3>
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We were so fed up with the amount of litter we see on one of Ruby’s regular walks that we decided to do something about it.<br />
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Over recent weeks, an increasing number of empty drink cans, crisp packets and empty bottles have been accumulating along the paths on the grassy area on the marina side of the sea wall on our walk to the lighthouse and back.<br />
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For days, we’d been saying it wouldn’t take long to clear and meaning to take a black bin bag to gather it up but kept forgetting until we got there the next time.<br />
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But, on Sunday morning, we asked the member of marina staff on duty whether the marina had a litter picker we could borrow, and I took that and the bin bag along while Phil walked Ruby.<br />
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I collected a good bag full of rubbish, including quite a lot of broken glass.<br />
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There was also an empty plastic sunscreen container, so somebody was obviously looking after themselves but had considerably less concern for the environment <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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We’re just wondering how long it will be before it gets in the same state again.<br />
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There was also a lot of dog mess that people hadn’t bothered to pick up. <br />
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We always pick up after Ruby, but I just couldn’t face picking up after other people’s dogs and, to be honest, it would’ve taken hours to clear it all so we’re just going to have to be careful where we step.<br />
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However, we know this isn’t going to easy as Phil had to shampoo the carpets on Ravensdale again last weekend – just a week after they were last cleaned - because he managed to step in some dog mess and walk it indoors <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<b>Marina gate</b><br />
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<u>Maryport Marina sea gate closed and holding water in the marina at low tide</u></h3>
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The marina gate has been operating normally since the new cable was fitted last Friday.<br />
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When I wrote last week’s blog post, the broken cable had been replaced but the tide was still up, which meant we hadn’t seen it in action.<br />
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So, it was great to see it closed and keeping the water in the next time the tide went out.<br />
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It really is good to have Ravensdale floating around the clock again rather than settling down into the mud every time twice a day as happened for a month before the cable was fixed.<br />
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<b><br />Deck furniture</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbubmMqNA_NUeXUQYfYkrU4Tm3UkLSzjhKc1VAO3UkTNo5J8d9ro24jVsDmJl1zPRRQCqLIoPowaUBeZFED1K84bW1i0fts5hw6MFjQQ6kafLk2Ho8HJhEwniUSv39dex5wEfHTMzpwg/s1600/_4050144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of our table and chairs on Ravensdale's aft deck on a sunny day" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1546" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbubmMqNA_NUeXUQYfYkrU4Tm3UkLSzjhKc1VAO3UkTNo5J8d9ro24jVsDmJl1zPRRQCqLIoPowaUBeZFED1K84bW1i0fts5hw6MFjQQ6kafLk2Ho8HJhEwniUSv39dex5wEfHTMzpwg/s640/_4050144.jpg" title="Our table and chairs on Ravensdale's aft deck on a sunny day" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Our table and chairs on Ravensdale's aft deck on a sunny day</u></h3>
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We painted teak oil on the garden table and chairs that we bought for Ravensdale’s aft deck last year.<br />
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They are looking much better for their beauty treatment, which will hopefully also mean they last longer.<br />
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The trouble is that we’re now wondering whether they really are the best furniture for our aft deck.<br />
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We hardly used them last year and have only got them out once this week despite some lovely warm, sunny weather.<br />
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So, we’re considering getting rid of the table and chairs and buying a couple of recliners instead.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby wearing her new collar</u></h3>
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It seems impossible to believe that Ruby will be nine months old this weekend.<br />
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In some ways, it only feels like yesterday that we brought home our cute little puppy, but in others, it feels as though she's always been a part of our lives.<br />
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We bought her a new collar this week because the old one was looking rather narrow for her now chunkier frame.<br />
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And I always find it difficult to visit a pet shop without buying her a treat of some kind.<br />
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This time, she got a new stag antler to chew as her old ones are getting smaller as she manages to chew them away.<br />
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She seemed pleased with it and it's already looking well-chewed at one end <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ruby fast asleep after one of her walks</u></h3>
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While we were out walking Ruby on Saturday morning, we met a woman with three small dogs all running around off their leads.<br />
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As they approached Ruby, who was on a lead, we asked if they were friendly. She said two were but the other one could be “a bit iffy” with other dogs. Meanwhile, they were all sniffing around Ruby.<br />
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Phil told her that if one couldn’t be trusted then perhaps she should keep that one on a lead.<br />
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The woman replied: “Oh no! He likes to run free.”<br />
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We both walked away disgusted that anyone would think it was OK to let a dog that could get nasty with other dogs run around off a lead so that it could approach other people’s dogs unchecked. <br />
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Thankfully, it didn’t hurt Ruby, but the outcome could’ve been very different <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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On a happier note, we met a friend with his dog Sandy soon afterwards and Ruby had great fun playing with Sandy while we had a chat with his owner.<br />
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<u>Ruby playing with Sandy</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaIuC9MdqL673TMT1eqsWJ6eVpupEnezP69LVY4cliwaR4DEPYx0duTNx44fr4hMjfQflYgBegYguh7U0PrMOHEqb_Mq5FKq6wcPFoPi2C0qWx_q7gD2PeKMtaqBonU3Kyy-LeOBEq9E/s1600/Ruby+getting+dried.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil drying Ruby after her walk on Sunday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="661" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaIuC9MdqL673TMT1eqsWJ6eVpupEnezP69LVY4cliwaR4DEPYx0duTNx44fr4hMjfQflYgBegYguh7U0PrMOHEqb_Mq5FKq6wcPFoPi2C0qWx_q7gD2PeKMtaqBonU3Kyy-LeOBEq9E/s640/Ruby+getting+dried.jpg" title="Phil drying Ruby after her walk on Sunday evening" width="422" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil drying Ruby after her walk on Sunday evening</u></h3>
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Less good was Ruby finding another dead dogfish during her walk on Sunday morning. <br />
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I was very glad Phil was with us this time, so I didn’t have to chase her around on my own.<br />
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As happened last week, she totally refused to come to us and ran away as we approached because she knew it was going to be taken away from her. <br />
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Eventually, Phil managed to catch her and took away what was left of the dogfish. Needless to say, she didn’t get to come off the lead again on that walk.<br />
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It tipped down with rain Sunday afternoon and evening so Phil kindly volunteered to take Ruby for a walk as he said there was no point in us both getting soaked and I was very grateful as they were both drenched by the time they got home.<br />
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Ruby had a lucky escape on Wednesday when she found short lengths of fishing line - one with three baited hooks attached - on the paving by Maryport lighthouse. <br />
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<u>The fishing hooks that Ruby found by the lighthouse</u></h3>
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Fortunately, we managed to get it away from her before she swallowed a hook, but the outcome could’ve been very different. <br />
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I just wish all fishermen would take their old tackle home with them and dispose of it safely.<br />
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<b><br />Sad anniversary</b><br />
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<u>Aquila memorial and floral tributes in Maryport</u></h3>
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Saturday was the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of a tragic accident in which three local men lost their lives.<br />
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Scallop dredger Aquila capsized when one of her trawl warps snagged on Bo Faskadale reef off Ardnamurchan Point on the west coast of Scotland on July 20, 2009.<br />
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Tim Rowley (33) was the only one of the four men on board to survive.<br />
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We weren’t in Maryport at the time, but I can only imagine how devastating this incident must have been for the whole community and particularly for the families and friends of skipper Tony Hayton (45) and crew members Martin Sanderson (52) and Peter (Bubbles) Hilton (52).<br />
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Flowers were laid at their memorial close to the slipway in Maryport Basin at the weekend.<br />
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<b>Wildlife</b><br />
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<u>The cygnet waiting for food by Ravensdale</u></h3>
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The cygnet that returned last week has been swimming around the marina for most of this week.<br />
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I think it might stay around now as it has a ready source of food here and looks to be thriving compared to its slightly bedraggled appearance when it arrived back in the marina after a long break.<br />
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And the warm weather this week seems to have made the grey mullet in the marina more active.<br />
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<u>Part of the large shoal of grey mullet at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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There was a large shoal of around 40 of them swimming around Ravensdale yesterday (Thursday) morning. There were so many on them that I couldn’t get them all in a single photo.<br />
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<u>Two grey mullet</u></h3>
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<b>Polar Bound</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW24Xw5W09fEkj_XbNcBKskHvlAuTC2ZpAfzhMj7dZ6wbF-6VBhNI8CmCNZXrI2EVy3tVOehj8c5ASFO_W-yEEUSSu1PTn7EKSU23RWltk5fZbchMUqf5_TPmtuMMNvSsTF69_QKYO-0/s1600/Polar+Bound+leaving+marina+250719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Polar Bound leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW24Xw5W09fEkj_XbNcBKskHvlAuTC2ZpAfzhMj7dZ6wbF-6VBhNI8CmCNZXrI2EVy3tVOehj8c5ASFO_W-yEEUSSu1PTn7EKSU23RWltk5fZbchMUqf5_TPmtuMMNvSsTF69_QKYO-0/s640/Polar+Bound+leaving+marina+250719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Polar Bound leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Polar Bound leaving Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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Polar Bound - a 48-ft aluminium boat built for Arctic exploration - that has been undergoing work at the boatyard next to the marina left Maryport in preparation for her next adventure yesterday (Thursday).<br />
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<u>David Scott Cowper at the helm of Polar Bound</u></h3>
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British solo round-the-world yachtsman David Scott Cowper is heading off to tackle the only Nortwest Passage route that he has not yet done before the ice closes in again.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm5-9EVaeIRn63__rpLrbbnzQpckvQirBqTRHOrep3pQtjvUr4XAdKURkT5mV85G4qeZrXTAeC6ew6UD-HZlCqXgv_vIt9l_EOV422XdSHQS0Xszhmpqp8QKfIxM4QbNUjMPlbRj6K0Y/s1600/Polar+Bound+leaving+marina+250719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Polar Bound heading for the marina gate and the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm5-9EVaeIRn63__rpLrbbnzQpckvQirBqTRHOrep3pQtjvUr4XAdKURkT5mV85G4qeZrXTAeC6ew6UD-HZlCqXgv_vIt9l_EOV422XdSHQS0Xszhmpqp8QKfIxM4QbNUjMPlbRj6K0Y/s640/Polar+Bound+leaving+marina+250719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Polar Bound heading for the marina gate and the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Polar Bound heading for the marina gate and the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u></u><b><br /></b>And I later discovered that our photographer friend Jan Fialkowski, who was also photographing Polar Bound leaving the marina, had taken a photo of me taking photos of the action from Ravensdale's foredeck. It seems Ruby managed to sneak into the photograph too <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQiubh7g0_yx7KuGtH3gOEBG6BNRSWjckjasSA1VkMfEVobjQQqUsrBJp9gBaqVuRW9nGScyPZAfQIS1BsMYrAx63B8xW7YvV1GkfJ7UbZWIlJrtsT5pl8Qdc0m4gJw8i0R4WlzsQcOU/s1600/Jan%2527s+photo+of+me+on+Ravensdale+250719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me taking photos of Polar Bound from Ravensdale's foredeck" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQiubh7g0_yx7KuGtH3gOEBG6BNRSWjckjasSA1VkMfEVobjQQqUsrBJp9gBaqVuRW9nGScyPZAfQIS1BsMYrAx63B8xW7YvV1GkfJ7UbZWIlJrtsT5pl8Qdc0m4gJw8i0R4WlzsQcOU/s640/Jan%2527s+photo+of+me+on+Ravensdale+250719.jpg" title="Me taking photos of Polar Bound from Ravensdale's foredeck. Photo by Jan Fialkowski" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me taking photos of Polar Bound from Ravensdale's foredeck. Photo by Jan Fialkowski</u></h3>
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<b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><u></u><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>Photography</b><br />
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I haven’t been out for many walks with my camera this week because of the pain in my right arm, which makes carrying my camera for any length of time very uncomfortable.<br />
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However, I took it for a walk around the harbour on Tuesday<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8G0BeHghvU1qyKOTAujcrASQMSihXJqWbmTLThzXJIhOSLbm3v3gaHkDr-EhnVausFeghWa8PoumBjeRaw9vFUAnn32iYfiwWBpRp7gNJFTFMTRc0h9Uo7hyphenhyphenkTesLPLKuHtm1IhbSug/s1600/Maryport+230719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1600" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8G0BeHghvU1qyKOTAujcrASQMSihXJqWbmTLThzXJIhOSLbm3v3gaHkDr-EhnVausFeghWa8PoumBjeRaw9vFUAnn32iYfiwWBpRp7gNJFTFMTRc0h9Uo7hyphenhyphenkTesLPLKuHtm1IhbSug/s640/Maryport+230719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Reflections in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-unhPyFmg4yjou2tduG_RjeCxaWFvYd4McU2aBJFx41Qf88HrK2UIlvWZR4I_mX_ho5r7nMrpMzH61jIQjM4zKblSaAjKIP3eNrQIDH1B4ZQ9oARQWY2xxDuUmgQCh4Fg78v2x_l6Po/s1600/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1438" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-unhPyFmg4yjou2tduG_RjeCxaWFvYd4McU2aBJFx41Qf88HrK2UIlvWZR4I_mX_ho5r7nMrpMzH61jIQjM4zKblSaAjKIP3eNrQIDH1B4ZQ9oARQWY2xxDuUmgQCh4Fg78v2x_l6Po/s640/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Exv1d3wmlNJgR-DS6gyqQMDkmoASCb2wpL9tnHNugoUJjGcW09viKT2pVyExnnyUiwMTXkocCL8vIHAiBUsarUv4_cUjscUmDcG-GMr9H0a2vRg60PLZ_hFkzp1FmGAQ66ScwTQC4F4/s1600/Maryport+harbour+230719+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Exv1d3wmlNJgR-DS6gyqQMDkmoASCb2wpL9tnHNugoUJjGcW09viKT2pVyExnnyUiwMTXkocCL8vIHAiBUsarUv4_cUjscUmDcG-GMr9H0a2vRg60PLZ_hFkzp1FmGAQ66ScwTQC4F4/s640/Maryport+harbour+230719+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV4DwNUyT4XjI9CbwCnugQ2qR3eO8xp-grV_FeUWnv3PC1BrBVcJEkSderTAMBI4MTUsLeJkjm8YrJdsHz6-WRI4ByDCcUDmKAyot_9t9Ck2oit2iM7YdjGQckVBDt1jyeZ9XjYthavQ/s1600/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more fishing boats in the harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1397" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV4DwNUyT4XjI9CbwCnugQ2qR3eO8xp-grV_FeUWnv3PC1BrBVcJEkSderTAMBI4MTUsLeJkjm8YrJdsHz6-WRI4ByDCcUDmKAyot_9t9Ck2oit2iM7YdjGQckVBDt1jyeZ9XjYthavQ/s640/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25289%2529.jpg" title="More fishing boats in the harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More fishing boats in the harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e4OzN2Mu5S1-9jznaeXrwPXsMYpxNMY68RjySfp5gjRPJ1L6VwP-liHD8XVmeKaZXXPkHNP7EfGNECVJSEblrifqbR1fIvuXl31GxnnXuq_kQIBHVLzaorWlP45xU1vOe2bwn14UoKY/s1600/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a fisherman at work on his boat" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e4OzN2Mu5S1-9jznaeXrwPXsMYpxNMY68RjySfp5gjRPJ1L6VwP-liHD8XVmeKaZXXPkHNP7EfGNECVJSEblrifqbR1fIvuXl31GxnnXuq_kQIBHVLzaorWlP45xU1vOe2bwn14UoKY/s640/Maryport+harbour+230719+%25287%2529.jpg" title="A fisherman at work on his boat" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A fisherman at work on his boat</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
And I’ve taken a few photos around the marina and while out walking Ruby during the week.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdeQtetekRWuXfCtmII_s0a2J3uThYHZLVzzseg59ShTef5fZDP1fE2OfIqljqGa5j7GU6LpqYKO49sRms3IVDgWaeo3vJzE8CwhNlC3SMYhU_EF1YSbIPKuoankJM55X7XYAzYR0f40/s1600/Marina+230719+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina on a beautiful sunny day" border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1600" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdeQtetekRWuXfCtmII_s0a2J3uThYHZLVzzseg59ShTef5fZDP1fE2OfIqljqGa5j7GU6LpqYKO49sRms3IVDgWaeo3vJzE8CwhNlC3SMYhU_EF1YSbIPKuoankJM55X7XYAzYR0f40/s640/Marina+230719+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina on a beautiful sunny day" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina on a beautiful sunny day</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x1B57YE9SzPDfzZ7jXof7TnEJ3NZjbJI-wiU1yv_R96dG_zyNmL4iFIVDnYyjTLndUvsyeFiACnoXGOojTRHfQ0NTG_sCpiqdvpVR29F1y2jwPFe_ZpGDtZGb13pKtQqC3VV0c1bIgE/s1600/Marina+230719+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Marina building" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1413" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x1B57YE9SzPDfzZ7jXof7TnEJ3NZjbJI-wiU1yv_R96dG_zyNmL4iFIVDnYyjTLndUvsyeFiACnoXGOojTRHfQ0NTG_sCpiqdvpVR29F1y2jwPFe_ZpGDtZGb13pKtQqC3VV0c1bIgE/s640/Marina+230719+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Marina building" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Marina building</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y_xPCjSe7IstPb8_0o5dg1veSXAYEotGFBYav1ovByBiB8FNnoWSLoinv2HJkeX1GHBBOhaIRVzkj2O-0IoqbfcYGhkpRPWpoURP9wIQmkcRndOvWT22ffYPK_C6aoj6UtNP3mokQJE/s1600/Marina+230719+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1361" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y_xPCjSe7IstPb8_0o5dg1veSXAYEotGFBYav1ovByBiB8FNnoWSLoinv2HJkeX1GHBBOhaIRVzkj2O-0IoqbfcYGhkpRPWpoURP9wIQmkcRndOvWT22ffYPK_C6aoj6UtNP3mokQJE/s640/Marina+230719+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LVI5uwaWB-SHBjQWamN2QU8TJLtxm-Xb7-AXttHwahK8yup3HeritbgRQTrzTPs4EyuEjLjFfvrLGTvrRPM1pN_3QuiKEKdr-2o05XrsZXuBTjSZ60FLJQi9ARwjgujodWhyphenhyphenoZJkEmo/s1600/Maryport+200719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Scottish hills across the Solway Firth from Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LVI5uwaWB-SHBjQWamN2QU8TJLtxm-Xb7-AXttHwahK8yup3HeritbgRQTrzTPs4EyuEjLjFfvrLGTvrRPM1pN_3QuiKEKdr-2o05XrsZXuBTjSZ60FLJQi9ARwjgujodWhyphenhyphenoZJkEmo/s640/Maryport+200719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The Scottish hills across the Solway Firth from Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Scottish hills across the Solway Firth from Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirFQJ9G8Y78Eb4q3KGNqxRhnGyo2symW8g0hR1QVoJCRYxmUQc0-Syfa2lHLHmTbG4sRGg8kzjqkcJfz15q5aK3VAEPTsijFcf75uGezYv2pp7VHpFpvJJAqee5lWs-gRp5NXuh4ZTX8/s1600/Maryport+200719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from across the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirFQJ9G8Y78Eb4q3KGNqxRhnGyo2symW8g0hR1QVoJCRYxmUQc0-Syfa2lHLHmTbG4sRGg8kzjqkcJfz15q5aK3VAEPTsijFcf75uGezYv2pp7VHpFpvJJAqee5lWs-gRp5NXuh4ZTX8/s640/Maryport+200719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from across the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from across the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay2wN8bZRl86lnDwVvyZeT0H1DQjbwn3g_Dpe2HrJkQ4gW8yetvIpeXKpIOaMeQcsTKLIeVZzMTUEIYK0qH6xeFbnCXEL_IX2EPErW5e2TukB7f3rczp5uZYigemi24sEVcjvqM06Au8/s1600/Maryport+200719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of heavy clouds over a footpath to Maryport Lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay2wN8bZRl86lnDwVvyZeT0H1DQjbwn3g_Dpe2HrJkQ4gW8yetvIpeXKpIOaMeQcsTKLIeVZzMTUEIYK0qH6xeFbnCXEL_IX2EPErW5e2TukB7f3rczp5uZYigemi24sEVcjvqM06Au8/s640/Maryport+200719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Heavy clouds over a footpath to Maryport Lighthouse" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Heavy clouds over a footpath to Maryport Lighthouse</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
And I was lucky that I had my camera with me when we saw local fishing boat Alauna returning to Maryport while we were out walking Ruby on Wednesday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG37ZVwGgk9iVa4pNPJQcr9Y6dsjnHBZddCIYVUpDBCDclqXVV6s6ua20sAxYWmD8sBLXQkO2wYmM678_ym24yJAVLGUge2vwL_kBIuDxqd2xV-Ft3F6uk0EM27ZY-_UdUmmXDftdq2s/s1600/Alauna+240719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Alauna approaching Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG37ZVwGgk9iVa4pNPJQcr9Y6dsjnHBZddCIYVUpDBCDclqXVV6s6ua20sAxYWmD8sBLXQkO2wYmM678_ym24yJAVLGUge2vwL_kBIuDxqd2xV-Ft3F6uk0EM27ZY-_UdUmmXDftdq2s/s640/Alauna+240719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Alauna approaching Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Alauna approaching Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMl8EVvqWEhQ9-IyBLeeI984NU37NKvxJEGMKFs9hMgi8h_BcrSWKx4Gm7hLdD4XJ0p1HJCkpHA8RJ1swBnJhw0TAGRkuj_ebYVHeUkwKRVxTkudWKYpknolfEJ-voYzz8UvCmH4rkL0/s1600/Alauna+240719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Alauna in Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1497" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMl8EVvqWEhQ9-IyBLeeI984NU37NKvxJEGMKFs9hMgi8h_BcrSWKx4Gm7hLdD4XJ0p1HJCkpHA8RJ1swBnJhw0TAGRkuj_ebYVHeUkwKRVxTkudWKYpknolfEJ-voYzz8UvCmH4rkL0/s640/Alauna+240719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Alauna in Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Alauna in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIXJqAc2_rSTlkXa4FbGKMTZBSrFxM7Ijd7bri56b2PI3PlDMqSkKeS0WRNXPYQ_Z92BDn4yamNHNhVU5u-XKtHwjBnpJ5zpQNTUq39x79l5O5sGbiGQjWxi4y02uJLWfKDblOHvz6Rg/s1600/Alauna+240719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Alauna about to enter Maryport Harbour from the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIXJqAc2_rSTlkXa4FbGKMTZBSrFxM7Ijd7bri56b2PI3PlDMqSkKeS0WRNXPYQ_Z92BDn4yamNHNhVU5u-XKtHwjBnpJ5zpQNTUq39x79l5O5sGbiGQjWxi4y02uJLWfKDblOHvz6Rg/s640/Alauna+240719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Alauna about to enter Maryport Harbour from the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Alauna about to enter Maryport Harbour from the basin</u></h3>
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My arm became worse at the start of this week, so I made an appointment to see the nurse practitioner at our GP surgery.<br />
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She’s put me on painkillers and anti-inflammatory medication that seems to be helping while I wait for an appointment to see the physiotherapist. <br />
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I’m told there’s currently a wait of 10 weeks and, as I filled in the self-referral form about three weeks ago, I’ve got another seven weeks to go <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<b>Weather watch </b><br />
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We’ve had some lovely warm, sunny summer weather this week, along with a dramatic thunderstorm in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<br />
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<u>Clouds at Maryport Marina on Saturday morning</u></h3>
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We had rain overnight Friday into Saturday followed by showers during the morning. It was dry during the afternoon and felt warm when the sun came out despite being breezy for most of the day.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdq-Dv4ohnDdZ695smreASvgs8f3CQrO1eHhFit-GedU1UulRFlQgdebnu3Vk9NBLZD1qc-7xHNBUGfEdes4Nj7Brx4PWnQHduHjkloy97O6pMCy47LD7nOalCyuD-vbPvqs4xzvO_dQ/s1600/Maryport+Sunday+walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of dry and sunny on the shore at Maryport on Saturday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1421" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdq-Dv4ohnDdZ695smreASvgs8f3CQrO1eHhFit-GedU1UulRFlQgdebnu3Vk9NBLZD1qc-7xHNBUGfEdes4Nj7Brx4PWnQHduHjkloy97O6pMCy47LD7nOalCyuD-vbPvqs4xzvO_dQ/s640/Maryport+Sunday+walk.jpg" title="Dry and sunny on the shore at Maryport on Saturday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Dry and sunny on the shore at Maryport on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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The temperature reached 17.1C (63F) with a top average wind speed of 23mph, gusting 30mph.<br />
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Sunday was dry, bright and fairly windy. <br />
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A severe weather warning for heavy rain was issued for this area from lunchtime on Sunday until 23:59 on Monday. <br />
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We had a few light spots of rain just after lunch then the rain arrived with a vengeance later in the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 16.3C (61F) and the average wind speed was 31mph.<br />
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It was very wet and windy overnight Sunday into Monday with a top overnight wind speed of 28mph, gusting 44mph. <br />
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We had rain first thing on Monday morning. It then became dry, bright and breezy with a top temperature of 17C (63F) and a top average wind speed of 22mph, gusting 30mph.<br />
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<u>Monday afternoon at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Tuesday was dry, warm and sunny with a good breeze in the morning that dropped off during the afternoon. The daytime temperature peaked at 22C (72F) and the top average wind speed was 18mph.<br />
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Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday was very warm and muggy with the temperature going up to 25C (77F). <br />
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This was followed by thunder, lightning and heavy rain in the early hours of the morning. <br />
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It was a grey start to the day on Wednesday with the cloud thinning and the sun coming out late morning. The top temperature was 23C (73F) and the top average wind speed was 16mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ2B4iS8ZxQrfIFbrCKuZZfzxlgI7CWPwcKnommM2EFzWciij-LBCSd-ONWL7jTzpL_jX8X55d4NVW-Pi7kG27W25wEbc0zeLWFup7y1rTTl5z14OJJSkHCzkonOIl_y0MuGdFdPNiDg/s1600/Sunny+Thursday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of blue sky and white clouds at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ2B4iS8ZxQrfIFbrCKuZZfzxlgI7CWPwcKnommM2EFzWciij-LBCSd-ONWL7jTzpL_jX8X55d4NVW-Pi7kG27W25wEbc0zeLWFup7y1rTTl5z14OJJSkHCzkonOIl_y0MuGdFdPNiDg/s640/Sunny+Thursday.jpg" title="Blue sky and white clouds at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Blue sky and white clouds at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) was dry, very warm and sunny from first thing but it was still fairly breezy for much of the day with heavy showers from mid-afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 26C (79F) and the top average wind speed was 22mph, gusting 33mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg5CHM2VAsix0q1Y_4bD8954mDcc5HKEDk6RBLF0tu8X4yWXixAPvUojEaDAmKVc9UbKw0udghEuyTNtZm8N8-clo1p3wj9nLScioHouWSP81j989GmWSipGDfQ14Qt1p_-j1MfYVc1A/s1600/_7260006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of cloudy weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1489" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg5CHM2VAsix0q1Y_4bD8954mDcc5HKEDk6RBLF0tu8X4yWXixAPvUojEaDAmKVc9UbKw0udghEuyTNtZm8N8-clo1p3wj9nLScioHouWSP81j989GmWSipGDfQ14Qt1p_-j1MfYVc1A/s640/_7260006.jpg" title="Cloudy weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Cloudy weather at Maryport Marina today (Friday)</u></h3>
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And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been overcast but dry and fairly warm with a top temperature of 20C (68F) and a top average wind speed of 16mph. The sun came out mid-afternoon.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-1317310636021417932019-07-19T17:06:00.001+01:002019-07-21T18:51:15.213+01:00Marina sea gate repaired after draining down for a month and our latest trip out on Ravensdale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>Staff fitting the new gate cable at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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The marina’s sea gate was fixed this morning so our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser should now remain afloat at low tide again.<br />
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The cable on the gate that holds water in Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, snapped a month ago today (Friday). Since then, the marina has drained down every time the tide went out.<br />
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Marina staff replaced the cable this week and divers checked the hinges and attached the new cable to the gate this morning.<br />
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We also took Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth on Monday which gave us a chance to try out our new VHF aerial.<br />
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And Ruby found herself a proper staffie stick <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Marina gate</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOTtQamF6jMNEeuhpnjsQ7m9FaM8eElPltUFv_J9DXL0LfjPD2zJalB0zoG3wY8aUE2hT6rMkemIAXzv0HF6o5PWd5T0M2pqN4QHIOa3lLqG2rohr_2KzbF6ZHgYxsRbMUbs5RXZC3-8/s1600/IMG_20190716_125445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the new cable when it arrived at the marina on Tuesday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1284" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOTtQamF6jMNEeuhpnjsQ7m9FaM8eElPltUFv_J9DXL0LfjPD2zJalB0zoG3wY8aUE2hT6rMkemIAXzv0HF6o5PWd5T0M2pqN4QHIOa3lLqG2rohr_2KzbF6ZHgYxsRbMUbs5RXZC3-8/s640/IMG_20190716_125445.jpg" title="The new cable arrived at the marina on Tuesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The new cable arrived at the marina on Tuesday</u></h3>
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The new cable for the marina’s sea gate arrived Tuesday lunchtime.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtfRT9kOSpocuwPM7CtIBAZXdSlkUyoPwTWV45gGixrEpDCJPW3j_ymd149CuWM3I-ZAb79ocLo4bZW7PKU_YJ_PuDZwNiaRE0PsCD0fI472vMUFOPgzqd9o2EgbrxXUHxonyzQ9PHr0/s1600/Marina+cable+repairs+160719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of marina staff fitting the new cable" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtfRT9kOSpocuwPM7CtIBAZXdSlkUyoPwTWV45gGixrEpDCJPW3j_ymd149CuWM3I-ZAb79ocLo4bZW7PKU_YJ_PuDZwNiaRE0PsCD0fI472vMUFOPgzqd9o2EgbrxXUHxonyzQ9PHr0/s640/Marina+cable+repairs+160719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Marina staff fitting the new cable" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marina staff fitting the new cable</u></h3>
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Marina staff fitted it the same day then had to wait for divers to come and check the gate hinges and attach the new cable to the gate.<br />
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This work was carried out around low tide this morning (Friday) so the gate should now keep water in the marina again when the tide goes out this evening.<br />
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The previous cable snapped on June 19, which meant it was no longer possible to close the gate to maintain a good depth of water in the marina.<br />
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It will be good to have water back in the marina again after a month of Ravensdale sinking down into the mud every time the tide went out.<br />
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Her mud baths don’t seem to have caused her any problems, but she sometimes settled further from our boarding steps than we would've liked.<br />
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If we were around when the water level started to drop, we pulled her in to bring her closer to the pontoon then slackened the ropes off again when she’d settled. However, if we were off the boat or she went down into the mud at night, we just had to accept where she ended up.<br />
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Also, the ramp to the marina facilities became very steep at low tide.<br />
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And it seemed decidedly weird when Ravensdale was static for a good part of the day, rather than floating, so it will be really nice to get back to our life afloat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wqqh_m9pj8e9vYVhzvYeUzSpTqUOBXLmw5eCg6O8AygEcK6_BZPy-9a0xhLh3oODcKypgEWUFYEJEyH-7oOrHKGniqXd60nmoL6QFNG5tpUVm0WgrSDK_Bf3gGX0InB0Lfx32Q4UDfo/s1600/Marina+gate+divers+190719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the dive team that came to fix the cable this morning (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wqqh_m9pj8e9vYVhzvYeUzSpTqUOBXLmw5eCg6O8AygEcK6_BZPy-9a0xhLh3oODcKypgEWUFYEJEyH-7oOrHKGniqXd60nmoL6QFNG5tpUVm0WgrSDK_Bf3gGX0InB0Lfx32Q4UDfo/s640/Marina+gate+divers+190719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The dive team that came to fix the cable this morning (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The dive team that came to fix the cable this morning (Friday)</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTswKXQLmhIS_eSfQ0dhTd2NLi62fBsY5Pi8pyjb4unLlOyH2TuUUMWw-fRYIWwDNhZv7o8EqJcuOZuttV8pbMiYowOYHuChCba9-iSKlfcwK9G6QEtC5OYnSexVtruB3KhlRlm2Cgs/s1600/Marina+gate+divers+190719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a closer view of the dive boat" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1472" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTswKXQLmhIS_eSfQ0dhTd2NLi62fBsY5Pi8pyjb4unLlOyH2TuUUMWw-fRYIWwDNhZv7o8EqJcuOZuttV8pbMiYowOYHuChCba9-iSKlfcwK9G6QEtC5OYnSexVtruB3KhlRlm2Cgs/s640/Marina+gate+divers+190719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A closer view of the dive boat" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A closer view of the dive boat</u></h3>
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<b>Ravensdale out on the water</b><br />
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We considered going over to the Isle of Man for a few days when we saw the weather forecast was good from Saturday to Tuesday inclusive.<br />
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At that stage, the weather was due to break on Wednesday.<br />
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However, by Saturday morning, the forecast for Tuesday was less good so we decided to wait for a longer period of good weather as it is almost 50 nautical miles from Maryport, and we’d rather go when we will be able to spend a bit longer there.<br />
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Meanwhile, we decided to take Ravensdale out on a little fishing trip on Monday.<br />
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It also gave us an opportunity to test our new VHF aerial.<br />
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We left the marina at around 9.20am and headed straight out across the Solway Firth from towards Three Fathoms Bank, which is 5.5 nautical miles from Maryport.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0OMXm5MERxvG6QWq0Y1eQF51N-ETLI4fuiKxukNJI5uIPsaUQPucdef53WpNwM9_nTdMILYSBVZ1W0XnTQb5IHfSk8mFUP7ixV5c1We8HTj6Y52yFYNtspxEP648qIefU0PnpHuskRw/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1563" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0OMXm5MERxvG6QWq0Y1eQF51N-ETLI4fuiKxukNJI5uIPsaUQPucdef53WpNwM9_nTdMILYSBVZ1W0XnTQb5IHfSk8mFUP7ixV5c1We8HTj6Y52yFYNtspxEP648qIefU0PnpHuskRw/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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The further we got from Maryport, the choppier the water became and, when we were about four miles out, we decided it was going to be too bumpy to sit comfortably at anchor so we turned back and headed for the area of Allonby Bay where we’d had some good cod the previous week.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w31pYz0yZF1P03tgjR8mj2tagkWW0IdvWvdfpLqgJwaqqYUIe5TTby3l_KtQdKzRI9Pr7QhmCowTWJwChYB30-6XCJCAmawRmGnadQEXLeCHg3qcqVluDHcSUZdBqpkWy457T5kcaes/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale on the way to Allonby Bay" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1343" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w31pYz0yZF1P03tgjR8mj2tagkWW0IdvWvdfpLqgJwaqqYUIe5TTby3l_KtQdKzRI9Pr7QhmCowTWJwChYB30-6XCJCAmawRmGnadQEXLeCHg3qcqVluDHcSUZdBqpkWy457T5kcaes/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale on the way to Allonby Bay" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale on the way to Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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We dropped anchor and Phil set up four fishing rods.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcNxFVFFGeP_w5UcTIX9NVaiJ9CHmljpg692deXdeH_GQ65wY6j4MAy9VLltol5QIklmCzvnkq9FWlLH-u_fxKieN18KjZF7ekEOKQxdM6I-QAdHsMEanHPdesA_GUS4Tjo6p5lLcnrc/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the best cod Phil caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcNxFVFFGeP_w5UcTIX9NVaiJ9CHmljpg692deXdeH_GQ65wY6j4MAy9VLltol5QIklmCzvnkq9FWlLH-u_fxKieN18KjZF7ekEOKQxdM6I-QAdHsMEanHPdesA_GUS4Tjo6p5lLcnrc/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252821%2529.jpg" title="The best cod Phil caught on this trip" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The best cod Phil caught on this trip</u></h3>
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He soon caught a reasonable cod and we were hoping we were in for another good catch, then something strange happened.<br />
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As he was pulling in the next codling, we could see that it was being chased by a tope, which is a member of the shark family.<br />
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<u>The tope chasing the cod Phil had hooked</u></h3>
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And, as he lifted it out of the water, the tope bit off and disappeared with most of the codling leaving just the head and a small section of the body hanging on the hook.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLkwiFdDFi47hNKr0tGTRqLaafy-UDpXBeCGbGSIXhFg7_5bUHIpe5iLuP_6SLzZVF9cMXJVs6Gm-jFpcTUhmUBiXBvh9ZJpwmDvzgqUTObVzetmhGBy1m-JkZqAqJqdeE1disSA8mHo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252825%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the remains of the cod that was attacked by a tope" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1355" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLkwiFdDFi47hNKr0tGTRqLaafy-UDpXBeCGbGSIXhFg7_5bUHIpe5iLuP_6SLzZVF9cMXJVs6Gm-jFpcTUhmUBiXBvh9ZJpwmDvzgqUTObVzetmhGBy1m-JkZqAqJqdeE1disSA8mHo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252825%2529.jpg" title="The remains of the cod that was attacked by a tope" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The remains of the cod that was attacked by a tope</u></h3>
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It was a bit gruesome, but it just goes to show how sharp their teeth are.<br />
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This happened again a bit later one. This time it was a slightly smaller codling and all that was left of it was the head.<br />
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Phil also caught a codling that was too small to keep and was returned to the water and a few dogfish and he had several good bites from fish that got away before he could get them to the boat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPrgZRPY64MGbJ_3wipB7w7edOYmCRJ9qZkf4MPpoSqo5usPUFHB27Bd16if2Ubn1GcY581EeHy3s1meVVA4wkMZBxTOgUUo1LloskH6BKVPNgH-9U3HMjuqizUL0V8HHDVNZ_EhLm1Y/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil setting up one of his fishing rods" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPrgZRPY64MGbJ_3wipB7w7edOYmCRJ9qZkf4MPpoSqo5usPUFHB27Bd16if2Ubn1GcY581EeHy3s1meVVA4wkMZBxTOgUUo1LloskH6BKVPNgH-9U3HMjuqizUL0V8HHDVNZ_EhLm1Y/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252819%2529.jpg" title="Phil setting up one of his fishing rods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods watched by Ruby</u></h3>
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And he was pleased to catch a tope, even if it wasn't the biggest he's ever caught.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlfZfLs9M58k0Nc247tyG1EN36cFYI1F4SzAYFe2lpC6KEte6z7F8_dNUfSfR-pJNW1_Ll9gwoM2j72b6nDpAvPvdTW6CMkq5WvyMifzb_l9DtcZLjn1x04iZVFOW6zuIbPWIXF3n9F8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252840%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the tope he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlfZfLs9M58k0Nc247tyG1EN36cFYI1F4SzAYFe2lpC6KEte6z7F8_dNUfSfR-pJNW1_Ll9gwoM2j72b6nDpAvPvdTW6CMkq5WvyMifzb_l9DtcZLjn1x04iZVFOW6zuIbPWIXF3n9F8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252840%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the tope he caught on this trip" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the tope he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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Fishing aside, it was a beautiful day to be out on the water – warm and sunny with a light wind that made sitting out on deck more comfortable than it would’ve been without the breeze.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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We returned to the marina soon after 1.30pm after more than four hours out on the water during which time we’d travelled 10.9nm.<br />
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So, we may not have made it to the Isle of Man or even to Three Fathoms Bank this time, but at least we’d given Ravensdale a good run.<br />
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Turning back also meant we discovered that 1,300 revs gave us eight knots against the tide and 11 knots with the tide.<br />
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And our new VHF aerial worked well. We were told that our transmissions were clear, as were the messages we received, so we now know our communications are in good order again.<br />
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We later discovered that one of the other berth holders here had taken a couple of photos of Ravensdale while we were out on the water. Thanks Alan! <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<u>Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b>Replacing exhaust cover screws</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26f_YioqTnQmhxmhKz7R9cq0BoIeA5iUi96uvj9nOvjYaudcFHznnPjKngi7zHzyMGojI-zO5zO1bdb1GCH0gbHjVOWjLCEPW8JPNazN4jKN0gxJCGcP-Y2A0Klc7cFBX4yGYIme9C9c/s1600/Phil+in+dinghy+exhaust+screws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil putting sealant into screw holes in the exhaust cover before replacing the screws" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26f_YioqTnQmhxmhKz7R9cq0BoIeA5iUi96uvj9nOvjYaudcFHznnPjKngi7zHzyMGojI-zO5zO1bdb1GCH0gbHjVOWjLCEPW8JPNazN4jKN0gxJCGcP-Y2A0Klc7cFBX4yGYIme9C9c/s640/Phil+in+dinghy+exhaust+screws.jpg" title="Phil putting sealant into screw holes in the exhaust cover before replacing the screws" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil putting sealant into screw holes in the exhaust cover before replacing the screws</u></h3>
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Phil was pleased to get a job done this week that he'd been meaning to do for more than two years.<br />
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Last time Ravensdale was lifted out of the water and then back in again in the marina’s boat hoist, the straps lifted the exhaust cover on her starboard side. This dislodged two of the screws holding it in place and carbon has been escaping around them when the engines are running ever since.<br />
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At the weekend, Phil got our dinghy out and paddled around to the starboard exhaust cover.<br />
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Using a rope to hold the dinghy in place, he removed the damaged screws, filled the holes with white sealant and replaced the screws.<br />
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He had already removed the carbon when he cleaned that side of the hull while checking the damage caused by the recent rock-throwing incident.<br />
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And we were delighted to see that no carbon escaped around the screws on our latest outing.<br />
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<b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<u>Ruby on lookout duties on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby leads the way up the overgrown path up Mote Hill</u></h3>
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I took Ruby for a walk up Mote Hill in Maryport on Saturday, which is a fairly steep climb up a lot of steps.<br />
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What I hadn’t realised was just how overgrown the path would be as last time I went up there it was clear.<br />
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Once we reached the top, I took her to the highest viewing area so she could look out over Maryport and I wanted to get a photo of her up there. Thankfully, before Ruby went in there, I noticed that someone had left broken glass all over the ground, so I immediately called her back. <br />
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We then walked back along the main road at rush hour.<br />
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It was very busy with both people and traffic and she was really well behaved, so I was very proud of her.<br />
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Another thing that Ruby’s started doing that I’m really pleased about is sitting, without being told to sit, when we reach the edge of a pavement.<br />
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Since she was very small, we’ve been telling her to sit before crossing roads and she seems to have got the message as, the minute we stop at the edge of the pavement, she sits then looks up at us for praise and/or a treat.<br />
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It doesn’t happen every time as she’s still quite easily distracted by people and other dogs, but I think we’re getting there <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DkFFhcNBSGHTi18ssxXkGTptu_WRK2RF0XZCZDEzOJmwDoqhFLrqK0Tvnxt7D2_vdrwPif9mQ2Gxk_KSKPQqr4qY2khRMmk0lkR3_zGyKfC1gkrgGkvtySj5M1cCDxXSqYF5snbk4uk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252834%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby chilling out in her life jacket in Ravensdale's saloon " border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1478" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DkFFhcNBSGHTi18ssxXkGTptu_WRK2RF0XZCZDEzOJmwDoqhFLrqK0Tvnxt7D2_vdrwPif9mQ2Gxk_KSKPQqr4qY2khRMmk0lkR3_zGyKfC1gkrgGkvtySj5M1cCDxXSqYF5snbk4uk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252834%2529.jpg" title="Ruby chilling out in her life jacket in Ravensdale's saloon " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby chilling out in her life jacket in Ravensdale's saloon </u></h3>
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Ruby was very chilled when I put her life jacket on her while we were out on the Solway Firth in Ravensdale again on Monday.<br />
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She really has accepted trips out on the boat and wearing her life jacket as part of her normal life now, which is good because that’s exactly what they are <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jvKakVSPFxba4ttgWJj1ED5EzBHMmxdXE8Trtb9BBUidE28HPPBvHF9fdc5Ts98aS1EUa7BlWl_y1VItIpywc09cWEsQrViNCH1v3P9gSJWPKhliW-LvrEE_I4L2pEgenaTeoYWQtFk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252836%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PHoto of Ruby making herself comfortable in the saloon while Ravensdale was out on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1335" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jvKakVSPFxba4ttgWJj1ED5EzBHMmxdXE8Trtb9BBUidE28HPPBvHF9fdc5Ts98aS1EUa7BlWl_y1VItIpywc09cWEsQrViNCH1v3P9gSJWPKhliW-LvrEE_I4L2pEgenaTeoYWQtFk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252836%2529.jpg" title="Ruby making herself comfortable in the saloon while Ravensdale was out on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby making herself comfortable in the saloon while Ravensdale was out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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Ruby found herself a proper staffie stick while she was out for a walk with Phil and I on Wednesday morning.<br />
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It looked more like a lump of fence post and I really thought it would be too heavy and chunky for her to carry around, but she brought it with us for at least half of her walk before she decided to dump it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNpmdPTY6jVAuD5kh21jiyxwl54T5TqmRQeRwmjMGu-pCYbybE_9quii7XN80GQUCi_WeFik_gRpKRaPnGCCZLGk-ao471jDwefdu0LCg934d-7DCp_Q9dBCssp1nj76YhNgM50IbU5Y/s1600/Ruby%2527s+big+stick+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her staffie stick" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNpmdPTY6jVAuD5kh21jiyxwl54T5TqmRQeRwmjMGu-pCYbybE_9quii7XN80GQUCi_WeFik_gRpKRaPnGCCZLGk-ao471jDwefdu0LCg934d-7DCp_Q9dBCssp1nj76YhNgM50IbU5Y/s640/Ruby%2527s+big+stick+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her staffie stick" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her staffie stick</u></h3>
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The worst thing when she’s carrying a stick is when she runs past us and catches the back of our legs with it, especially when wearing shorts. Ouch!<br />
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And I was even less impressed when she found a rotting dead dogfish in the long grass and ran off with it, totally refusing to bring it back to me and swap it for a treat. I wasn't at all surprised as I'm sure dead dogfish was far more interesting.<br />
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I eventually got her to bring it to me by sounding really interested in what she'd found then managed to retrieve about two-thirds of it, half of which she'd apparently swallowed whole <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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I quite expected the rest to return later but it never did.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPeOCqdM_ZCswrp7XbDHA0yVeJGDnY8fQOlXgDdtY-3Z9kJTPvrq0iSb6-VfEd0Jvty-8I5G8nVqz-2MStFJENuxykYtv313LGQJ8su0mn3KsjzKOlBBz-p03eN1odDEHG7PQAxzKpzk/s1600/Ruby+and+new+Kong+ball+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her new red Kong ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1442" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPeOCqdM_ZCswrp7XbDHA0yVeJGDnY8fQOlXgDdtY-3Z9kJTPvrq0iSb6-VfEd0Jvty-8I5G8nVqz-2MStFJENuxykYtv313LGQJ8su0mn3KsjzKOlBBz-p03eN1odDEHG7PQAxzKpzk/s640/Ruby+and+new+Kong+ball+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her new red Kong ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her new red Kong ball</u></h3>
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Meanwhile, her latest favourite toy is her new red Kong ball, which she uses to get us to play her version of fetch. This involves her dropping the ball down the steps from the saloon into the galley, so we have to get it and give or throw it back to her. <br />
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It turns out we’re better at playing fetch than she is as she’s great at running after it and finding it but rubbish at bringing it back <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nLDI9o2NJO-777NzOcV9wry7i6cuJSV4dhYHi8OU8fFD1XKOKEks6sL01CmC-8tA80s72RnWY3PoZvFcajX4niqwsSgmL5eqSvjQEFg4hE-84BB-ZreH9Wcu_GmPBirddmelLtmLBjA/s1600/Ruby+and+new+Kong+ball+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby trying to persuade Phil to play ball with her" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nLDI9o2NJO-777NzOcV9wry7i6cuJSV4dhYHi8OU8fFD1XKOKEks6sL01CmC-8tA80s72RnWY3PoZvFcajX4niqwsSgmL5eqSvjQEFg4hE-84BB-ZreH9Wcu_GmPBirddmelLtmLBjA/s640/Ruby+and+new+Kong+ball+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby trying to persuade Phil to play ball with her" width="476" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby trying to persuade Phil to play ball with her</u></h3>
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<b><br />Where’s our washing?</b><br />
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<u>Marina launderette</u></h3>
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I totally forgot that I’d done the laundry on Friday until we were just about to go bed at around midnight.<br />
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I couldn’t find the towel I wanted then realised that I had left all the washing in the tumble drier in the marina’s launderette.<br />
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I always set alarms on my phone to remind me to go up and move our laundry from the washing machine to the tumble drier and then another for just before the drier is due to finish, so I don’t forget to collect it.<br />
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Well, this time I did – forget to collect it, I mean <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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I remember the alarm going off while I was in the middle of doing something on Ravensdale, so I decided to go and collect the washing as soon as I’d finished doing whatever I was doing (I’ve forgotten what that was now too – guess it must be an age thing <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>)<br />
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Having realised my mistake, I decided it just had to be collected before we went to bed so we both went up to the launderette to fold it all up and bring it back to the boat.<br />
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Unsurprisingly, I didn’t bother putting it all away until the following morning. <br />
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The biggest joke was that I hadn’t even intended to do the laundry until Saturday.<br />
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I decided to do it on Friday afternoon instead because we were considering going over to the Isle of Man for a few days and I wanted to make sure everything was clean to take away with us.<br />
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If I hadn’t remembered the washing late on Friday night and we’d gone away on Saturday morning, we would’ve gone without all our clean clothes, etc., which would’ve been a total pain.<br />
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<b>Wildlife</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEqfSqw7X3-jsQgWS3BMfzwxvqmVu8P8Hbiaq4XdkO92pUG2UInbdflaOAbVD1lS1UAG2Z9NTfMTLWOzK3YMw_vjTSq5hXqovss9KBW1rp4zJAyAetqXQ2UFGe4oHp7RytV6JuapgBX4/s1600/Cygnet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the cygnet waiting for food near Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEqfSqw7X3-jsQgWS3BMfzwxvqmVu8P8Hbiaq4XdkO92pUG2UInbdflaOAbVD1lS1UAG2Z9NTfMTLWOzK3YMw_vjTSq5hXqovss9KBW1rp4zJAyAetqXQ2UFGe4oHp7RytV6JuapgBX4/s640/Cygnet.jpg" title="The cygnet waiting for food near Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The cygnet waiting for food near Ravensdale</u></h3>
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We hadn’t seen any swans in the marina for weeks when one of last year’s cygnets turned up on Tuesday evening.<br />
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I fed it and it was either still here or back again on Wednesday morning looking for food. It was in the marina again yesterday (Thursday) so I’m wondering if it’s going to become a more regular visitor again.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZtb4T6jFfpReSdkpAjaqgYbQgRw5FIjVDdtPGzt_e-ck0BfbrNFAecEDCnMHyFwxA-3hdh2P3gOzk5686qVnwVMqxgA1ysOyC61pN2ujvPqqAK0ZFWu0aJ6Rk0UDZ81UHbbq8vkjQyk/s1600/Herons+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the larger heron fishing in the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1032" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZtb4T6jFfpReSdkpAjaqgYbQgRw5FIjVDdtPGzt_e-ck0BfbrNFAecEDCnMHyFwxA-3hdh2P3gOzk5686qVnwVMqxgA1ysOyC61pN2ujvPqqAK0ZFWu0aJ6Rk0UDZ81UHbbq8vkjQyk/s640/Herons+%25283%2529.jpg" title="The larger heron fishing in the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The larger heron fishing in the marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalC_UrZ2VUW1prjlCX5dmkO2PqkPFFUBenWLT_EoOs4iXPO2fKba-Bafq21tRBq5t0MV4jSG4lXl-iMnnQhZgM_7YPcFN8owo5weKUrAYNHmnLd9odfGaEEQBGAJLqhk3kZPKe3K0e1s/s1600/Herons+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the two smaller herons fishing at the bottom of the slipway" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1334" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalC_UrZ2VUW1prjlCX5dmkO2PqkPFFUBenWLT_EoOs4iXPO2fKba-Bafq21tRBq5t0MV4jSG4lXl-iMnnQhZgM_7YPcFN8owo5weKUrAYNHmnLd9odfGaEEQBGAJLqhk3kZPKe3K0e1s/s640/Herons+%25284%2529.jpg" title="One of the two smaller herons fishing at the bottom of the slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the two smaller herons fishing at the bottom of the slipway</u></h3>
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Also, on Tuesday evening, there were three herons fishing at the bottom of the marina slipway.<br />
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There is usually only one heron fishing there and two looked a good bit smaller so we’re thinking that the regular heron may have young. I only managed to get a photo of one of the smaller herons as the other one flew away.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckfBqMZf90GyIg7tAcGnOBB9vYAl2hh0KpTf-6OHtxBS_BXZGVrW43Mf4DimBMGhTLMFvJW1JL3oDHYmRCVo9Qp32TSK6Dh5eKjh51AIDd9_rxYCCX6aQK2E-fO_Ej-_gZV1IUknovo/s1600/_7160044-2-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another shot of the larger heron" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckfBqMZf90GyIg7tAcGnOBB9vYAl2hh0KpTf-6OHtxBS_BXZGVrW43Mf4DimBMGhTLMFvJW1JL3oDHYmRCVo9Qp32TSK6Dh5eKjh51AIDd9_rxYCCX6aQK2E-fO_Ej-_gZV1IUknovo/s640/_7160044-2-Edit.jpg" title="Another shot of the larger heron" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another shot of the larger heron</u></h3>
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<b>Polar Bound at marina boatyard</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e8y1-l_h88E6j3r6uXxw_yWaQrSc1GzDRzh3lCEICgH8FCfU_ZMHoPxZb7y-PVicpbXh9rzXRcDOmNS5xJLSgXyXESmEQd9B6DiTLNHqkmOP9jz_iV0abwr-z938BIzh1zhWZpmGA8o/s1600/Polar+Bound+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Polar Bound on the boatyard hoist" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1443" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e8y1-l_h88E6j3r6uXxw_yWaQrSc1GzDRzh3lCEICgH8FCfU_ZMHoPxZb7y-PVicpbXh9rzXRcDOmNS5xJLSgXyXESmEQd9B6DiTLNHqkmOP9jz_iV0abwr-z938BIzh1zhWZpmGA8o/s640/Polar+Bound+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Polar Bound on the boatyard hoist" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Polar Bound on the boatyard hoist</u></h3>
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An unusual and interesting boat is currently undergoing work at the boatyard next to the marina.<br />
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Polar Bound arrived while we were out on the Solway Firth on Monday, so I didn’t get a chance to photograph it passing Ravensdale.<br />
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But I’ve been up to have a look at the 48-foot aluminium motorboat on the hoist at Bollard Proof (formerly MPM North West).<br />
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She belongs to David Scott Cowper, a British yachtsman who was the first man to sail solo around the world in both directions. <br />
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He was also the first to successfully sail around the world via the Northwest Passage single-handed.<br />
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Polar Bound is shaped like an egg and reinforced to ensure she won’t crack under the pressure of 65 tonnes of ice.<br />
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She’s also well insulated to enable Cowper to survive the extremely cold temperatures he encounters on his Arctic voyages.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gB92DKt8gC0YnhTaLfaG5tKhiamQgTIGBA9rkvyNUo6zUAp7ZVaqb317vhptgu_3FMH67nLmrWkQG4GAFvJxkJXM1Jp_HPUziCUdM7U39KN90c9JAySmLRMEgNW8GNXExxgmrPJSLH0/s1600/Polar+Bound+on+hoist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Polar Bound on the boat hoist" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gB92DKt8gC0YnhTaLfaG5tKhiamQgTIGBA9rkvyNUo6zUAp7ZVaqb317vhptgu_3FMH67nLmrWkQG4GAFvJxkJXM1Jp_HPUziCUdM7U39KN90c9JAySmLRMEgNW8GNXExxgmrPJSLH0/s640/Polar+Bound+on+hoist.jpg" title="Another view of Polar Bound on the boat hoist" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Polar Bound on the boat hoist</u></h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
<br />
I have taken literally hundreds of photos this week, most of which were of Maryport Carnival on Saturday.<br />
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I got home to discover that I had more than 800 photos to go through, which was a pretty painful experience with my bad arm.<br />
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport Carnival</u></h3>
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I finished sorting through them and processing them the following day then took a load more photos while out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale the following day.<br />
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<u>Gang Warily on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3zwW5Im99ErYLEmdBgN_H5VDx8k7GHpVnyTAb08UHDhsNhmSp8FG1abhdrOoxxaNVK7UvwP5jO1GfJHV67ryA50p-ihn-sipMgimHnuMCaaB_Sr9DpIP9r_vDKjF5mLrrY_kraAy0GE/s1600/Our+James+150719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of commercial fishing boat Our James returning to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1540" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3zwW5Im99ErYLEmdBgN_H5VDx8k7GHpVnyTAb08UHDhsNhmSp8FG1abhdrOoxxaNVK7UvwP5jO1GfJHV67ryA50p-ihn-sipMgimHnuMCaaB_Sr9DpIP9r_vDKjF5mLrrY_kraAy0GE/s640/Our+James+150719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Commercial fishing boat Our James returning to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Commercial fishing boat Our James returning to Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPlQDB63gKpAI72c3eKjqWatY2ad49V9VOYQfml1acTejgZjKbtuERmmW-mGNRpvmzNgq4WmHqWbjXrHUwKrpkaX9yn4M-SQqAyRDXwnslZBEzkoYjXqcsCTBxRlcWLQ-o9jCJKi-E5U/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Raingoose on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1600" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPlQDB63gKpAI72c3eKjqWatY2ad49V9VOYQfml1acTejgZjKbtuERmmW-mGNRpvmzNgq4WmHqWbjXrHUwKrpkaX9yn4M-SQqAyRDXwnslZBEzkoYjXqcsCTBxRlcWLQ-o9jCJKi-E5U/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Raingoose on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Raingoose on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdgvj9U838q_3_3HoqwSbHuej38UfZ_WvaXAPo3UE1TlS3wUpnC-OrVI7tLSvfuvph1_0qP5eO08oKaNQKG1udgBb6FIj6dfaaq6_JvxZtQs3vNGT_pndNV2nI08DIkir5p_gpq5EDGo/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252818%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Mistral and Raingoose by part of Robin Rigg Wind Farm on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1600" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdgvj9U838q_3_3HoqwSbHuej38UfZ_WvaXAPo3UE1TlS3wUpnC-OrVI7tLSvfuvph1_0qP5eO08oKaNQKG1udgBb6FIj6dfaaq6_JvxZtQs3vNGT_pndNV2nI08DIkir5p_gpq5EDGo/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252818%2529.jpg" title="Mistral and Raingoose by part of Robin Rigg Wind Farm on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Mistral and Raingoose by part of Robin Rigg Wind Farm on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79HjN7ueU0_kUETT_5BbDbZ7QIx_ndHKeHmyG4EczATJ4LN4vbukyQvsesDNV0YSiSVnQyCYouAUJi8ZB0qaYTyXv8h6s5lcEaH4o2SP0Leg0VjnKOe254EHZu8Cl9LKdgFL0dGqvZ8Q/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252827%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of charter fishing boat Venture West on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="1600" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79HjN7ueU0_kUETT_5BbDbZ7QIx_ndHKeHmyG4EczATJ4LN4vbukyQvsesDNV0YSiSVnQyCYouAUJi8ZB0qaYTyXv8h6s5lcEaH4o2SP0Leg0VjnKOe254EHZu8Cl9LKdgFL0dGqvZ8Q/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252827%2529.jpg" title="Charter fishing boat Venture West on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Charter fishing boat Venture West on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg8JlK1ArLbq5KQehthKnS75gSX-fhfmQ7PlJz3CZCZi2MuKaUEI1EnMq8Q2XIQ6XFeBzLYRD3ZliZ3LDpKPHVTyA_1PfC06E_YSwlMnjBk7OQ2137XUNBmpmIlgekM7MraJr4-rbEus/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252843%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1393" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg8JlK1ArLbq5KQehthKnS75gSX-fhfmQ7PlJz3CZCZi2MuKaUEI1EnMq8Q2XIQ6XFeBzLYRD3ZliZ3LDpKPHVTyA_1PfC06E_YSwlMnjBk7OQ2137XUNBmpmIlgekM7MraJr4-rbEus/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%252843%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6IndGUZhRTsJsUgHT0z-wyJT1315YOpkSx7Wc7WrfEhlFWeQ6yyY5iiEvtvLL-b2Ysjel2Yjhi2rEuO6KpQGJ7j8ZDCVezqp89ZAIKB79n4I2vbnTftpR4YgPYtMPOgiTAL6vM5x_0U/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1451" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6IndGUZhRTsJsUgHT0z-wyJT1315YOpkSx7Wc7WrfEhlFWeQ6yyY5iiEvtvLL-b2Ysjel2Yjhi2rEuO6KpQGJ7j8ZDCVezqp89ZAIKB79n4I2vbnTftpR4YgPYtMPOgiTAL6vM5x_0U/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I took my camera for a walk around the harbour and up to town yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iyirIAzom4dmAShq6hKa5cBvK84vJdY38IFLt6Ok-Nb124lIwZXC5Mxp1V301NlHEqRcbSelVwF0NF_siZziAln0muw6U4F5Io8rfreZlJycelQO1cTSqc-r4zMKJvIJCzVs5IvkdD4/s1600/From+The+Settlement+180719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the River Ellen from The Settlement in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1483" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iyirIAzom4dmAShq6hKa5cBvK84vJdY38IFLt6Ok-Nb124lIwZXC5Mxp1V301NlHEqRcbSelVwF0NF_siZziAln0muw6U4F5Io8rfreZlJycelQO1cTSqc-r4zMKJvIJCzVs5IvkdD4/s640/From+The+Settlement+180719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The River Ellen from The Settlement in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The River Ellen from The Settlement in Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi6_d-ODujodjTWn_60RLHYWwgDp84Lbnx-HbjwPZvEXrseRhIdGTXgVw9AR6PL3blzRv0gqtH5JReZJdmRpXtl6cgfHxbNCf328Tt5IatY2UF9XroXJQrj5RipQN81Kf2LfFWb_RZLc/s1600/From+The+Settlement+180719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1411" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi6_d-ODujodjTWn_60RLHYWwgDp84Lbnx-HbjwPZvEXrseRhIdGTXgVw9AR6PL3blzRv0gqtH5JReZJdmRpXtl6cgfHxbNCf328Tt5IatY2UF9XroXJQrj5RipQN81Kf2LfFWb_RZLc/s640/From+The+Settlement+180719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking out towards the Solway Firth from The Settlement</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo9RyspiBiK1DU5MZ4noHoI8zF3snARTxAWi-quIabvHXVeaYRuqdtA-YMiZqlEVOhmigWRV0QmNTO9bJC8sHdM0gfSc6YkrzUQP70E-drr2zynuOOMigwblDRfOLcT0eNLQcCLzSaCA/s1600/Maryport+harbour+180719+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1402" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo9RyspiBiK1DU5MZ4noHoI8zF3snARTxAWi-quIabvHXVeaYRuqdtA-YMiZqlEVOhmigWRV0QmNTO9bJC8sHdM0gfSc6YkrzUQP70E-drr2zynuOOMigwblDRfOLcT0eNLQcCLzSaCA/s640/Maryport+harbour+180719+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhD_HZGs8qyxDePm9g20ZM2chfQV0C6QraBwBNMsu3wFPFG3KTDrT99TguC3FbgzfPx6k4MsiH-frdLhyphenhypheneJ6Vp02daY8iq_d0f_oj8K_EhDQTtEVv7TgNt4baORn1qoe15_0QyN4u2sM/s1600/Maryport+harbour+180719+%252823%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhD_HZGs8qyxDePm9g20ZM2chfQV0C6QraBwBNMsu3wFPFG3KTDrT99TguC3FbgzfPx6k4MsiH-frdLhyphenhypheneJ6Vp02daY8iq_d0f_oj8K_EhDQTtEVv7TgNt4baORn1qoe15_0QyN4u2sM/s640/Maryport+harbour+180719+%252823%2529.jpg" title="Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Colourful fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnDBhkS_CFvj27iVnLzf4aitL5NUqvD2whjCL_4BVm4CP8yRZ_fYGyLR2-02zj7wP1-EOySrvQbADCxUhI8u2F6Q8KSVqlEKYvHU9f6Ut-C8gxsj2lYOr3C9pj8m-cTmRpMAlF0_ryJI/s1600/Maryport+harbour+180719+%252828%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Jean Paul in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnDBhkS_CFvj27iVnLzf4aitL5NUqvD2whjCL_4BVm4CP8yRZ_fYGyLR2-02zj7wP1-EOySrvQbADCxUhI8u2F6Q8KSVqlEKYvHU9f6Ut-C8gxsj2lYOr3C9pj8m-cTmRpMAlF0_ryJI/s640/Maryport+harbour+180719+%252828%2529.jpg" title="Jean Paul in Maryport Harbour" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Jean Paul in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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This week’s topic for the Practical Photographer magazine 52-week challenge was “phone photo” so I’ve been trying to get a decent photo on my mobile phone.<br />
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I didn’t have my camera with me on Tuesday when I saw Jean Paul, one of the local boats, being towed back into the harbour by a Maryport fishing boat, so I took a few snaps of that with my phone.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwBG5p7Qnaj_dNgzDKLWMG9_VW3bLYhmDMv3Zz9fE4W6pyvBcH-Amp67suEAEf77zd37FSjDS7VDPwUKcbvyrZEEwRHsXEFnSJYdNeI0tj_EHq2LdUntkG6mLgLEonTveU4oJuZq3VPk/s1600/Fishing+boat+under+tow+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport by Solway Prospector" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1412" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwBG5p7Qnaj_dNgzDKLWMG9_VW3bLYhmDMv3Zz9fE4W6pyvBcH-Amp67suEAEf77zd37FSjDS7VDPwUKcbvyrZEEwRHsXEFnSJYdNeI0tj_EHq2LdUntkG6mLgLEonTveU4oJuZq3VPk/s640/Fishing+boat+under+tow+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport by Solway Prospector" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport by Solway Prospector</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8uMdSg_lViMrc1OgezhKNyo1N_7rTaFE4P0grTe3rdqqd1TXFAHKUkryu3CFSIx4r7uVUQ94pAsHFNzaLvKpAT5XwSFXusvUbuYmTB7Ph5AHV3Movp-tcS-nXLT2xBUeEES-i0g8Q6k/s1600/Fishing+boat+under+tow+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1513" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8uMdSg_lViMrc1OgezhKNyo1N_7rTaFE4P0grTe3rdqqd1TXFAHKUkryu3CFSIx4r7uVUQ94pAsHFNzaLvKpAT5XwSFXusvUbuYmTB7Ph5AHV3Movp-tcS-nXLT2xBUeEES-i0g8Q6k/s640/Fishing+boat+under+tow+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Jean Paul being towed back to Maryport</u></h3>
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And, on Tuesday evening, I took this photo of sunset at the marina with my phone camera. The quality isn’t great, but I quite liked it anyway.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFQE4mVrGzfB8RdnEAvRKMiZc4bRACL_XeDGk_JrDifK7dWH_lrhHQYy_8qkPB7anBXz1hXEv2THS7Mib6XjnDWpvlMztbPuOKUzPP3pMqVYmxKuJO_In1PK4fwL4R83hzU4rdLZEPKY/s1600/Marina+sunset+phone+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phone photo of Maryport Marina after sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFQE4mVrGzfB8RdnEAvRKMiZc4bRACL_XeDGk_JrDifK7dWH_lrhHQYy_8qkPB7anBXz1hXEv2THS7Mib6XjnDWpvlMztbPuOKUzPP3pMqVYmxKuJO_In1PK4fwL4R83hzU4rdLZEPKY/s640/Marina+sunset+phone+pic.jpg" title="Phone photo of Maryport Marina after sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phone photo of Maryport Marina after sunset</u></h3>
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Taking more photos with my mobile this week has made me think that it must be time to upgrade my phone and, this time, I’m determined to get one with a decent camera.<br />
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And I almost forgot to include this photo of me that was taken by a friend during the carnival. Thanks Roy! <span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTUeUkPm1be_HiF8zuA2rtDy_7sldIOzgx7k1j0HOp6y28yK59_9KBiaPykTZJxaQ1sOKOjtBZ8YfonTEJNkI867VtuKAxFYWB_OwPUgWpup5znx0ShWfbKFvUYIrG6E4Y-ucdNnI19A/s1600/Roy%2527s+photo+of+me+at+carnival+130719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me and my camera at the carnival" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTUeUkPm1be_HiF8zuA2rtDy_7sldIOzgx7k1j0HOp6y28yK59_9KBiaPykTZJxaQ1sOKOjtBZ8YfonTEJNkI867VtuKAxFYWB_OwPUgWpup5znx0ShWfbKFvUYIrG6E4Y-ucdNnI19A/s640/Roy%2527s+photo+of+me+at+carnival+130719.jpg" title="Me and my camera at the carnival" width="454" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me and my camera at the carnival</u></h3>
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<b>Weather Watch</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInhzvTzTsDVk-oP3qK1TFarhn0whVa5klpl92tfXy3y7EsQXK9tnhsbGJT2_qm3gFdDnnLX9_6_CqqI3WmOx8GFrKR0LStAsTML16cTy2hNBcw_gNHZ1_0uAAkgO5YpUCBTGF7DfY7p0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of beautiful summer weather at Maryport at the start of this week." border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInhzvTzTsDVk-oP3qK1TFarhn0whVa5klpl92tfXy3y7EsQXK9tnhsbGJT2_qm3gFdDnnLX9_6_CqqI3WmOx8GFrKR0LStAsTML16cTy2hNBcw_gNHZ1_0uAAkgO5YpUCBTGF7DfY7p0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+150719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Beautiful summer weather at Maryport at the start of this week." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Beautiful summer weather at Maryport at the start of this week.</u></h3>
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The first half of this week was warm, dry, sunny and relatively calm.<br />
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But the weather took a turn for the worse on Wednesday with wind and heavy rain.<br />
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Saturday was dry, warm and sunny with a top temperature of 19C (66F) and a top average wind speed of 14mph.<br />
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Sunday was another dry and sunny day with a little cloud around lunchtime. The temperature reached 18C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 8mph but it was much calmer in the evening.<br />
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<u>Calm conditions on Sunday evening at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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It was warm, dry, sunny and calm on Monday morning with a little more wind during the afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 19C (66F) and the top average wind speed was 15mph at St Bees Head, which is our nearest weather station. <br />
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The wind speed while we were out on the Solway Firth was 11mph-15mph at St Bees Head, but it was definitely less than that here.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK4NbBINShF6h3-kXcp1NOj3RrLuDSGMJb1vDHK1t0cGAZ9Mn1fP4PTsVt2N06j5gWE4PZQPptm_D42YqHbAtHG37FCD836hb614K4vpycLwOLeGuIpITJH3tLhTdISJALyzHWfkvNwQ/s1600/Cloudy+Tuesday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of light cloud at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK4NbBINShF6h3-kXcp1NOj3RrLuDSGMJb1vDHK1t0cGAZ9Mn1fP4PTsVt2N06j5gWE4PZQPptm_D42YqHbAtHG37FCD836hb614K4vpycLwOLeGuIpITJH3tLhTdISJALyzHWfkvNwQ/s640/Cloudy+Tuesday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Light cloud at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Light cloud at Maryport Marina on Tuesday afternoon</u></h3>
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Tuesday was another dry, bright, sunny day with more cloud during the afternoon. The top temperature was 19C (66F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwB8Aza1pg71kqSb8G_2FcxrljOtTsCrqQpp4dBz1vY1vZSa-F8f8by-GfCGUjHa78jIcDK1i0kWjLwIAPRS0zR0fu_wIMmnwGo9iJsF3frcqHtqiWhEloC7JmXlTyDpppjaEB6zG85w/s1600/Wet+Wednesday+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of rain through Ravensdale's windscreen on Wednesday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwB8Aza1pg71kqSb8G_2FcxrljOtTsCrqQpp4dBz1vY1vZSa-F8f8by-GfCGUjHa78jIcDK1i0kWjLwIAPRS0zR0fu_wIMmnwGo9iJsF3frcqHtqiWhEloC7JmXlTyDpppjaEB6zG85w/s640/Wet+Wednesday+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Rain through Ravensdale's windscreen on Wednesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Rain through Ravensdale's windscreen on Wednesday</u></h3>
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Wednesday was dry and breezy. We had a light rain shower in the morning and heavy rain from mid-afternoon. <br />
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The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 21mph.<br />
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Yesterday (Thursday) was cloudy and windy with a little light rain at times. The temperature reached 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 16mph.<br />
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And, so far today (Friday) the weather has been cloudy with outbreaks of rain.<br />
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The top temperature was 16C and the highest average wind speed at St Bees Head was 22mph, gusting 31mph, but it hasn't been anywhere near as windy as that here.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-68742541064738894742019-07-12T19:05:00.000+01:002019-07-12T19:26:46.957+01:00Our scary experience as Ravensdale was pelted with rocks in our marina<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70ju2rBc0CjaFjk-QeivcTQHomQJMXwUFNGGNRypufTxwpG4xLcZFcz3DWT3F_Tnqep5mOJ4wLNdxOYKxqvXDR7rlxgPPDEi8-2MVhyKk2HtVPqLTigaFPHvrQNzKhlcsH19c-q0ZBEo/s1600/_7110023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil cleans Ravensdale's starboard side while checking for damage after the rock-throwing incident" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1429" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70ju2rBc0CjaFjk-QeivcTQHomQJMXwUFNGGNRypufTxwpG4xLcZFcz3DWT3F_Tnqep5mOJ4wLNdxOYKxqvXDR7rlxgPPDEi8-2MVhyKk2HtVPqLTigaFPHvrQNzKhlcsH19c-q0ZBEo/s640/_7110023.jpg" title="Phil cleans Ravensdale's starboard side while checking for damage after the rock-throwing incident" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil cleans Ravensdale's starboard side while checking for damage after the rock-throwing incident</u></h3>
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We had our first bad experience of life aboard this week when youths threw rocks at our floating home late one evening.<br />
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Thankfully no damage was caused to our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser, but it’s left me feeling that we’re more vulnerable here at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, than I previously thought.<br />
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Meanwhile, we’ve been out on the Solway Firth twice on consecutive days this week.<br />
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The first day was our least successful fishing trip in months but the following day was much better resulting in a delicious fish supper <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And Ruby has discovered a new skill – she can now climb up and down the ladder to Ravensdale’s flybridge, which means we have one less place to put things we don’t want her to reach.<br />
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<b>Scary experience</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMJuKLd2K6vtNPKbG-Qc-Ohs90pfw47yWjJ_CkI_4sHRvWDED2W617pKLent7Yf4g8s_UUOBwq82kG2N9xzh4A5juPdG4EvPJ6IIr8azFHzrVamS9phOxM41o5yMJfsDC6sytbLrXN_Y/s1600/Maryport+Marina+010519+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the pavement along the road to Maryport Lighthouse from which rocks were thrown at Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1555" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMJuKLd2K6vtNPKbG-Qc-Ohs90pfw47yWjJ_CkI_4sHRvWDED2W617pKLent7Yf4g8s_UUOBwq82kG2N9xzh4A5juPdG4EvPJ6IIr8azFHzrVamS9phOxM41o5yMJfsDC6sytbLrXN_Y/s640/Maryport+Marina+010519+%25282%2529.jpg" title="The pavement along the road to Maryport Lighthouse from which rocks were thrown at Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The pavement along the road to Maryport Lighthouse from which rocks were thrown at Ravensdale</u></h3>
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Phil and I were watching TV in the dinette of Ravensdale at around 10pm on Tuesday evening when we heard a very loud bang as something hit our boat.<br />
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We both jumped up to see what was happening and, before we’d reached the saloon there was another bang that was almost as loud.<br />
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Phil went out onto the aft deck, closely followed by Ruby, and then me. <br />
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We could see three youths walking along the pavement above the marina.<br />
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Phil called out asking them what they were doing and one replied: “I didn’t do it. It wasn’t me.”<br />
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A real admission that they’d done something wrong.<br />
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They walked off towards the lighthouse and Phil called the marina office to ask if they could make sure the youths were captured on CCTV.<br />
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We checked what we could see of Ravensdale in the dark but couldn’t see any obvious damage.<br />
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The following morning, we had a better look at our boat which fortunately seems to have escaped unscathed.<br />
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<u>Phil pulling himself along the side of Ravensdale using the rope that was holding the dinghy in</u></h3>
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Phil got our dinghy out to inspect Ravensdale's starboard side and decided to wash that side of the boat while he was there.<br />
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We later discovered that a rock and empty drink can had been found on a boat near us, so they were obviously throwing things at various boats.<br />
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I know there was no damage caused, but it was a scary experience.<br />
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I’d always felt fairly safe in the marina, which has a locked security gate, but am feeling a bit more vulnerable here at the moment <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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We’ve since learned that the culprits were caught on camera by the marina’s CCTV system, which offers us a bit of comfort. <br />
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And, thankfully, it appears to have been a one-off.<br />
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<b>Sunday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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The forecast was looking good for Sunday, but we weren’t going to go fishing because we had other things we wanted to do.<br />
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However, once again, the good weather tempted us out onto the Solway Firth telling ourselves that we could do the other things another day.<br />
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I packed up the stuff inside the boat as quickly as possible while Phil sorted the engine room, mooring roes, etc and we were ready really quickly.<br />
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We left the marina at about 1.45pm and headed straight out from Maryport for about two nautical miles.<br />
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<u>Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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Phil switched off the engines and allowed Ravensdale to drift while he was fishing. <br />
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He didn’t get a single bite – not even a dogfish.<br />
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We could hear some of the other fishermen who were out on the Solway that day chatting on the radio and it was obvious that no one else was catching anything either so we decided to head home and try again another day.<br />
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We were back in the marina at about 3.50pm after two hours and five minutes out on the water, during which time we travelled 7.4 nautical miles (nm), including drifting for 2.7nm.<br />
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<b><br />Monday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGF9Y7Rw7CzP69FhhcTb6NYyyWxI29dql-jMWIDD5ZufL1JHlXrRnQYIPj6ZyWWNNUJjaPwpUwLDAC3hB5NFHZvNEQizNvoQNFBm9tZ1sPM8BLtrtMckom22NcnC00QLyLJoe_5VZtESs/s1600/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+080719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil turning Ravensdale around ready to leave the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGF9Y7Rw7CzP69FhhcTb6NYyyWxI29dql-jMWIDD5ZufL1JHlXrRnQYIPj6ZyWWNNUJjaPwpUwLDAC3hB5NFHZvNEQizNvoQNFBm9tZ1sPM8BLtrtMckom22NcnC00QLyLJoe_5VZtESs/s640/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+080719.jpg" title="Phil turning Ravensdale around ready to leave the marina. Photo by Ronnie Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil turning Ravensdale around ready to leave the marina. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<u>Phil's first catch - a pair of codling</u></h3>
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Monday was another calm day, so we decided to take Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth again.<br />
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This was partly to see if the fishing was any better than the previous day and partly because we wanted to go to the fuel berth to fill up with diesel and once we were on the move we might as well make the most of it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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We left the marina at 2.55pm and motored up to Allonby Bay where we dropped anchor off Bank End Farm.<br />
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The water was very calm, and the fishing was much more productive.<br />
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As soon as Phil had set up his rods, he started getting bites.<br />
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His first catch was a pair of codling.<br />
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They were too small to keep but it was good to be catching something other than dogfish for a change.<br />
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<u>Bank End Farm</u></h3>
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<u>Phil with one of the best cod he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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Altogether, he caught four cod that were large enough to keep, four codling that were too small to keep and had to be put back in the water and six of the dreaded dogfish.<br />
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<u>Phil removing bones from the cod fillets as Ruby watches</u></h3>
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It started spitting with rain soon after we dropped anchor but cleared up again fairly quickly.<br />
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It started to get a bit breezier and Phil decided he’d caught enough fish, so we decided to head home and fill up with diesel.<br />
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We were back in the marina at 5.55pm after three hours out on the water during which time we travelled 4.5nm.<br />
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We were expecting to put 400 litres of diesel in but only managed to get 350 litres in before the tank was full.<br />
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Once we were moored up again, Phil set about gutting and filleting his catches. Ruby didn't leave his side while he was preparing them and we ate them for our supper with chips, peas and tartare sauce. They were delicious <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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I was delighted to discover that local photographer Ronnie Bell had taken some photos of us leaving the marina - the photo at the top of this section of Phil turning Ravensdale around in the marina and the images of Phil and I below.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPGsyuOXBIiaA47S4niufbveks0Wlxu4UsNVCHIPMpmsfi1fKSI0qU0MSqnSfwwVIOoduwoY3fYO7TX895m6UTXBsBGdWF2cqaalN9fDYYvG0FgbaCR-4Jqf2P1Mg4j8lVi_NCF5cKqo/s1600/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+2+080719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil at the helm on Ravensdale's flybridge. Photo by Ronnie Bell" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPGsyuOXBIiaA47S4niufbveks0Wlxu4UsNVCHIPMpmsfi1fKSI0qU0MSqnSfwwVIOoduwoY3fYO7TX895m6UTXBsBGdWF2cqaalN9fDYYvG0FgbaCR-4Jqf2P1Mg4j8lVi_NCF5cKqo/s640/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+2+080719.jpg" title="Phil at the helm on Ravensdale's flybridge. Photo by Ronnie Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil at the helm on Ravensdale's flybridge. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVXSBzx73NnQce2hD9L1a7XGVzmAcL-uJx3eAeaL7Ti7v6QF1bJd3s1gaLoFNlA4A2MKkew3pKHzET4l5uphPZjUo23HhKf7CL1Hpw2q3C35xJBy4yt_QsUTDYIq_Uwzo0moAmzS9X_o/s1600/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+3+080719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me reaching for my camera as we left the marina on Ravensdale. Photo by Ronnie Bell" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVXSBzx73NnQce2hD9L1a7XGVzmAcL-uJx3eAeaL7Ti7v6QF1bJd3s1gaLoFNlA4A2MKkew3pKHzET4l5uphPZjUo23HhKf7CL1Hpw2q3C35xJBy4yt_QsUTDYIq_Uwzo0moAmzS9X_o/s640/Ronnie%2527s+Ravensdale+3+080719.jpg" title="Me reaching for my camera as we left the marina on Ravensdale. Photo by Ronnie Bell" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me reaching for my camera as we left the marina on Ravensdale. Photo by Ronnie Bell</u></h3>
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<b>VHF radio problem sorted</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfBIOEkqws7fu0UFOuVApmUeEuQZwEjpmxNPuHD9oiN0J1hCyiXp02yCR9g4EUHd2qiU0Wa-r6hwxRZoGOFG95fwoGEDN8PsigAmTFVZ9HcAyz1TvyoTDVtPYbCtBS7w5FQX0672y4O8/s1600/_7050004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale's fixed VHF radio" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1381" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfBIOEkqws7fu0UFOuVApmUeEuQZwEjpmxNPuHD9oiN0J1hCyiXp02yCR9g4EUHd2qiU0Wa-r6hwxRZoGOFG95fwoGEDN8PsigAmTFVZ9HcAyz1TvyoTDVtPYbCtBS7w5FQX0672y4O8/s640/_7050004.jpg" title="Ravensdale's fixed VHF radio" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale's fixed VHF radio</u></h3>
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We discovered we couldn’t transmit from the fixed radio on Ravensdale while out on the Solway Firth at the end of last month.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75U0WJx321vteOV4g86CXKZWkvFc9ZQSkokvM_JKzzPw9kKMYjWcNmMjYFy_LXUs0iZ3etoLNO8KrFi6kt9w7qmrqSmBX6iEm_-yFV7foXti1t0gi2wyWp2Xlu9xmCj6P6lVNYrxRZqo/s1600/Fitting+new+aerial+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fitting the new aerial on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75U0WJx321vteOV4g86CXKZWkvFc9ZQSkokvM_JKzzPw9kKMYjWcNmMjYFy_LXUs0iZ3etoLNO8KrFi6kt9w7qmrqSmBX6iEm_-yFV7foXti1t0gi2wyWp2Xlu9xmCj6P6lVNYrxRZqo/s640/Fitting+new+aerial+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Phil fitting the new aerial on Ravensdale" width="472" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fitting the new aerial on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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While checking for the cause of the problem, Phil discovered that the coaxial cable to the aerial on Ravensdale’s radar arch was damaged where it entered the aerial.<br />
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As it was part of the aerial, we couldn’t replace the cable so ordered a new aerial with a cable attached.<br />
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Meanwhile, we used our handheld VHF radio for our trips out on the water.<br />
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Phil fitted the aerial at the weekend, but it only came with 4m of cable, so he had to order more cable and join them to make it reach the VHF radio above the helm in the saloon.<br />
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When the new cable arrived, Phil was faced with the task of getting it from the radio arch to the helm, which was no easy task.<br />
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There was no way to identify the old aerial cable that needed to be removed as it was white when it came out of the aerial and black by the time it reached the radio.<br />
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Phil eventually decided he would have to leave it in place and just run the new one through but <br />
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The pipes that carry cables from the radar arch to the channels in the side of the flybridge were pretty full and the cable didn’t want to push through easily, so we bought a cable rod set and he managed to get it through.<br />
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However, it wouldn’t go into the channel in the flybridge so Phil fixed plastic conduit inside the flybridge to take the cable through to the lockers at the forward part of the flybridge from which he was able to run it down to the radio.<br />
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<u>Pulling the new cable through from the flybridge to connect it to the radio</u></h3>
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After connecting it to the radio, he called the marina for a radio check, but they still couldn’t hear us.<br />
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He disconnected it and connected it up again following a YouTube video to the letter and this time it worked perfectly so we have proper communications again.<br />
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While fitting the aerial cable, Phil discovered that Ravensdale’s hailer was not wired in, so we now need to get a connector for that.<br />
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As usual, one job always leads to another <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b><br />Maryport Marina continues to drain down</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH8Y1TU8vZTg7PV-nqks4Bqo3LxjZ4w9TPWfTkk4JKbYsespXvtwCMvi6G_NCuFwu5pFNQIcJQ3bus1hmkA8_Zj2IdczVp2Y1JtavcY9SLxfRG7gWbjvjCcKDqo62RkCYeLVe_MTr44w/s1600/Low+tide+due+to+gate+problem+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale dwarfed by the pontoon piles at low tide" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH8Y1TU8vZTg7PV-nqks4Bqo3LxjZ4w9TPWfTkk4JKbYsespXvtwCMvi6G_NCuFwu5pFNQIcJQ3bus1hmkA8_Zj2IdczVp2Y1JtavcY9SLxfRG7gWbjvjCcKDqo62RkCYeLVe_MTr44w/s640/Low+tide+due+to+gate+problem+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale is dwarfed by the pontoon piles at low tide" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale is dwarfed by the pontoon piles at low tide</u></h3>
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Our marina is still waiting for the new cable that will be used to mend its sea gate.<br />
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The old cable snapped more than three weeks ago, which means that the marina drains down at low water and the boats end up sitting in the mud.<br />
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The management had expected the new cable to arrive this week, but the company providing it said it could not supply it until September so the marina is now getting the cable from another firm and it will hopefully be here next week.<br />
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We were initially concerned about Ravensdale sitting in the mud twice a day, but it doesn’t seem to have done her any harm. <br />
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That said, it will be nice to have water in the marina 24 hours a day again as the ramp to the marina facilities is very steep at low tide.<br />
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<b><br />Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmvn9XskcOnTWB1zubcxBWL-bXUD9o2rWqSiDGgJCPjYXW3y_xOBgffpi8vGPhphvNaMhy2U9zpQaedlU2cTG_q8W5zKI5d4sLo22KeLKvG2ND3HdAddYmp0_Q2WMMPVC-UHp5EeXNZw/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1036" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmvn9XskcOnTWB1zubcxBWL-bXUD9o2rWqSiDGgJCPjYXW3y_xOBgffpi8vGPhphvNaMhy2U9zpQaedlU2cTG_q8W5zKI5d4sLo22KeLKvG2ND3HdAddYmp0_Q2WMMPVC-UHp5EeXNZw/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>My latest attempt at taking a selfie with Ruby</u></h3>
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Ruby has been great on our recent trips out on Ravensdale.<br />
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I’m sure the fact they are a regular occurrence has made her accept them as a normal part of her life and she automatically goes into her cage whenever Phil starts the engines.<br />
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She gave us a bit of a surprise when she climbed the ladder to the flybridge for the first time this week.<br />
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We were in the marina and the flybridge cover was off while Phil was fitting the new aerial.<br />
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Ruby obviously decided it was a part of the boat that needed further exploration as she’d only been up there a couple of times when we had taken her up with us while at anchor.<br />
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One minute she was on the aft deck, the next she was on the flybridge.<br />
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I was surprised to see her up there and lifted her down as I was convinced she wouldn’t be able to get back down the ladder again.<br />
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The next time she decided to go up I was watching her, and she climbed up very confidently to try to get her tennis balls that were drying on the door frame above the sliding glass door to the aft deck.<br />
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She couldn’t reach the balls and decided to come back down without them and just ran down the ladder.<br />
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A more accurate description of her descent would be that she put two feet on the top step then did a controlled fall down the next three steps and she was obviously happy with this method as she’s done it several times since.<br />
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The only time she decided against going up it was while we were rocking a bit while out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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She started to climb up then crouched on the bottom rung before backing down again. I think the movement of the boat made her feel less safe with the manoeuvre and it was probably a good decision on her part.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpaHggDYMaeTxO8ESAJbFs4KzJTBGKJzae_jVJvqQ7VoudB4RpdNqG1akm-kTM_mFjOlXewa8OsHt0YMjncIfOZGhBYERl_kaIThmIYR_HxbbdaVP69j3JYihNvIXTuGvGbxiZfAv7_s/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070719+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby crouched on the bottom rung of the aft deck ladder" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1243" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpaHggDYMaeTxO8ESAJbFs4KzJTBGKJzae_jVJvqQ7VoudB4RpdNqG1akm-kTM_mFjOlXewa8OsHt0YMjncIfOZGhBYERl_kaIThmIYR_HxbbdaVP69j3JYihNvIXTuGvGbxiZfAv7_s/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+070719+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Ruby crouched on the bottom rung of the aft deck ladder" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby crouched on the bottom rung of the aft deck ladder</u></h3>
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Ruby still loves her walks, especially when she gets to run off lead and play fetch.<br />
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<u>Ruby looking at the Solway Firth over a wall</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9za11OveMqN3yUWInOWIr9pTvuaiLTluz4Sw0Hy9JVsRQBlXKZ098zIte44_1c4djyw6g9kIzJZIrAOLRyV0ZndfN4zgmMJuIJ27HBs3ugjsvmudac3CAzh0MUPB8YqxMa5C2t_9soEQ/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her ball on a grassy area near the marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1391" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9za11OveMqN3yUWInOWIr9pTvuaiLTluz4Sw0Hy9JVsRQBlXKZ098zIte44_1c4djyw6g9kIzJZIrAOLRyV0ZndfN4zgmMJuIJ27HBs3ugjsvmudac3CAzh0MUPB8YqxMa5C2t_9soEQ/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her ball on a grassy area near the marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her ball on a grassy area near the marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcjV2kErKKcGlk2oXCx-ofi0uou1ewFKPGyPJC8DWUg13pCms6FoprTuBteawlKTDBu5_TG2mG207_Rw0FBb3HKzT_y6jcfyEbT38J6WW_FbyqD08Jr5WwdyHLPGxJjjiZPtN0Yn9i14/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+090719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another shot of Ruby with her ball with Maryport Marina in the background" border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcjV2kErKKcGlk2oXCx-ofi0uou1ewFKPGyPJC8DWUg13pCms6FoprTuBteawlKTDBu5_TG2mG207_Rw0FBb3HKzT_y6jcfyEbT38J6WW_FbyqD08Jr5WwdyHLPGxJjjiZPtN0Yn9i14/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+090719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Another shot of Ruby with her ball with Maryport Marina in the background" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another shot of Ruby with her ball with Maryport Marina in the background</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby with a stick that she tried to bring home</u></h3>
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But we haven’t been down to the beach lately, partly because it's much busier now than it was in the winter, which means there are less opportunities to let her run free but mainly because she tries to eat horrible things like jellyfish.<br />
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Meanwhile, her ear infection seems to be fully recovered. <br />
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Thankfully, she has stopped scratching so no longer needs to wear the blue inflatable collar that so many people mistook for a swimming ring and she loves her new chew toy <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrgXQNulaMqTUgw2IuMHd-5f1REHKbm9E0jfDLLg7Nn6Jh2EkFV5c9JslUvizme4unTxANJ7iCTa9sk9ivjuJdP0YNnS1MhwLE8Klj8n2iBG48c2Y2V4JHDQSTgzIMSvqiNqtvvV-UIM/s1600/Ruby%2527s+new+red+chew+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her new chew toy" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1387" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrgXQNulaMqTUgw2IuMHd-5f1REHKbm9E0jfDLLg7Nn6Jh2EkFV5c9JslUvizme4unTxANJ7iCTa9sk9ivjuJdP0YNnS1MhwLE8Klj8n2iBG48c2Y2V4JHDQSTgzIMSvqiNqtvvV-UIM/s640/Ruby%2527s+new+red+chew+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her new chew toy" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her new chew toy</u></h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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I took more than 200 photos while wandering around Maryport with my camera on Saturday afternoon <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY-pLncT00PA7Rd9SoocvSN_KkoURX8PSGjdcoMD2t3cOpsX1PbOpy3SYtYINIR6Gl4nOFxYdKNDOskQ0aaeZDXVoxdOMgatM0TRV76IA2wppskktFsXaRcRQIWmeIP99hcAXFByBlhY/s1600/Fleming+Square+060719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Fleming Square, Maryport, in glorious sunshine" border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY-pLncT00PA7Rd9SoocvSN_KkoURX8PSGjdcoMD2t3cOpsX1PbOpy3SYtYINIR6Gl4nOFxYdKNDOskQ0aaeZDXVoxdOMgatM0TRV76IA2wppskktFsXaRcRQIWmeIP99hcAXFByBlhY/s640/Fleming+Square+060719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Fleming Square, Maryport, in glorious sunshine" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fleming Square, Maryport, in glorious sunshine</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn_d8gq7JgxtsDjoKrx1BJN26W1vZ1we8JdPSSzp5GmKPRy3lML5_hgOOn1RJ0RiC2kU8L8ebDWRzbJ93QB82b3smPrd5y5w3v2xubvY9Ehlv19Ki8jWFcb2jiRWQHzQ2QE-QjIvrhtE/s1600/Fleming+Square+060719+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the colourful planters in Fleming Square" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1027" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn_d8gq7JgxtsDjoKrx1BJN26W1vZ1we8JdPSSzp5GmKPRy3lML5_hgOOn1RJ0RiC2kU8L8ebDWRzbJ93QB82b3smPrd5y5w3v2xubvY9Ehlv19Ki8jWFcb2jiRWQHzQ2QE-QjIvrhtE/s640/Fleming+Square+060719+%25287%2529.jpg" title="One of the colourful planters in Fleming Square" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the colourful planters in Fleming Square</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPcqHplcgImS8Wi3Wl3bhJGkR2m5t3oFjTpkSeC-Vz8uTfoiMnMkKG1eYWkM2VFjuexyQcJT337QDhTgxUe_Pt5zBppdBqzuS4GyfsAskBRDYycu-dOHd5kNwoa89zTmX7b4fs90nHI/s1600/Fleming+Square+060719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another view of Fleming Square" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1329" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPcqHplcgImS8Wi3Wl3bhJGkR2m5t3oFjTpkSeC-Vz8uTfoiMnMkKG1eYWkM2VFjuexyQcJT337QDhTgxUe_Pt5zBppdBqzuS4GyfsAskBRDYycu-dOHd5kNwoa89zTmX7b4fs90nHI/s640/Fleming+Square+060719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Another view of Fleming Square" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another view of Fleming Square</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU0-KQOERcEMySvGVA8hg1HexoYEOLdrebJ9p0DKLn_bcR9bdUzWT3kxO2trJmd1ADJDkdddGpf4sY8LEShrK7taj2UrTXd2WY6bAExFzZyEI2PGXx6E8RIGNpHB-FPhFJl__ERL0QcM/s1600/_7060132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view across the Solway Firth to the Scottish hills from the top of Market Steps" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU0-KQOERcEMySvGVA8hg1HexoYEOLdrebJ9p0DKLn_bcR9bdUzWT3kxO2trJmd1ADJDkdddGpf4sY8LEShrK7taj2UrTXd2WY6bAExFzZyEI2PGXx6E8RIGNpHB-FPhFJl__ERL0QcM/s640/_7060132.jpg" title="View across the Solway Firth to the Scottish hills from the top of Market Steps" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across the Solway Firth to the Scottish hills from the top of Market Steps, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNtbtrsPRB5fmvmksKJ6PtPHegdG7IhRIitP_lYRVPI_ounXMfQaEDjoAsUmOQYTme8vKNAjwLtRk2IagXrR_pj_9YR-BZV2kSZAO7oeYZY5MKNHrJ5BIUEMx-8XWIpgByhvnPkpBUJM/s1600/_7060116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the view across the basin from Market Steps" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNtbtrsPRB5fmvmksKJ6PtPHegdG7IhRIitP_lYRVPI_ounXMfQaEDjoAsUmOQYTme8vKNAjwLtRk2IagXrR_pj_9YR-BZV2kSZAO7oeYZY5MKNHrJ5BIUEMx-8XWIpgByhvnPkpBUJM/s640/_7060116.jpg" title="View across the basin from Market Steps" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>View across the basin from Market Steps</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyKw6aadO9gN8PwYjt87Hx6fEGfOKwtXAYS7-veqbmVsNS6TNvL85dK06Apj1JSji6adrpfxFfkc7p5W8vZKewVLg8xnjESsVuizmTTDqFvrxD99sVli7d2hmg8Nst8spPaWl4wqaDJc/s1600/Maryport+boats+060719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of sea cadets sailing in Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyKw6aadO9gN8PwYjt87Hx6fEGfOKwtXAYS7-veqbmVsNS6TNvL85dK06Apj1JSji6adrpfxFfkc7p5W8vZKewVLg8xnjESsVuizmTTDqFvrxD99sVli7d2hmg8Nst8spPaWl4wqaDJc/s640/Maryport+boats+060719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Sea cadets sailing in Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Sea cadets sailing in Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd40UX-ateaaug1J4iXpiucpKnIcU_yn-LAIaVN2ZJz7iWSkmn3othTEef9oN9vaHEYZI4WK8FyOn0VW_G3TcYqyonfe5bkNrUEh2sbgxTiCTi_7RTb4gwNkNn0ifWlbxRtAHMa4BM6o/s1600/Maryport+boats+060719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd40UX-ateaaug1J4iXpiucpKnIcU_yn-LAIaVN2ZJz7iWSkmn3othTEef9oN9vaHEYZI4WK8FyOn0VW_G3TcYqyonfe5bkNrUEh2sbgxTiCTi_7RTb4gwNkNn0ifWlbxRtAHMa4BM6o/s640/Maryport+boats+060719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="550" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LCEahJeWt0lJerYwMmXLYI8jbdupHNWdrphjY6OoSs5nQn5pEyAcXg0_XozXEdXSOCU8dzvw3DCzrvlJsuD2NeOBw-4hbcLk8p1CHJ4HKMF1ACuqzvsWWpk6_kerX3xAwFotsUxzbA0/s1600/Maryport+boats+060719+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of more fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1425" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LCEahJeWt0lJerYwMmXLYI8jbdupHNWdrphjY6OoSs5nQn5pEyAcXg0_XozXEdXSOCU8dzvw3DCzrvlJsuD2NeOBw-4hbcLk8p1CHJ4HKMF1ACuqzvsWWpk6_kerX3xAwFotsUxzbA0/s640/Maryport+boats+060719+%25287%2529.jpg" title="More fishing boats in Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>More fishing boats in Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvJbeysYKBR4t9jEyGe5h7R5rL9gPURIdbIXCmnS1SP66LuuatrOmqwLsTWfXrUrdHbCFzzaLo7AG8-Xv7V_5vhnZ2BmNUcgn_C80noHm07fFxn6DJardYCI5diuGTCrlxkS93bkfCCI/s1600/Maryport+060719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Christ Church, Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1359" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvJbeysYKBR4t9jEyGe5h7R5rL9gPURIdbIXCmnS1SP66LuuatrOmqwLsTWfXrUrdHbCFzzaLo7AG8-Xv7V_5vhnZ2BmNUcgn_C80noHm07fFxn6DJardYCI5diuGTCrlxkS93bkfCCI/s640/Maryport+060719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Christ Church, Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Christ Church, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1-CQUvp0oXdLla_ZGOieZx1h_Q3QSUA2DwRMfAvlWca8mKZUl4iA2ZnEcuQOzqIjofItNAIoJ5vsvJ_HxBOjJJBtBxZ7uyHxBApOCtVXXg8amuFOnQ59sAeaKMciLV2QoGdxOWxZ-fw/s1600/Maryport+060719+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of St Mary's Church, Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1402" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1-CQUvp0oXdLla_ZGOieZx1h_Q3QSUA2DwRMfAvlWca8mKZUl4iA2ZnEcuQOzqIjofItNAIoJ5vsvJ_HxBOjJJBtBxZ7uyHxBApOCtVXXg8amuFOnQ59sAeaKMciLV2QoGdxOWxZ-fw/s640/Maryport+060719+%252810%2529.jpg" title="St Mary's Church, Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>St Mary's Church, Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKT8v3KGv9vY9f4ZBjxVJqm_pXjSF60_j_xUQKV99dhUs7nJ1nFSBENuds7292oEeQQZdvU-8I5P72pLXbe2kpM_JXle-7TE5BYeL3H4FMsHDfsV543TtDQslOZoqP082F2hsfSIJqHs/s1600/Maryport+060719+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the floral display at Netherall Corner in Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKT8v3KGv9vY9f4ZBjxVJqm_pXjSF60_j_xUQKV99dhUs7nJ1nFSBENuds7292oEeQQZdvU-8I5P72pLXbe2kpM_JXle-7TE5BYeL3H4FMsHDfsV543TtDQslOZoqP082F2hsfSIJqHs/s640/Maryport+060719+%252812%2529.jpg" title="Floral display at Netherall Corner in Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Floral display at Netherall Corner in Maryport</u></h3>
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And, as usual, our trips out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale on Sunday and Monday provided further photo opportunities.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWETQEZoyPSQyJ7BqcNdNMlKPClUBFrCisCW1V3vxjMHLxZe6cHpix86wdoi8-z2zs2_bFYjB0AZVBkjyEB3gF2aLNMJsOt-Owd8_MUFEabiLT5KhpxkPs_4LdZFCFjbTItmYyBa7_HM8/s1600/Market+steps+070719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1304" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWETQEZoyPSQyJ7BqcNdNMlKPClUBFrCisCW1V3vxjMHLxZe6cHpix86wdoi8-z2zs2_bFYjB0AZVBkjyEB3gF2aLNMJsOt-Owd8_MUFEabiLT5KhpxkPs_4LdZFCFjbTItmYyBa7_HM8/s640/Market+steps+070719.jpg" title="Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Market Steps at Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l_zrE5FMJ3Q8Fv2wTlxa0M1hd_FJGebWL1qd-_KIW3JnsIDQ_vV7QsVQfiXUo5mEAVCpZqPNgNd2nnRRlmTkW4lpDDNymktEG-Zo9rxnfLlU_g1UW4WtL5QcjxtQO-YzdJmQpEIL3zU/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a yacht on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l_zrE5FMJ3Q8Fv2wTlxa0M1hd_FJGebWL1qd-_KIW3JnsIDQ_vV7QsVQfiXUo5mEAVCpZqPNgNd2nnRRlmTkW4lpDDNymktEG-Zo9rxnfLlU_g1UW4WtL5QcjxtQO-YzdJmQpEIL3zU/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="A yacht on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A yacht on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRkSTqJzWiqif0qLX6-nCGSgNZvbGVp53hnzYMgbv4dQDzjjYBaDUdoCysVuie-BxRodTPuzis-4vPK5wr85tkFZ1dNk3D_DMZ-ai8LDdJ5fVMO3mJvk7GapZ8oIGZIq449vRxH3LUpg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+070719+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1423" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRkSTqJzWiqif0qLX6-nCGSgNZvbGVp53hnzYMgbv4dQDzjjYBaDUdoCysVuie-BxRodTPuzis-4vPK5wr85tkFZ1dNk3D_DMZ-ai8LDdJ5fVMO3mJvk7GapZ8oIGZIq449vRxH3LUpg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+070719+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8f41-ME8_F3EIEvg6Ca-3jOT8GwYb_WWdVzP-CJO7vcbSmj56YBSL6w8sk8EcvbI0rFgXQOdhJy5emE56OY_dTqIrGFOzGWd_S-0WoWQfXSnrqekrSxse_0IwqVDprdJ2fubAGghVs4/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a yacht entering Maryport Basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8f41-ME8_F3EIEvg6Ca-3jOT8GwYb_WWdVzP-CJO7vcbSmj56YBSL6w8sk8EcvbI0rFgXQOdhJy5emE56OY_dTqIrGFOzGWd_S-0WoWQfXSnrqekrSxse_0IwqVDprdJ2fubAGghVs4/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%252813%2529.jpg" title="A yacht entering Maryport Basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A yacht entering Maryport Basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XQmqeTDZjFGV47CNwdLuNA7eRb3gCSJYV2jVE6wfLJ3A25PjWTizXyEVG17O4ylINMJ1Q8zdmUSvV2JO0ApxWEt8b-W180Uvvpv8tC6jHO8YClE5VsYdziLEBWFzUSJYzR8ur195Htk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport across the basin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1461" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XQmqeTDZjFGV47CNwdLuNA7eRb3gCSJYV2jVE6wfLJ3A25PjWTizXyEVG17O4ylINMJ1Q8zdmUSvV2JO0ApxWEt8b-W180Uvvpv8tC6jHO8YClE5VsYdziLEBWFzUSJYzR8ur195Htk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Maryport across the basin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport across the basin</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbpFK4WfbcnS87k0hjhzH2vZ_dMHwt4P5Lac3_DCQki40RadBuPtjYZQxD5_7ufgrEJLMtHRmeO0dIvPsAsEi-FxIPqgL6d-ncHlPuZ6K7HCNQcEZTFB0DrOdR6l97_sVV0jIrbdBl8c/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the entrance to Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1384" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbpFK4WfbcnS87k0hjhzH2vZ_dMHwt4P5Lac3_DCQki40RadBuPtjYZQxD5_7ufgrEJLMtHRmeO0dIvPsAsEi-FxIPqgL6d-ncHlPuZ6K7HCNQcEZTFB0DrOdR6l97_sVV0jIrbdBl8c/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+080719+%252812%2529.jpg" title="The entrance to Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The entrance to Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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My biggest problem at the moment is that I’ve developed a pain in my right arm that becomes worse when I use the mouse on my laptop while typing or processing photos and while holding my camera to take photos.<br />
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Often it’s so painful that I have to try to use my mouse with my left hand or support my camera with my left hand while taking photos.<br />
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It started about three weeks ago and seems to be getting worse, so I’ve filled in a self-referral form for the physiotherapist and am waiting for an appointment.<br />
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I really hope it gets sorted soon as it’s becoming a real pain – quite literally <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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The weather has been reasonable here in Maryport over the past week – not over warm, but dry and not too windy for most of the time.<br />
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Saturday was fairly warm, dry and sunny. It was calm in the morning but became breezier in the afternoon. The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 17mph.<br />
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<u>Sunny Saturday at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Sunday was dry, sunny and fairly calm with a top temperature of 16C (61F) and a top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCr0fXirVG5GbiqwZ-xpz6axKoME0mACW6QFmUtmqFVl8TdtvldX6OTOXZWMLs2vrMpOAtDkOt1Beu2XIICOZpJErL410_CvBelRDFYqhmEa7fAg_ws5Vn70q-jqUSstjpjk29zJHBd0/s1600/Marina+reflections+070719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of reflections in the still water at Maryport Marina on Sunday evening" border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1600" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCr0fXirVG5GbiqwZ-xpz6axKoME0mACW6QFmUtmqFVl8TdtvldX6OTOXZWMLs2vrMpOAtDkOt1Beu2XIICOZpJErL410_CvBelRDFYqhmEa7fAg_ws5Vn70q-jqUSstjpjk29zJHBd0/s640/Marina+reflections+070719.jpg" title="Reflections in the still water at Maryport Marina on Sunday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections in the still water at Maryport Marina on Sunday evening</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And Monday was dry, bright and calm for most of the day with a little light rain in the afternoon. The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 8mph.<br />
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We had rain overnight and it was cloudy first thing on Tuesday morning. We had light rain from mid-morning for a couple of hours, then back to grey cloud in the afternoon. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top temperature was 10mph.<br />
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<u>Rain on Ravensdale's windscreen on Tuesday morning</u></h3>
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Wednesday was dry and bright with a light wind. The temperature reached 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br />
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We had rain overnight which continued into yesterday (Thursday) morning, but it soon cleared to leave a cloudy sky, with the cloud cover thinning during the afternoon. The top temperature was 17C (63F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4twkh4PDViPkxk4ADwaHet1v9Rc0CrTYqEV4kPDZylxWsK1JrQHJaRIf7sg1z5hnTFFMGiBjvxm2D-NaEOpvHMx9WM83Rub9wor_GUtj4nfQ_KfDQb8MMNWyPIq8eIzgmx4bs8vs9SV8/s1600/_7110038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of cloudy but bright conditions at Maryport Marina on Thursday afternoon" border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1600" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4twkh4PDViPkxk4ADwaHet1v9Rc0CrTYqEV4kPDZylxWsK1JrQHJaRIf7sg1z5hnTFFMGiBjvxm2D-NaEOpvHMx9WM83Rub9wor_GUtj4nfQ_KfDQb8MMNWyPIq8eIzgmx4bs8vs9SV8/s640/_7110038.jpg" title="Cloudy but bright conditions at Maryport Marina on Thursday afternoon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Cloudy but bright conditions at Maryport Marina on Thursday afternoon</u></h3>
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And today (Friday) the weather has been dry, warm and sunny. The top temperature was 18C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 16mph.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-54052519940892505192019-07-05T14:38:00.000+01:002019-07-05T14:38:22.716+01:00Living the dream - three trips out on Ravensdale including two in one day and a beautiful sunset 😊<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMhnoW29v_ahH1-GoWLAspLtsOqbyfSBlpxZjF2CKoDweZ8gGsYijGDUYJTK09uWMOuVbX2uuc_yTBMQkFurYROq8MgScpzuJ7CRO_D0HlFVjbwSBpq_6PE_vSbUzYH-AH0c0aYIX3LE/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck at sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1562" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMhnoW29v_ahH1-GoWLAspLtsOqbyfSBlpxZjF2CKoDweZ8gGsYijGDUYJTK09uWMOuVbX2uuc_yTBMQkFurYROq8MgScpzuJ7CRO_D0HlFVjbwSBpq_6PE_vSbUzYH-AH0c0aYIX3LE/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck at sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck at sunset</u></h3>
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Ravensdale has been out of the marina’s sea gate three times this week but one outing was our shortest yet.<br />
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We like to take our 43ft Neptunus 133 motor cruiser out on the Solway Firth from our home marina at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, at least once a week, weather permitting.<br />
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However, we had to cut short our first trip last Friday due to choppy conditions.<br />
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But the water had settled down sufficiently for us to try again the same evening and we were treated to a beautiful sunset at sea.<br />
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Meanwhile, Phil has caught the horrible cough and cold that I brought home from my recent visit to see my parents in Salisbury and is now suffering from the dreaded man flu.<br />
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But it didn’t stop him wanting to go out fishing again on Wednesday - even when feeling ill, we still manage to carry on living the dream <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b><br />Friday’s fishing trips</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkoTcyKF1Euv6aEQ5cx2VdEr5fTv1FM1n-TrONtgQSSxgz2vnUB3wM-__r1F_fsML8MhOEcqwDSCYc4FquUBWzbMCeX1eg-VoCeVtmAbYSu3LPD04TWh_02AFx3oqGpBBf5lyceKCCI0/s1600/First+outing+280619+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina on Friday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1442" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkoTcyKF1Euv6aEQ5cx2VdEr5fTv1FM1n-TrONtgQSSxgz2vnUB3wM-__r1F_fsML8MhOEcqwDSCYc4FquUBWzbMCeX1eg-VoCeVtmAbYSu3LPD04TWh_02AFx3oqGpBBf5lyceKCCI0/s640/First+outing+280619+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina on Friday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out of Maryport Marina on Friday morning</u></h3>
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Last Friday’s forecast led us to believe it would be a good opportunity to spend a full day out on the water.<br />
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We decided to leave the marina two hours after the morning tide and return on the evening tide about nine hours later.<br />
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This meant we were leaving just half an hour before the sea gate would’ve been due to close if it wasn’t broken at the moment. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmhW1hL8KA5Lhba3Co-3cUpkvNwVku9lD5GpX-fHOIB-8Y6PYw85tcORvYKNwyI5zHKQuSjrE8dHKMQ5cBJxW7v7olsEMxbodnJrfX_HsfjB_B1CRK_DznUawf5xI9IwpgT1zivfsyXY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving the marina through the sea gate that is currently out of action" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1363" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmhW1hL8KA5Lhba3Co-3cUpkvNwVku9lD5GpX-fHOIB-8Y6PYw85tcORvYKNwyI5zHKQuSjrE8dHKMQ5cBJxW7v7olsEMxbodnJrfX_HsfjB_B1CRK_DznUawf5xI9IwpgT1zivfsyXY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving the marina through the sea gate that is currently out of action" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving the marina through the sea gate that is currently out of action</u></h3>
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Soon after leaving the marina, we realised it was considerably choppier than we’d expected but hoped it was just the usual choppiness we get between the piers.<br />
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However, as we headed out towards Three Fathoms Bank, the water wasn’t getting any calmer.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYLZ1-Me9qIxcLNbo-TE2K6JFNMvo3Bq3hjfqQ9-4hpFQwrHFUeN6vJhpkh8jZMeahdo5Qq3rX0VXJPW6mEds-_TeQrkQOtq7w_KiozRPYApndSslTbs1T67J_mtIIEHavMqGqSpF8FA/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out from Maryport towards Three Fathoms Bank" border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYLZ1-Me9qIxcLNbo-TE2K6JFNMvo3Bq3hjfqQ9-4hpFQwrHFUeN6vJhpkh8jZMeahdo5Qq3rX0VXJPW6mEds-_TeQrkQOtq7w_KiozRPYApndSslTbs1T67J_mtIIEHavMqGqSpF8FA/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out from Maryport towards Three Fathoms Bank" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out from Maryport towards Three Fathoms Bank</u></h3>
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Phil asked me whether I thought we should turn back as, even though the marina gate is out of action, there’s only enough water for us to get back into the marina for around two and a half hours either side of high tide.<br />
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I agreed that, if it was still possible to get in, we should go back. <br />
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I tried to call the marina on the VHF radio while Phil turned Ravensdale around and started heading back towards Maryport.<br />
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I got no response on the radio, so I called the marina with my mobile phone.<br />
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The manager checked the depth of the water over the sill and said she would get staff to hold the barrier back so we could get in.<br />
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Phil took Ravensdale a bit faster than we usually travel and we got back just in time.<br />
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The marina sea gate is usually shut when there’s 2.4m (7ft 10ins) of water over the sill. When we crossed it our depth sounder was showing 0.9m (2ft 11ins) under our keel, which meant there was about 2.3m (7ft 6ins) on the sill.<br />
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We had left the marina at around 10.30am and were back at 11am having travelled just 3.5 nautical miles – 2.75nm out and 2.75nm back again.<br />
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Annoyingly, the water in the marina was still really calm but we knew that wasn't the case out on the Solway Firth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUJncYzQZvIjHB_ijjV523uXrD4glHH8Cn-k8qzKKm8oltTSwh0JAT3bIXnd7vY-egqApPt8fvE3A3zipwPq5D9HIJlw5fuQlaiqWHsELASoOoGnFMzCZ9kjK3IjC4Cdp4xos2WdGxk0/s1600/First+outing+280619+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Marport Marina looking super calm on our return on Friday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1455" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUJncYzQZvIjHB_ijjV523uXrD4glHH8Cn-k8qzKKm8oltTSwh0JAT3bIXnd7vY-egqApPt8fvE3A3zipwPq5D9HIJlw5fuQlaiqWHsELASoOoGnFMzCZ9kjK3IjC4Cdp4xos2WdGxk0/s640/First+outing+280619+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Marport Marina looking super calm on our return on Friday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Marport Marina looking super calm on our return on Friday morning</u></h3>
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To say we were glad to be back in the marina would be an understatement as it would’ve been no fun sitting at anchor in choppy conditions for at least seven hours waiting until there was enough water to get back into the marina.<br />
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We both agreed that it’s very important to know when to turn back and, on this occasion, we definitely made the right decision.<br />
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I left all the stuff I pack up inside Ravensdale in crates in the hope we’d get another chance to go out soon and the opportunity was even sooner than we’d hoped.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO4GFcRqW-nrwex89wBfXNc6aO90SpIih0GV43mi1CA1dGsUsvYW1B1Pt6wiH1Hmoh0nEl3sr-9XGAdOYDM55hVj0OL7nCwfrTqu1467DUZfGiKvUxpgQ0QXLmK4iiwNmf00ILW4wFTA/s1600/Marina+on+Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of flat calm water at Maryport Marina as we left on Friday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1532" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO4GFcRqW-nrwex89wBfXNc6aO90SpIih0GV43mi1CA1dGsUsvYW1B1Pt6wiH1Hmoh0nEl3sr-9XGAdOYDM55hVj0OL7nCwfrTqu1467DUZfGiKvUxpgQ0QXLmK4iiwNmf00ILW4wFTA/s640/Marina+on+Friday.jpg" title="Flat calm water at Maryport Marina as we left on Friday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Flat calm water at Maryport Marina as we left on Friday evening</u></h3>
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By the evening, the wind had dropped right down so we decided to go back out on the Solway Firth for a few hours.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheZFo8SlICHCGOyiT8JswGUrCKT7QVCUMsc6P0EFacEscdO9K3XL81h3XH29chpNP3fmAM_K9Rq8LSDmwUcXeFt9RvFo-2eL0mkwJjHzhwsBoR3v3QZR7fbgNmD13MFs1XXc3_JFTkWs/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Friday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheZFo8SlICHCGOyiT8JswGUrCKT7QVCUMsc6P0EFacEscdO9K3XL81h3XH29chpNP3fmAM_K9Rq8LSDmwUcXeFt9RvFo-2eL0mkwJjHzhwsBoR3v3QZR7fbgNmD13MFs1XXc3_JFTkWs/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Friday evening" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Friday evening</u></h3>
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We left the marina at 7.20pm and headed straight out across the Solway Firth from Maryport for a couple of miles.<br />
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It was a very different experience to our morning trip out – there was no wind and the water was like a mill pond.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK4QUtTGfpgrs5twiGFpnfbuJDvPdOFLUwCjlGqOoBUBlCsbGe8j77SFqbSW6wkPRV-ij9ZbgwINsxIAbjE-GYAah8fwbH6SYjgjJV7enzrFOCg4RXyT2KLDPN__Koln-muVqpWGrclc/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out across the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK4QUtTGfpgrs5twiGFpnfbuJDvPdOFLUwCjlGqOoBUBlCsbGe8j77SFqbSW6wkPRV-ij9ZbgwINsxIAbjE-GYAah8fwbH6SYjgjJV7enzrFOCg4RXyT2KLDPN__Koln-muVqpWGrclc/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out across the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out across the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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Phil then stopped the engines and allowed Ravensdale to drift for a while so he could try fishing for mackerel. <br />
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He only managed to catch two mackerel so not a great haul, but they were the first he’d caught since we’ve been here, so he was quite happy to get any.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESgE-TgbO7lj9PvyDsJ128HlooBpLxdzKMB_f372ahIdsgiQryCx8UG_yoNbnceETGvYf08fgdBKZ6yJlI28-yelniuurV2KZ5rsnQfZC2NLplzpOa2ai4iz_nYVXxqhciTEVJlufbKY/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1361" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESgE-TgbO7lj9PvyDsJ128HlooBpLxdzKMB_f372ahIdsgiQryCx8UG_yoNbnceETGvYf08fgdBKZ6yJlI28-yelniuurV2KZ5rsnQfZC2NLplzpOa2ai4iz_nYVXxqhciTEVJlufbKY/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%25289%2529.jpg" title="Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fishing from Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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We then motored over to Allonby Bay where we dropped anchor and he set up his rods again.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus_hADTmm7fHRtkrEgXmgJat9X7WlC0qX8MII9zs6X99xfIlmdG1X1RvTgNdU2AFiE6hyphenhyphenvDQve2xlP6cpqwdOim1-FXNeKe2ZmLcsomYjdcXfRDMPUBZJnP1RbgIEZ82suJKXUJg_DVQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby watching Phil fishing as the sun sets over the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1036" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus_hADTmm7fHRtkrEgXmgJat9X7WlC0qX8MII9zs6X99xfIlmdG1X1RvTgNdU2AFiE6hyphenhyphenvDQve2xlP6cpqwdOim1-FXNeKe2ZmLcsomYjdcXfRDMPUBZJnP1RbgIEZ82suJKXUJg_DVQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby watching Phil fishing as the sun sets over the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby watching Phil fishing as the sun sets over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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In this location, he caught another mackerel, a small bass and a tiny gurnard.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48K4w6gJ1cmfs9fZSEiVkMku8zcj2xfcjePhvHFY7Sap3-ql6l50FKaz_4EMn2Nmaj1_v7SYBj43nDTtDLwfyYxE3Oz5vBz13s7Z1bKKbdIv3PWDRouM9oBEmKxuO7vQbcrQLksaGlbk/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the small bass he caught on this trip" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48K4w6gJ1cmfs9fZSEiVkMku8zcj2xfcjePhvHFY7Sap3-ql6l50FKaz_4EMn2Nmaj1_v7SYBj43nDTtDLwfyYxE3Oz5vBz13s7Z1bKKbdIv3PWDRouM9oBEmKxuO7vQbcrQLksaGlbk/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252820%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the small bass he caught on this trip" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the small bass he caught on this trip</u></h3>
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Ruby got all excited the little bass escaped while I was trying to take a photo of Phil holding it and it flapped around on the deck for a few seconds.<br />
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I quickly pulled Ruby back so she couldn’t reach it while Phil rescued the little fish and returned it to the water.<br />
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Sadly, I forgot to photograph the mackerel because I was so busy taking snaps of the changing colours as the sun dropped lower in the sky before setting behind the Scottish hills on the other side of the firth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3WVsJTkimzRhUM2hXbo1mq03ikGt1DgVU503321mO5KG_svLmsfQlu2irjSoqTrpzCtkp3VD9JmX_uh6Y-VqYQLqn0r9uFWJJbx9W_u9e5ALscHadsf8sk99vekAKeBFmIHf7oABBs0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale setting off on the way back to Maryport with the Scottish hills in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3WVsJTkimzRhUM2hXbo1mq03ikGt1DgVU503321mO5KG_svLmsfQlu2irjSoqTrpzCtkp3VD9JmX_uh6Y-VqYQLqn0r9uFWJJbx9W_u9e5ALscHadsf8sk99vekAKeBFmIHf7oABBs0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+280619+%252821%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale setting off on the way back to Maryport with the Scottish hills in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale setting off on the way back to Maryport with the Scottish hills in the distance</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEyDUqSNmnm74YE6tPBxo98Eynxafg1aGQy6YBH99Tbrihpm9IjgdmH6GrEtpCOZf2HoiPtuXJJC5P8WGIjCKfFf-nUIuvU2Bf4mAoxLufZXJvmqdR2cdhIY6aWP7rPPqqq19NNbxFuI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale approaching Maryport after sunset" border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEyDUqSNmnm74YE6tPBxo98Eynxafg1aGQy6YBH99Tbrihpm9IjgdmH6GrEtpCOZf2HoiPtuXJJC5P8WGIjCKfFf-nUIuvU2Bf4mAoxLufZXJvmqdR2cdhIY6aWP7rPPqqq19NNbxFuI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+280619+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale approaching Maryport after sunset" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale approaching Maryport after sunset</u></h3>
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Although we returned after sunset, it was still fairly light, and we had no difficulty seeing our way back into Maryport basin.<br />
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As always, once we entered the basin, I set up the docking sticks in case there was no one to catch our ropes and put out the fenders ready to return to the pontoon only this time it didn’t quite go to plan.<br />
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As I dropped one of the fenders over the side the knot, which must have worked loose, came undone and it disappeared into the water.<br />
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I shouted to Phil that one of the fenders had gone overboard so he motored astern and pulled up alongside the fender while I scooped it up with the landing net and pulled it safely back on board.<br />
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We were back in the marina at 10.45pm after travelling 12.2 nautical miles.<br />
And we were delighted to discover that photographer Jay Wood had taken a photo of Ravensdale returning to Maryport.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRLpywn8aeEXJ_2c4dm8ypNrOusjnT-rd-4RyqNHED0dBcgZGSRONpdflELK-NevAokOsp-Guom4xUvQC6R0X8USVTs32oN01_NtpO9DSihA_kX362NIXr1WSqOQX_mh8UT3HLJDy0uY/s1600/Jay+Wood%2527s+Ravensdale+280619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale returning to Maryport last Friday evening" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1355" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRLpywn8aeEXJ_2c4dm8ypNrOusjnT-rd-4RyqNHED0dBcgZGSRONpdflELK-NevAokOsp-Guom4xUvQC6R0X8USVTs32oN01_NtpO9DSihA_kX362NIXr1WSqOQX_mh8UT3HLJDy0uY/s640/Jay+Wood%2527s+Ravensdale+280619.jpg" title="Ravensdale returning to Maryport last Friday evening. Photo by Jay Wood of JW Photography" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale returning to Maryport last Friday evening. Photo by Jay Wood of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jwphotography28/">JW Photography</a></u></h3>
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<b>Wednesday’s fishing trip</b><br />
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Earlier this week, it became clear from the weather forecast that Wednesday was going to be the best day for a trip out on Ravensdale this week.<br />
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However, first thing in the morning, Phil was feeling really rough with the cough and cold I’d given him, so we decided not to go.<br />
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But that changed when we got up and saw just how nice the weather was. <br />
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He decided it was too good to miss so we rushed around and got ready as quickly as possible and left the marina at about 11am.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhMRPxAEjDR0f7TwFL5Pl_UAzsyLHPbRUpClLS3tAkZTCoKk1r8iCGHFzpENL1ZVgX_K_mHy45BHdG1YqkKhAYeHvxLpm5nNHtE9z5MEOOdaeAD21IZdQBUXROd8tkz6xP9egXt1vRgU/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Wednesday morning" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhMRPxAEjDR0f7TwFL5Pl_UAzsyLHPbRUpClLS3tAkZTCoKk1r8iCGHFzpENL1ZVgX_K_mHy45BHdG1YqkKhAYeHvxLpm5nNHtE9z5MEOOdaeAD21IZdQBUXROd8tkz6xP9egXt1vRgU/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Wednesday morning" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport on Wednesday morning</u></h3>
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We headed down to Allonby Bay, dropped anchor and Phil set up his fishing rods.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCh4xDwhhAi52UZ2HcxHWOG1P29_z_LvcScxNSdKvO34fqod-Pdu418lm8CSJjokY9rvawURiM0dmot0lsu3pePsY7I6I3LJgUiEHbiQssiyQhWDRHGdqJ37SaGimRFTAKCQb09L_lTv8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil fishing in Allonby Bay" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCh4xDwhhAi52UZ2HcxHWOG1P29_z_LvcScxNSdKvO34fqod-Pdu418lm8CSJjokY9rvawURiM0dmot0lsu3pePsY7I6I3LJgUiEHbiQssiyQhWDRHGdqJ37SaGimRFTAKCQb09L_lTv8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Phil fishing in Allonby Bay" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil fishing in Allonby Bay</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGitVSfzW9tJozAhkl6XB6AfzM-NdtAC7339JW6d_nwVc4m2Yg9X-_fWahsP0nnjkB8rrSFcOeNHQj6g_lrfr_1JUhq7-GH9Szy7QclJFu33LvYB0RbZ0-gS_xkjCaGwErJrXMFn9Mwg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me enjoying the sunshine on Ravensdale's aft deck" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGitVSfzW9tJozAhkl6XB6AfzM-NdtAC7339JW6d_nwVc4m2Yg9X-_fWahsP0nnjkB8rrSFcOeNHQj6g_lrfr_1JUhq7-GH9Szy7QclJFu33LvYB0RbZ0-gS_xkjCaGwErJrXMFn9Mwg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Me enjoying the sunshine on Ravensdale's aft deck" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me enjoying the sunshine on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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He had no bites at all in the first hour, so he decided it was time to move on.<br />
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This time we headed out further from land and he tried fishing for mackerel while drifting.<br />
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He didn’t catch any mackerel, but he did hook a small smooth-hound, which he returned to the water.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueCehrvYt4Z_G8eVcOitlUhS3iUzs0HZeYpe3d2kpDy0I23-N5bSCx9rlPRrtEkpEYDBMfoVIAooco3YI-AD8LdgwvNZa7nsYMmOZa8etDHI4jyRG-Z9sfYKXc3fKJVbdaMdKBF4V3Ew/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Phil with the smooth-hound he caught" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1436" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueCehrvYt4Z_G8eVcOitlUhS3iUzs0HZeYpe3d2kpDy0I23-N5bSCx9rlPRrtEkpEYDBMfoVIAooco3YI-AD8LdgwvNZa7nsYMmOZa8etDHI4jyRG-Z9sfYKXc3fKJVbdaMdKBF4V3Ew/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25287%2529.jpg" title="Phil with the smooth-hound he caught" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phil with the smooth-hound he caught</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />He then started the engines again and moved to another spot closer to Maryport where he fished while drifting until it was time to head for home.<br />
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I sat on the flybridge on the way back to Maryport, which gave me a chance to get some better shots of the town from the firth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOUgc14ehV8HLd04fYIugZjhhCIu2T2adQ-Uw8hIpYfZYXlaTxLemdkHgA9pYfHRDnwVHtOAZZo3V6uJ7uDlqolGDe7GEjMT7Z0ajZ2Vy41eZX0pwXwsLTVAyDYds_c4T-yEg03DQ7tA/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of my view from Ravensdale's flybridge on the way back to Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOUgc14ehV8HLd04fYIugZjhhCIu2T2adQ-Uw8hIpYfZYXlaTxLemdkHgA9pYfHRDnwVHtOAZZo3V6uJ7uDlqolGDe7GEjMT7Z0ajZ2Vy41eZX0pwXwsLTVAyDYds_c4T-yEg03DQ7tA/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25289%2529.jpg" title="My view from Ravensdale's flybridge on the way back to Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>My view from Ravensdale's flybridge on the way back to Maryport</u></h3>
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<u>The controls on Ravensdale's flybridge</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnCODjqldxZlpOuEw-B9YxUuehUztHRyeMWHnK4IGrWJoNdUFdLUcjmNYc1fkfYdThI3Xlr2nBYNZgBuo6hQ7mJs06X12lmrdtdtxWCP_Gg70vPPRtKOR7vYtDMMiBuNJLaswwLiLLZ4/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking back from Ravensdale's flybridge through the radar arch" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnCODjqldxZlpOuEw-B9YxUuehUztHRyeMWHnK4IGrWJoNdUFdLUcjmNYc1fkfYdThI3Xlr2nBYNZgBuo6hQ7mJs06X12lmrdtdtxWCP_Gg70vPPRtKOR7vYtDMMiBuNJLaswwLiLLZ4/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%252810%2529.jpg" title="Looking back from Ravensdale's flybridge through the radar arch" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking back from Ravensdale's flybridge through the radar arch</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We were back in the marina at 2.30pm having travelled 8.9 nautical miles.<br />
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<b><br />Radio problems</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale's fixed radio</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We discovered on Friday morning that our built-in VHF radio was receiving but not transmitting clearly so ended up using the handheld for our trip out on Friday evening and again on Wednesday.<br />
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Phil is now trying to discover the cause of the problem and thinks it could be due to damage to the coaxial cable to the aerial.<br />
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Unfortunately, the cable cannot be removed from the aerial so we’ve ordered a new aerial and are hoping that will solve our radio problems.<br />
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If not, I guess we’ll be looking at having to buy a new VHF radio.<br />
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By yesterday (Thursday), we were wondering why the aerial hadn’t arrived and Phil started chasing it up to discover that it had been sent to Maryport Inshore Rescue in error.<br />
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We eventually managed to discover that it had been delivered to Maryport Fishing Co-op for the inshore rescue and we picked it up this morning (Friday). So Phil's next job will be fitting it.<br />
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Meanwhile, we're using out handheld VHF radio.<br />
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<b>Windscreen wiper problems</b><br />
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<u>Ravensdale's troublesome port wiper</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Ravensdale’s port wiper also stopped working after Friday morning’s brief outing.<br />
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Ever since we bought Ravensdale in 2016, the port wiper has only worked on one speed – fast, while the starboard wiper operated at two speeds. <br />
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We just assumed one had broken at some stage and been replaced with a different one.<br />
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But the port motor has now packed up all together so perhaps the single speed was a symptom that it was on its way out.<br />
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Sadly, Phil caught the cough and cold I brought back from Salisbury and is now suffering from that dreaded condition known as “man flu” so the proper repair will have to wait until he’s feeling better.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5hDwWZJyySbcQasyXQkjTIFckDEj4TdPi5Y0A_hEGRpuZnSUvAU8LsvXMJ25cu9QlBM2X8fVZ_LASSmomz1FsQDTzhEC6DSoPMSnJ7J9ZKVsmghh8kQoFBOe_dRUsC_5eme2ZPLq2tU/s1600/Wiper+problems+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby keeping a lookout while Phil works on the wipers" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1380" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5hDwWZJyySbcQasyXQkjTIFckDEj4TdPi5Y0A_hEGRpuZnSUvAU8LsvXMJ25cu9QlBM2X8fVZ_LASSmomz1FsQDTzhEC6DSoPMSnJ7J9ZKVsmghh8kQoFBOe_dRUsC_5eme2ZPLq2tU/s640/Wiper+problems+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Ruby keeps a lookout while Phil works on the wipers" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby keeps a lookout while Phil works on the wipers</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Meanwhile, he’s swapped the port and starboard motors over so the windscreen he needs to see out of while at the helm could be kept clear.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqYOdgIwnrMSG9M2no-C75oq2z5mePBGgJtLiybqSE9kFGc8Omr-tBM2YG9i3Po4YVqwrhbs7BjQFeTBtwPDWXGb8ZmDtDH6j0BDDGK4g8klHHTRL0tHodjoJmL3V1KTaNu3u9d6jb6U/s1600/Wiper+problems+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of Ravensdale's wiper motors" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqYOdgIwnrMSG9M2no-C75oq2z5mePBGgJtLiybqSE9kFGc8Omr-tBM2YG9i3Po4YVqwrhbs7BjQFeTBtwPDWXGb8ZmDtDH6j0BDDGK4g8klHHTRL0tHodjoJmL3V1KTaNu3u9d6jb6U/s640/Wiper+problems+%25281%2529.jpg" title="One of Ravensdale's wiper motors" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of Ravensdale's wiper motors</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />We didn’t need it while out on Wednesday, but at least it’s available for any future trips out on the water before he can sort the other motor.<br />
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Interestingly, it only runs on the fast speed on the port side so it seems that this problem is caused by the switch, which will also now need attention.<br />
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<b>Fish and chip supper</b><br />
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<u>Fish and chip supper</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><u></u><br />
Last Friday night, we ate the cod we were brought by one of the local fishermen with a boat in the marina.<br />
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Phil gutted and filleted them the night they were delivered to us and we put them in the freezer until we were ready to eat them.<br />
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Phil coated them in breadcrumbs then baked them in the oven and served them with chips, peas and tartare sauce.<br />
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And they were delicious <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b>Flipping flies!</b><br />
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<u>My homemade fly trap</u></h3>
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We seem to be inundated with flies at the moment <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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And we reckon they’re being attracted into the marina by all the mud that’s exposed at low tide while we wait for a new cable to arrive so staff can fix the sea gate.<br />
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We tried fly spray, but there were still loads of them buzzing around so I Googled making your own fly trap.<br />
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I found a video showing the viewer how to cut a plastic bottle at the widest point and invert the top part of the bottle in the bottom part. This was fixed in place with duct tape. So far, so good…<br />
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It said you could use anything for bait – raw meat, fish, preferably something stinky, which had to be placed in liquid so the flies would be enticed into the trap, be unable to escape due to the inverted bottle top and drown in the liquid.<br />
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I didn’t have any stinky meat or fish handy so opened a tin of tuna, which the flies seem to like well enough when it’s in Ruby’s bowl, but it seems it’s considerably less attractive if they have to enter a bottle to get it.<br />
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<u>Our fly paper delivery</u></h3>
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<u>One of the fly papers on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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I didn’t catch a single fly in my trap but they were still flying around the boat landing on me, the TV screen, my laptop – basically anywhere except in my trap <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><br />
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And, to add insult to injury, the cheeky little blighters walked around my homemade fly trap on the bench in the galley and even landed on the back of my hand while I was using the camera on my phone to take a snap of it.<br />
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Oh well, back to the drawing board – or rather Google and I ordered a pack of fly papers instead. <br />
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They arrived the next day but they're not proving very successful either as the first strip only caught one fly and there are still lots of them flying around the boat. Aaargh! <span style="color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">☹</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Ruby of Ravensdale</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW93g6WYuJr_ALFNW0f68F_p0o9FO98bYSjwcQBvd5Ob7gIghHTAxWnhMN_FKaEU_-RZ0GyPB8TjaF1RXz9aUwfhl_pHaRnk-D8BLxVwymWlZcy9sP5aTljOpXnD7Sk0oHHJKyylqvzqg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby chilling on Ravensdale in her lifejacket while out on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW93g6WYuJr_ALFNW0f68F_p0o9FO98bYSjwcQBvd5Ob7gIghHTAxWnhMN_FKaEU_-RZ0GyPB8TjaF1RXz9aUwfhl_pHaRnk-D8BLxVwymWlZcy9sP5aTljOpXnD7Sk0oHHJKyylqvzqg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby chilling on Ravensdale in her lifejacket while out on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby chilling on Ravensdale in her lifejacket while out on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />
Ruby was even better than usual on Wednesday’s trip out on Ravensdale. <br />
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She seems really chilled out about going out on the water with us now.<br />
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I put her lifejacket on her when I let her out of her cage while we were anchored in Allonby Bay, but she decided it was too warm up on deck and went back inside where she made herself comfortable on the seating in the saloon.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb1QYked5a4KQ103FdugsB5-yD2E0a9qi_cLe2uvqttidByomtF2pBBtRXA7e-RRLM8hWPfUAiDKYxYDMhj1-zpt5-tDP7vHI2sAk0Xun9kDJVYHQbTBeeCWWRo9anfaI3EVUWrlNG8Y/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck before she decided it was too hot" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb1QYked5a4KQ103FdugsB5-yD2E0a9qi_cLe2uvqttidByomtF2pBBtRXA7e-RRLM8hWPfUAiDKYxYDMhj1-zpt5-tDP7vHI2sAk0Xun9kDJVYHQbTBeeCWWRo9anfaI3EVUWrlNG8Y/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck before she decided it was too hot" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby on Ravensdale's aft deck before she decided it was too hot</u></h3>
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She usually wants to be wherever we are – if we’re on deck she wants to stay out but this time she seemed happy enough to be inside on her own for a while.<br />
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When we moved on, she seemed so happy on the seating that I didn’t bother putting her in her cage as we weren’t going far.<br />
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However, she went in there of her own accord as soon as she realised we were on the move and did the same thing when we moved again.<br />
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She seems to have worked out that her cage is where she should be whenever Ravensdale is underway.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXqwlzlO2jJkOk4yPV3e6v8pLGRjqHqSNWTHTX_yUFaMbznyUwKShCr-efeNO-XEt5h_h9_WB6gvhuG66dKPBUCB-E_5PzBI67GOC4H-nfpnhjsNNumplfNlY5m5HZU8LjskjD53MbgI/s1600/Ruby+in+the+saloon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby patiently waiting for me to take her for a walk" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1280" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXqwlzlO2jJkOk4yPV3e6v8pLGRjqHqSNWTHTX_yUFaMbznyUwKShCr-efeNO-XEt5h_h9_WB6gvhuG66dKPBUCB-E_5PzBI67GOC4H-nfpnhjsNNumplfNlY5m5HZU8LjskjD53MbgI/s640/Ruby+in+the+saloon.jpg" title="Ruby patiently waiting for me to take her for a walk" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby patiently waiting for me to take her for a walk</u></h3>
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I’ve been walking Ruby on my own quite a lot this week because Phil hasn’t felt up to it much of the time. <br />
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I rarely take my camera with me when I’m walking her alone as I have enough stuff to carry with her ball, treats and poo bags.<br />
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But that doesn’t stop me taking photos of her with my mobile phone.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKgA9SkPtgiyXyu102U_95DxblFLxbL6sX87hGXNkPvxjBLtpFQHnyeWvkthG82BZOEAkCmmK8vY9pA6O5WMMLS9uu4o5ONxkGqTjzkj4s6aNz91YR5JVzzkByDDUMy_FQGBFQmupUMs/s1600/Ruby+walk+010719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby checking that I'm following her along the coast path at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1366" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKgA9SkPtgiyXyu102U_95DxblFLxbL6sX87hGXNkPvxjBLtpFQHnyeWvkthG82BZOEAkCmmK8vY9pA6O5WMMLS9uu4o5ONxkGqTjzkj4s6aNz91YR5JVzzkByDDUMy_FQGBFQmupUMs/s640/Ruby+walk+010719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby checking that I'm following her along the coast path at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby checking that I'm following her along the coast path at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4vLEfEL3bMjQCs7X8D9SxolO60kUjI4mGlh5NVUTQmhOxnZsfne8qT8LfBa_6vc2AsXQ7F-Qk8UivkM62xHRyvovPCrCeMs-Nt7D3N2qEUwQy8rrH_ko2zlem7IvY1yi3DXyOYQQajw/s1600/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby playing in the long grass" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4vLEfEL3bMjQCs7X8D9SxolO60kUjI4mGlh5NVUTQmhOxnZsfne8qT8LfBa_6vc2AsXQ7F-Qk8UivkM62xHRyvovPCrCeMs-Nt7D3N2qEUwQy8rrH_ko2zlem7IvY1yi3DXyOYQQajw/s640/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby playing in the long grass" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby playing in the long grass</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0mhAoaNi3NqLUfzmmZZOWAg7K3qv1i22LPkv9fofdjFNe5I9db-zvzTXJmoePwmOfn7D5yDQIPCGGVWpwwEg1YHQIyayFglcJY4uF2AA6kXNSVIKOVwVbYQGq4ghmw_LSRQLpfkWZrk/s1600/Ruby+and+Eli+the+bulldog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with Eli, one of the dogs she met while out walking this week" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1579" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0mhAoaNi3NqLUfzmmZZOWAg7K3qv1i22LPkv9fofdjFNe5I9db-zvzTXJmoePwmOfn7D5yDQIPCGGVWpwwEg1YHQIyayFglcJY4uF2AA6kXNSVIKOVwVbYQGq4ghmw_LSRQLpfkWZrk/s640/Ruby+and+Eli+the+bulldog.jpg" title="Ruby with Eli, one of the dogs she met while out walking this week" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with Eli, one of the dogs she met while out walking this week</u></h3>
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She was given a new blue ball by a friend we met while out for our morning walk yesterday (Thursday) and she was so happy with it.<br />
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We took it with us on her evening walk and I tried to throw it for her as I do with her other balls, but she wouldn’t let me have it back. She wouldn’t even swap it for one of her favourite treats and Ruby will usually do anything for food.<br />
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She was so happy carrying it around and rolling around in the grass with it that I decided to indulge her and couldn’t resist taking a few photos of her with it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJZeR6OargIo1oh4omDGZfHHRD1CLqbTstlrMNSxExdT_W5LM9TdHoHGf7EJhhJXw8l0nHyKYGbCwMdsjVzjo9v-CcOiSiJGTtCUm-j6ppSkMuL2KYuzvMrbsu-j-Vgmxv3kydMBTLxY/s1600/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby with her precious blue ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1337" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJZeR6OargIo1oh4omDGZfHHRD1CLqbTstlrMNSxExdT_W5LM9TdHoHGf7EJhhJXw8l0nHyKYGbCwMdsjVzjo9v-CcOiSiJGTtCUm-j6ppSkMuL2KYuzvMrbsu-j-Vgmxv3kydMBTLxY/s640/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Ruby with her precious blue ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby with her precious blue ball</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lp8G_yI9EstcYB0QuHkSunFPGJEeyRw7tWtAwCS91Vivx8_RpED5OlboOHZZQhq3xdU4WYXbf6xMo4aEGiUUQhinr60PnmJgto1O5ChHTKovptNHt5REWnE0D-R8ImzoNTFVGhgGezQ/s1600/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby refusing to let go of the ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lp8G_yI9EstcYB0QuHkSunFPGJEeyRw7tWtAwCS91Vivx8_RpED5OlboOHZZQhq3xdU4WYXbf6xMo4aEGiUUQhinr60PnmJgto1O5ChHTKovptNHt5REWnE0D-R8ImzoNTFVGhgGezQ/s640/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby refusing to let go of the ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby refusing to let go of the ball</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyeUKNSbFAYv0Vf_UQxXJiU9H2K4-5ICvCznRSTPA9H8pOI-nuVvpoeZvKfuA14e47YzAGp0A7xVzXhqBW5S_wL_6NJk3Se17EoIQD0zxrOmzaifg3VGiHxWbnOY67BED1LI09FoEJhE/s1600/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another photo of Ruby with her special ball" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1370" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyeUKNSbFAYv0Vf_UQxXJiU9H2K4-5ICvCznRSTPA9H8pOI-nuVvpoeZvKfuA14e47YzAGp0A7xVzXhqBW5S_wL_6NJk3Se17EoIQD0zxrOmzaifg3VGiHxWbnOY67BED1LI09FoEJhE/s640/Ruby+and+the+blue+ball+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another photo of Ruby with her special ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another photo of Ruby with her special ball</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XWesiXBSHBfYZhaVbRdUthK40C-yVzH6Wt7I_2Aw0NiVaYtWbD17YTR-vno-uUDlOwIt5dQ_xQsWp7khIAjXPaSm6Ik_4Vf4LPkmHrhxtd0dFtabXhNogBnVZvyUgwJLPJ-6DERIBps/s1600/Phil+and+Ruby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="797" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XWesiXBSHBfYZhaVbRdUthK40C-yVzH6Wt7I_2Aw0NiVaYtWbD17YTR-vno-uUDlOwIt5dQ_xQsWp7khIAjXPaSm6Ik_4Vf4LPkmHrhxtd0dFtabXhNogBnVZvyUgwJLPJ-6DERIBps/s400/Phil+and+Ruby.jpg" title="Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil" width="318" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil</u></h3>
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But, sadly, the ball, that was supposed to be indestructible was in pieces within minutes of getting home, so I had to throw it away and she really wasn’t happy about that. <br />
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In fact, I’m not sure if she’ll ever forgive me for that one <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> <br />
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We took Ruby back to the vet on Monday for the second dose of the treatment for her ear infection. <br />
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Thankfully it seems to be better and she’s not scratching any more, but the vet said she may start again when the steroid injection wears off in the next week or so.<br />
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If it does, the vet wants us to take her back so she can treat her for summer allergies so we’re hoping that doesn’t happen.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlCsSEOZufDY188lyn6oYLIwJg0cAsM4XdaS2LJQCCEJwlA6mKtY_9sRMWD4M5-Rjghgn3P6NLufvbaDYAluyLwy8hSLsjs0-FWYF6fEdonDQr36yGN2yvUdF89vobi664HOyGCz3IpQ/s1600/Ruby+and+cushions+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby resting on Ravensdale" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1509" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlCsSEOZufDY188lyn6oYLIwJg0cAsM4XdaS2LJQCCEJwlA6mKtY_9sRMWD4M5-Rjghgn3P6NLufvbaDYAluyLwy8hSLsjs0-FWYF6fEdonDQr36yGN2yvUdF89vobi664HOyGCz3IpQ/s640/Ruby+and+cushions+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby resting on Ravensdale" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby resting on Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<b>Wildlife</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5qcw2fyJeWzf-a9CoMDkp_CQ7eaI-4f5krGk98jwsQfsFXXXuTQZ0Yk0nht7bO1LWymTZ3RTZgfIOyMGIp3gDaHQGEN0Hf_Qz8dlDkOQYSPNNFdE9mhRo54KYwYM6VKWKlhyUlTrdWM/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a barrel jellyfish" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1433" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5qcw2fyJeWzf-a9CoMDkp_CQ7eaI-4f5krGk98jwsQfsFXXXuTQZ0Yk0nht7bO1LWymTZ3RTZgfIOyMGIp3gDaHQGEN0Hf_Qz8dlDkOQYSPNNFdE9mhRo54KYwYM6VKWKlhyUlTrdWM/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+2+030719+%25286%2529.jpg" title="A barrel jellyfish" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A barrel jellyfish</u></h3>
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We saw two different types of jellyfish while out on Ravensdale on the Solway Firth this week – a barrel jellyfish and a couple of lion’s mane jellyfish.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J-Ywu_2meEZkDL8XQUDEdrNSLkZYnhVYk5jiVniGltVx6pBToAqMmqnkWt3rv7x_HlFuo5Sh1y4GkYgR4dCO-bNcOuuHTnhUrubDeRFeY71_t1TuNAh0LCSFk6ZcDeN7t8f6a4j_8RE/s1600/Lions+Mane+jellyfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a lion's mane jellyfish" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1476" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J-Ywu_2meEZkDL8XQUDEdrNSLkZYnhVYk5jiVniGltVx6pBToAqMmqnkWt3rv7x_HlFuo5Sh1y4GkYgR4dCO-bNcOuuHTnhUrubDeRFeY71_t1TuNAh0LCSFk6ZcDeN7t8f6a4j_8RE/s640/Lions+Mane+jellyfish.jpg" title="A lion's mane jellyfish" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A lion's mane jellyfish</u></h3>
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There were lots of ladybirds on the wall alongside the coastal walk to the lighthouse, including a number of pairs that looked as though they were making more ladybirds <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj25eCU_nhKnNRZ8617dxS9BHLPrCCgeT-av9mXQzRLi_8bXk4kGAx7DKHjugUNhP4iEVZUq0Q2mjAXvP_jWrYqFgmwK-O1Tu5MtTJVv1ypMmWL2uCUEaWyjY52ew5bh0WWeJ4EyTJcw/s1600/Ladybirds+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A mobile phone photo of a ladybird on the sea wall" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1454" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj25eCU_nhKnNRZ8617dxS9BHLPrCCgeT-av9mXQzRLi_8bXk4kGAx7DKHjugUNhP4iEVZUq0Q2mjAXvP_jWrYqFgmwK-O1Tu5MtTJVv1ypMmWL2uCUEaWyjY52ew5bh0WWeJ4EyTJcw/s640/Ladybirds+%25281%2529.jpg" title="A mobile phone photo of a ladybird on the sea wall" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A mobile phone photo of a ladybird on the sea wall</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkUTJ3cjDBGwTzJP82HSDXxT0eube-C2GeMMvxxFeWRxiQDIKN6kXgb_rl2T5LQXDyjwq51UXeyOduZgz01dXXcUIVTXenzyFe8U-ZDRcACAqcDKokAPAF33wz_BbBwOQPpSHrQynrcw/s1600/Ladybirds+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of two ladybirds playing piggyback" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1418" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkUTJ3cjDBGwTzJP82HSDXxT0eube-C2GeMMvxxFeWRxiQDIKN6kXgb_rl2T5LQXDyjwq51UXeyOduZgz01dXXcUIVTXenzyFe8U-ZDRcACAqcDKokAPAF33wz_BbBwOQPpSHrQynrcw/s640/Ladybirds+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Two ladybirds playing piggyback" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Two ladybirds playing piggyback </u><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😊</span></h3>
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There are some lovely wild orchids growing in the long grass near the marina.<br />
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<u>Wild orchids</u></h3>
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And painted lady butterflies are regular visitors to the wildflowers in the area.<br />
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<u>A painted lady butterfly</u></h3>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
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<u>Maryport Pier and the sun going down over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><u></u><br />Most of the photographs I’ve taken this week were snapped while we were out on the Solway Firth on Ravensdale last Friday and on Wednesday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvrB8vtSgmY6OiY19zFNC0ND7_d97MzsIsBVB-tw2CgI8e8bg917C7Yz5RQ4pr-JDWS3pTPRQa9JciJ3zSXRHupxs8d3ghqQmNZX-ZdXwB28jR4OTEQvL2LkGB7LKKMUOxpvUZqeiWpg/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport with the northern fells in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvrB8vtSgmY6OiY19zFNC0ND7_d97MzsIsBVB-tw2CgI8e8bg917C7Yz5RQ4pr-JDWS3pTPRQa9JciJ3zSXRHupxs8d3ghqQmNZX-ZdXwB28jR4OTEQvL2LkGB7LKKMUOxpvUZqeiWpg/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%252811%2529.jpg" title="Maryport with the northern fells in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport with the northern fells in the distance</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7vc_n42FYiN6PwjSqgLlSpIZQjadh5iEBh50BFR4HvLpfMAeW9zB2ZJuiJ3o0PzKDHlWQdRQzmbVZuRMLVquZSSZWT6a0aVes7hyphenhyphenWPdvG1jpzKQc-gXQaL5o6wqM9SKKU9HLP1142bQ/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a yacht on the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7vc_n42FYiN6PwjSqgLlSpIZQjadh5iEBh50BFR4HvLpfMAeW9zB2ZJuiJ3o0PzKDHlWQdRQzmbVZuRMLVquZSSZWT6a0aVes7hyphenhyphenWPdvG1jpzKQc-gXQaL5o6wqM9SKKU9HLP1142bQ/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="A yacht on the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A yacht on the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdZ5pc2TyBSPpj0z2P04beTnvu0icmSSzNi4hKnsUj_DdpJCNSPQhsFvw7vRn17mBsH6xtZ6gPjwNSh5H09Y9jcpdr3ZETCp81sqeSBuorjJhHa1x2gcndMfa8OAgy9-90LZzRItJln8/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport from the Solway Firth" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1540" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdZ5pc2TyBSPpj0z2P04beTnvu0icmSSzNi4hKnsUj_DdpJCNSPQhsFvw7vRn17mBsH6xtZ6gPjwNSh5H09Y9jcpdr3ZETCp81sqeSBuorjJhHa1x2gcndMfa8OAgy9-90LZzRItJln8/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%252820%2529.jpg" title="Maryport from the Solway Firth" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>Maryport lighthouse and the town on our approach from the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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I was really pleased with some of the sunset photos and the almost abstract shots of the golden light reflected on the ripples in the smooth water caused by Ravensdale's wake.<br />
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<u>Sunset over the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>The sun setting over the Scottish hills on the far side of the Solway Firth</u></h3>
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<u>A closer view of last Friday's sunset</u></h3>
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<u>A seagull at sunset</u></h3>
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<u>Golden light on the Solway Firth and part of Robin Rigg Wind Farm</u></h3>
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<u>A close up of part of Ravensdale's wake</u></h3>
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<u>Another close up shot of our wake</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I also had another go at taking a selfie of Ruby and I on Ravensdale.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcodkQl2VEx_GcFhVgO4L-v9aiiQf_gfNu6kiIFYRmYsx9eqQNC4ZkP5mPEbfJdqFMRKo8zX7WchO4lXuphfDpQSvTmF1dOXY2PjH4FWykNpqNZzjA8fbvlIOPdF1fm9ITDylywVJuY4/s1600/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of me and Ruby" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcodkQl2VEx_GcFhVgO4L-v9aiiQf_gfNu6kiIFYRmYsx9eqQNC4ZkP5mPEbfJdqFMRKo8zX7WchO4lXuphfDpQSvTmF1dOXY2PjH4FWykNpqNZzjA8fbvlIOPdF1fm9ITDylywVJuY4/s640/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Me and Ruby" width="532" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Me and Ruby</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV1UAZf42cHzXmcHzYD5STqIKde3YtHZItCaiQd_NZz-YWePCtb_YlLznz99NND7VbHFm4OuqdjdQ1xwZPs5bV8YllJBpiQQ5Xgc_2UFHkL24B_b1jAnSpsUc2OP-401lU14GrZJZT_k/s1600/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby trying to work out what I'm doing" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV1UAZf42cHzXmcHzYD5STqIKde3YtHZItCaiQd_NZz-YWePCtb_YlLznz99NND7VbHFm4OuqdjdQ1xwZPs5bV8YllJBpiQQ5Xgc_2UFHkL24B_b1jAnSpsUc2OP-401lU14GrZJZT_k/s640/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby trying to work out what I'm doing" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby trying to work out what I'm doing</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOlGQzvHEvaOyoDCjZy9UeYW1CtmtmIrXD0MYXZmkroqd9tu6Kk4XhCpgeiOFGpKPdj1ezstdbKUln_4-gmM4BWUHN_LZOMtq_Z2E6SAEu5xui_iVLx4qTf2rRZQOCxlcC2FwTCrmUQ/s1600/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Another photo of me and Ruby" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOlGQzvHEvaOyoDCjZy9UeYW1CtmtmIrXD0MYXZmkroqd9tu6Kk4XhCpgeiOFGpKPdj1ezstdbKUln_4-gmM4BWUHN_LZOMtq_Z2E6SAEu5xui_iVLx4qTf2rRZQOCxlcC2FwTCrmUQ/s640/Me+and+Roo+010719+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Another photo of me and Ruby" width="526" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another photo of me and Ruby</u></h3>
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The rest of my images this week were a few shots of the marina and some photos taken with my mobile phone while I was out waking Ruby.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEs9_6NjTx4klA57daCTEmWl9oivK0cpR-6WRFf6rtN682eNetCs3jROLOLMUNZ2Ia6d_Txi94S8ZmV5UTnj4Ey6kM3h8G47PZoCyuMSURDV8YKo2zk2Yi76tbxTvQezk5qw2AdR-lRk/s1600/Evening+light+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photof of evening light at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEs9_6NjTx4klA57daCTEmWl9oivK0cpR-6WRFf6rtN682eNetCs3jROLOLMUNZ2Ia6d_Txi94S8ZmV5UTnj4Ey6kM3h8G47PZoCyuMSURDV8YKo2zk2Yi76tbxTvQezk5qw2AdR-lRk/s640/Evening+light+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Evening light at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Evening light at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsMPbJtkBDNAlXZ8T4dozG23HM3QMRMS_a6RR9ZRrKGNoU6rs_q-Fuf8e04aHFwsA3QzqM112nhOXaTS0zG7Be-lzk6KX7q8TvW9w3LHPKNneXkWfALFa-q1xycl5t9g8ZWj7gU86BMw/s1600/_7020009-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phot of reflections at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsMPbJtkBDNAlXZ8T4dozG23HM3QMRMS_a6RR9ZRrKGNoU6rs_q-Fuf8e04aHFwsA3QzqM112nhOXaTS0zG7Be-lzk6KX7q8TvW9w3LHPKNneXkWfALFa-q1xycl5t9g8ZWj7gU86BMw/s640/_7020009-Edit.jpg" title="Reflections at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Reflections at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr3xhR87LgpJy63ibBVxlTSWRBYiNS7W7HD6rZBkrHd9AOPkDE_wKYJ0f6ohmd2lyuGd3Wm69O99Id4wI7K5QcGyRhHFYbsscb5sdb4HWWhKXnvdf5cPVRcjQxAcnWc0U_2WxQiqW6UA/s1600/Maryport+270619+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phone photo of the shore at Maryport" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1400" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr3xhR87LgpJy63ibBVxlTSWRBYiNS7W7HD6rZBkrHd9AOPkDE_wKYJ0f6ohmd2lyuGd3Wm69O99Id4wI7K5QcGyRhHFYbsscb5sdb4HWWhKXnvdf5cPVRcjQxAcnWc0U_2WxQiqW6UA/s640/Maryport+270619+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Phone photo of the shore at Maryport" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phone photo of the shore at Maryport</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk_T04mSGU5XCriThicoPiBlV4QYnJLnhuPz2rZsrYK2Ylo_8tX5PADuHxuJ6w87YF1zmlApf3I95eEPHU4ited4S5kzH7sTXUoAesyuwiM0H8tyK97LrMhWg6sI-Oawffy0BOcRyg18/s1600/Before+the+rain+300619+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phone photo of rain clouds over Maryport Harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1497" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk_T04mSGU5XCriThicoPiBlV4QYnJLnhuPz2rZsrYK2Ylo_8tX5PADuHxuJ6w87YF1zmlApf3I95eEPHU4ited4S5kzH7sTXUoAesyuwiM0H8tyK97LrMhWg6sI-Oawffy0BOcRyg18/s640/Before+the+rain+300619+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Phone photo of rain clouds over Maryport Harbour" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Phone photo of rain clouds over Maryport Harbour</u></h3>
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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We’ve had some decent weather this week including some warm sunshine and some low wind speeds which enabled us to get out on the water.<br />
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Saturday was cloudy but very warm and muggy with thunder late afternoon along with a heavy downpour followed by showers. The top temperature was 21C (70F) and the top average wind speed was 13mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgU-MZ48B41LWlWofQt2X4ao06YpTgdwew2gsdSF9Kjhowg36rd-dOvJT62FiqnopHN3b3mMwa0ovwz8S3iUsmeiT_1AI8CW2I2BK3PfdUPe2mvoy0YE7E90I50GXMCo7Jt0PrnDcpl8/s1600/Marina+Saturday+morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Saturday morning at Maryport Marina" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgU-MZ48B41LWlWofQt2X4ao06YpTgdwew2gsdSF9Kjhowg36rd-dOvJT62FiqnopHN3b3mMwa0ovwz8S3iUsmeiT_1AI8CW2I2BK3PfdUPe2mvoy0YE7E90I50GXMCo7Jt0PrnDcpl8/s640/Marina+Saturday+morning.jpg" title="Saturday morning at Maryport Marina" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Saturday morning at Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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Sunday started dry and cloudy. It was bright during the morning with light rain during the afternoon. The top temperature was16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 21mph, gusting 31mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ_oalwVdExqCg3K3El-_mMN6St-8gv1O4flyBlgTHZfhzJe064B_WV7p0pnJ31lrlp_8HcJq3T3Oq396HP8gdo744wh7pf2Yc2KtdmKIklrCzZt74Qf1jyHQwgZ5bRmhhkdPTE5_XHE/s1600/Marina+Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bright skies at Maryport Marina on Sunday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1416" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ_oalwVdExqCg3K3El-_mMN6St-8gv1O4flyBlgTHZfhzJe064B_WV7p0pnJ31lrlp_8HcJq3T3Oq396HP8gdo744wh7pf2Yc2KtdmKIklrCzZt74Qf1jyHQwgZ5bRmhhkdPTE5_XHE/s640/Marina+Sunday.jpg" title="Bright skies at Maryport Marina on Sunday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bright skies at Maryport Marina on Sunday</u></h3>
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The wind got up overnight with average wind speeds of up to 28mph, gusting 38mph. Monday was dry and bright but fairly breezy with a top temperature of 16C (61F) and a top average wind speed of 24mph, gusting 38mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExeZxGhjr4nTpcxiMuCiqbFmNdWqGlxZzNdh_BkOO6-Upf-ITn5IDKmqdtGFihChytm8sw0vvx_-CvzkP3vo35R2PWGWtU6apGttYZhFVhyphenhyphen40pCODZbtM08xyn9CmLYXHsCqFX4qzYAU/s1600/Monday+clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of lenticular clouds over Maryport on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1600" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExeZxGhjr4nTpcxiMuCiqbFmNdWqGlxZzNdh_BkOO6-Upf-ITn5IDKmqdtGFihChytm8sw0vvx_-CvzkP3vo35R2PWGWtU6apGttYZhFVhyphenhyphen40pCODZbtM08xyn9CmLYXHsCqFX4qzYAU/s640/Monday+clouds.jpg" title="Lenticular clouds over Maryport on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Lenticular clouds over Maryport on Monday</u></h3>
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Tuesday was another dry, bright and breezy, feeling warm at times. The temperature peaked at 18C (64F) and the average wind speed reached 21mph.<br />
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Wednesday was dry, sunny and calm with a top temperature of 17C (63F) and a top average wind speed of 11mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUki9q6I0Zg0W0ll53m5rpBLDNQQeSD4zW_gXzSVlTbjuNDX9ti_xtWEW2nnzHhWYcqGhQ-f5fs9nn9MJU3kQHcEueJvZ6vfsfoF5shoF2nAReRy4F1viotm0RZlbp7DQX_4LpSGYciu4/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of bright sunshine at Maryport on Wednesday" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1578" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUki9q6I0Zg0W0ll53m5rpBLDNQQeSD4zW_gXzSVlTbjuNDX9ti_xtWEW2nnzHhWYcqGhQ-f5fs9nn9MJU3kQHcEueJvZ6vfsfoF5shoF2nAReRy4F1viotm0RZlbp7DQX_4LpSGYciu4/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+030719+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Bright sunshine at Maryport on Wednesday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Bright sunshine at Maryport on Wednesday</u></h3>
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Yesterday (Thursday) was mainly dry and cloudy with a little rain late afternoon, but it was very short-lived. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ewdvNvPkjbQPV5reMN9JzmbflpTrQO1r1dudKgNsVd3ntoVKIbiMMHhtUn2xsigKKzuIxITXQ6-v4h3VnAHvvA8T3YOSwqIsFxI4bO6Nmd2P_3UNgvsEvjDg43sXHatI4ED9pQhgUJ0/s1600/Cloudy+marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Phot of cloudy weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ewdvNvPkjbQPV5reMN9JzmbflpTrQO1r1dudKgNsVd3ntoVKIbiMMHhtUn2xsigKKzuIxITXQ6-v4h3VnAHvvA8T3YOSwqIsFxI4bO6Nmd2P_3UNgvsEvjDg43sXHatI4ED9pQhgUJ0/s640/Cloudy+marina+Thursday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Cloudy weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Cloudy weather at Maryport Marina yesterday (Thursday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And, so far today (Friday) the weather started overcast but bright with the cloud thinning and the sun coming out around lunchtime. The top temperature so far was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 14mph.<br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3BaAOv9vkfHk9LFPSAQrYVBRZoru8YFwVWYuqc6Lqom6z-yfMaO0foemNfIkqZKQqobVJ6YtX9G8hRT9bjrcoz2MP-bnTpxIAoi_wiPyUdaqwh2EToSGwTMJxrZB_cuvybYj38-GyU/s1600/_7050011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of clearing skies at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1448" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3BaAOv9vkfHk9LFPSAQrYVBRZoru8YFwVWYuqc6Lqom6z-yfMaO0foemNfIkqZKQqobVJ6YtX9G8hRT9bjrcoz2MP-bnTpxIAoi_wiPyUdaqwh2EToSGwTMJxrZB_cuvybYj38-GyU/s640/_7050011.jpg" title="Clearing skies at Maryport Marina today (Friday)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Clearing skies at Maryport Marina today (Friday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852446324170925401.post-45598313585491008132019-06-28T16:32:00.001+01:002019-06-28T16:32:52.040+01:00Marina drains down due to snapped gate cable, our latest mini cruise and my trip to Salisbury<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSVGZuEGOxsoP50frIfgP-6J_FEuxdicCBngZVrAbi-cuOed4kep3DroFXZnChHFZAY72tXDuZkx8jVHSprHtSVcIrVewh3fsjFlAufjEdnyQOcIaoFp0zSKxpHgBd3EZ8O6nX5ipUBw/s1600/Adam%2527s+Ravensdale+220619-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth on Saturday. Photo by Adam Lamb" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSVGZuEGOxsoP50frIfgP-6J_FEuxdicCBngZVrAbi-cuOed4kep3DroFXZnChHFZAY72tXDuZkx8jVHSprHtSVcIrVewh3fsjFlAufjEdnyQOcIaoFp0zSKxpHgBd3EZ8O6nX5ipUBw/s640/Adam%2527s+Ravensdale+220619-Edit.jpg" title="Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth on Saturday. Photo by Adam Lamb" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ravensdale heading out onto the Solway Firth on Saturday. Photo by Adam Lamb</u></h3>
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Ravensdale usually stays afloat at Maryport in Cumbria, UK, due to a sea gate that keeps water in our marina when the tide goes out.<br />
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But the cable snapped 10 days ago, and the marina is unable get a new one until next month, so the water drains down and our Neptunus 133 motor cruiser ends up sitting in the mud twice a day every day.<br />
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I was away when the cable went because I’d travelled to my hometown of Salisbury in the south of England to visit my elderly parents.<br />
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But I was determined to get back in time for our marina’s open day as we’d put our names down to take Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth as part of the event. <br />
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<b><br />Gate cable snapped</b><br />
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<u>The marina gate open at low tide after the cable snapped</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The cable that operates the sea gate at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, UK, snapped early in the morning of Wednesday, June 19.<br />
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<u>The cable that snapped usually goes around this wheel to operate the gate</u></h3>
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I was away in Salisbury visiting my parents when I received a text from Phil saying he’d been up since 5am because the cable had broken.<br />
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<u>The pontoon piles towering about Ravensdale at low water</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />He said he was awoken by the strange bubbling noises we hear when Ravensdale sinks down into the mud, so he went out to see what was happening.<br />
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When he found out what was going on, he adjusted our mooring ropes to make sure they didn’t overtighten.<br />
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The marina didn’t have a spare cable as it wasn’t due for changing for several years, so they’ve had to order a new one, which is supposed to be here by July 10.<br />
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<u>Phil adjusting Ravensdale's mooring ropes as the water level drops</u></h3>
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In the meantime, the marina drains right down, and the boats all settle in the mud every time the tide goes out.<br />
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This means that we have to keep checking our ropes and trying to pull the boat in a bit before it sinks into the mud, so we don’t end up with too big a jump across onto our boarding steps. <br />
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And the ramp up to the marina facilities is very steep at low tide, especially while I’ve been feeling unwell with the cough and cold, I brought home from Salisbury.<br />
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The plus side to the cable incident is that the water in the marina seems to be looking much cleaner now that it’s all getting changed with every tide.<br />
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And the low water level has made it possible to get a better look at some of the underwater wildlife that we wouldn’t normally see as clearly.<br /><br />
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<u>A compass jellyfish</u></h3>
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<u>A tiny flatfish in the mud at the bottom of the marina</u></h3>
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<u>Grey mullet in the shallow water at the marina</u></h3>
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<u>I don't know what these are but there are a lot of them underwater around the bottom of the walls</u></h3>
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<b>Marina open day</b><br />
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<u>Maryport Marina flying bunting for the open day</u></h3>
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The weather was fabulous for this year’s open day at Maryport Marina and there was a good turnout from members of the public.<br />
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<u>Boats decorated for the open day</u></h3>
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Last year, the open day was the only day of torrential rain in the middle of about three months of wall-to-wall sunshine, but this year the sun shone, and the weather was warm, dry and calm.<br />
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<u>Another decorated boat in Maryport Marina</u></h3>
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More boats went out on the Solway Firth at the same time then we’ve seen in the two and half years we’ve been here.<br />
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In fact, at times, there was a queue to get out of the marina gate and out of the basin onto the firth.<br />
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<u>The first Venture West boat trip leaving the pontoon</u></h3>
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<u>Venture West heading for the marina gate</u></h3>
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The open day included tours of the marina, free boat trips on local charter boat Venture West, Sea Cadet exercises and visits from the Maryport Inshore Rescue boat and the all-weather lifeboat from nearby Workington.<br />
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<u>Maryport Inshore Rescue boat passing Ravensdale</u></h3>
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<u>The all-weather lifeboat from Workington waiting for us to leave the marina</u></h3>
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Artists demonstrated their work, there were a couple of mini fairground rides for small children and food and refreshments were available on site.<br />
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<b>Open day trip out on the Solway Firth</b><br />
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<u>Me enjoying the sunshine on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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I made sure I was back from my trip to Salisbury in time for our marina’s open day as we’d said we’d take Ravensdale out on the Solway Firth during the event.<br />
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The management encouraged berth holders to take their boats out on the water during the open day so there’d be lots of boat movements to make the marina look busy.<br />
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They offered us a free framed photo of our boat leaving the marina, a Maryport pennant and free food.<br />
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Needless to say, we agreed to take part <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport Marina on Saturday</u></h3>
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But we found it amusing that they sent the berth holders away during the event and couldn’t help wondering if they didn’t want us to talk to the visitors for some reason <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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The all-weather lifeboat from Workington arrived just as we were about to leave, and we called to the crew that the hammerhead we were moored on would be free for a couple of hours if they wanted to use it.<br />
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They waited for us to leave and moved onto the pontoon we had vacated as soon as we’d gone.<br />
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We left the marina at around 2pm and followed a yacht decorated with flags out of the marina.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale following Summer Wine out of the marina</u></h3>
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As it was moving more slowly than we would usually go, Phil hung back and did a 360-degree turn before going out through the marina’s sea gate to give the yacht time to manoeuvre.<br />
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<u>Ravensdale leaving Maryport</u></h3>
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We then followed it out into the basin and out between the twin piers onto the Solway Firth.<br />
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The water was lovely and calm as we headed up to Allonby Bay to do a bit of fishing - or maybe I should say to try to do a bit of fishing.<br />
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<u>Phil setting up one of his fishing rods</u></h3>
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Phil set up rods with various baits in the hope he’d attract something but all he managed to catch were the inevitable dogfish and one small gurnard and, when I say small, I mean small <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j7oAlqzV9vUQAMNpH-7Gnes5YXVqUgBjKkzHft_hDVlMbihjCfcaBGf-iyKjTjpMThXpeyFbxVh0z0PYKeXTie3sPNd-TW-hXXArrjyvxm7NswT9GVGRHaSVat7ejkJ76WZJ9n3BvI0/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+220619+%252818%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the small gurnard" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1444" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j7oAlqzV9vUQAMNpH-7Gnes5YXVqUgBjKkzHft_hDVlMbihjCfcaBGf-iyKjTjpMThXpeyFbxVh0z0PYKeXTie3sPNd-TW-hXXArrjyvxm7NswT9GVGRHaSVat7ejkJ76WZJ9n3BvI0/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+220619+%252818%2529.jpg" title="The small gurnard" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The small gurnard</u></h3>
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But it was the first gurnard he’d ever caught so at least it was interesting to see.<br />
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While we were out fishing, we had a visit from Maryport Inshore Rescue boat.<br />
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The crew dropped by to ask if we were catching anything then put on a little display while I snapped away with my camera.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PAbZViKfErKH6Zgln43Qc2EJ6EnX8q3IHHHMQi5dbl0R_ZJLTFWCxnMjslHYQIMSnobmfu3F_4Q7FUmi9QpVDSEFvPqZBGL3MiMrQKtpXLSx943zHP6Iuhc9Miprl-oLmWBDn9044MI/s1600/Marina+open+day+220619+%252835%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Maryport Inshore Rescue boat performing for my camera" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PAbZViKfErKH6Zgln43Qc2EJ6EnX8q3IHHHMQi5dbl0R_ZJLTFWCxnMjslHYQIMSnobmfu3F_4Q7FUmi9QpVDSEFvPqZBGL3MiMrQKtpXLSx943zHP6Iuhc9Miprl-oLmWBDn9044MI/s640/Marina+open+day+220619+%252835%2529.jpg" title="Maryport Inshore Rescue boat performing for my camera" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Maryport Inshore Rescue boat performing for my camera</u></h3>
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<u>Our visit from the inshore rescue crew</u></h3>
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The only other event of note while we were out was when a beautiful but poisonous lion’s mane jellyfish passed Ravensdale. It was lovely to see even if I was unable to get a clear photo of it. <br />
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<u>A very poor photo of the lion's mane jellyfish</u></h3>
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We were back in the marina at around 5.10pm after just over three hours out on the water during which time we travelled 7.8 nautical miles.<br />
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And, as we did so badly on the fishing front again, I’m referring to our outing as a mini cruise rather than a fishing trip <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Salisbury trip</b><br />
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<u>Salisbury Cathedral</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Phil and Ruby stayed on Ravensdale while I travelled to Salisbury - more than 350 miles from Maryport - by train on Monday June 17 to see my parents.<br />
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It was the first time I’d travelled by train in a very long time, so I was bit nervous about having to make three changes in each direction.<br />
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I left Maryport at 7.50am and my first change was in Carlisle, where I caught a train to Wolverhampton after I managed to work out which platform I needed to be on and actually get me and my suitcase to the correct platform.<br />
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At Wolverhampton, I changed for Basingstoke despite having only eight minutes to make the connection but, thankfully, by this point, a woman I was sitting next to on the train had shown me how to look up the platform I needed on the trainline app on my mobile phone.<br />
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<u>Basingstoke station</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMyx9I3_oZ5zk7J5VdHMeLYqhi_UGUSzniG0LudzYQdu_kFrvNCub4kktS4DnUlObbJqB3uimS2AUdlOyF6j8hkujpqInKnaC5N_D2ejF0h-35IX-K-CRqLOdbqjzQEz6Cy2yPkmGgGs/s1600/Rail+strike+poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of strike action poster at Basingstoke" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMyx9I3_oZ5zk7J5VdHMeLYqhi_UGUSzniG0LudzYQdu_kFrvNCub4kktS4DnUlObbJqB3uimS2AUdlOyF6j8hkujpqInKnaC5N_D2ejF0h-35IX-K-CRqLOdbqjzQEz6Cy2yPkmGgGs/s400/Rail+strike+poster.jpg" title="Strike action poster at Basingstoke" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Strike action poster at Basingstoke</u></h3>
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While waiting in Basingstoke for my train to Salisbury, I saw a poster informing passengers that strike action was likely to affect some services from June 18-22 and I was due to return on one of their trains on June 21. I hoped and prayed my service wouldn’t be affected.<br />
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I caught the Salisbury train and arrived in my hometown just before 3.30pm after seven and half hours of travelling.<br />
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I hailed a taxi to Victoria Lodge Guesthouse, which was less than a 10-minute walk to my Mum and Dad’s house and about the same distance from Salisbury city centre.<br />
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As soon as I logged into the guesthouse’s Wi-Fi, I received an email saying my first train on my way home wouldn’t be running due to the strike action. <br />
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I couldn’t believe it. If I’d known before I left home, I would’ve tried to put off my visit, but I was already there.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq7Klm7wDbUO_TrpVIg7EtBU7Zt9xs2OzBs19MxlLmzHngvNOGv9S06gmxrzkBHZHeLlHEwNtysRCWp5Wfd8J1P7vIV1lUB32AAjPCy24mdA4jNpH4G_WI2gBDgzXqmwOlllOr9iBNQU/s1600/Victoria+Lodge+from+Castle+Road+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Victoria Lodge Guesthouse in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq7Klm7wDbUO_TrpVIg7EtBU7Zt9xs2OzBs19MxlLmzHngvNOGv9S06gmxrzkBHZHeLlHEwNtysRCWp5Wfd8J1P7vIV1lUB32AAjPCy24mdA4jNpH4G_WI2gBDgzXqmwOlllOr9iBNQU/s640/Victoria+Lodge+from+Castle+Road+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Victoria Lodge Guesthouse in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Victoria Lodge Guesthouse in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I spent the days with my parents, which was lovely as I hadn’t seen them for far too long. <br />
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<u>Mum (87) and Dad (89)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />My Mum suffers from dementia and didn’t recognise me all of the time, but she definitely knew who I was most of the time I was there, and they were both pleased to see me.<br />
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We had lots to catch up on and went through a pile of old photo albums reliving memories from years gone by and I was able to help fill them in on some of the things they’d forgotten.<br />
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In the evenings, I walked along the River Avon into the city centre and visited places from my childhood.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincnl-ab-M_AX7REQQeeeGw_wirt27C_zzJrrZz3oofPdNlMORC_CNiJuXWeHG6UxKCNg5tmgupApD5BIwn2exS2iWWPee7Gqbtdp75MJvP-p_7iX_sI473dCXu2k6UgiU6k424vAtsb4/s1600/Salisbury+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of looking along the River Avon in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1371" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincnl-ab-M_AX7REQQeeeGw_wirt27C_zzJrrZz3oofPdNlMORC_CNiJuXWeHG6UxKCNg5tmgupApD5BIwn2exS2iWWPee7Gqbtdp75MJvP-p_7iX_sI473dCXu2k6UgiU6k424vAtsb4/s640/Salisbury+%25286%2529.jpg" title="Looking along the River Avon in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Looking along the River Avon in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV-LcCb1jEmQ636bMfY9G9miV-nXZdpi5qz8zH0YZiBoaNOWGDPGpu-X3W6c1PQG6oQ9dBFJv-Y6KtPucgzX6iyiM3FmqxGc9-vIJqINsen9AFWVb3mJ20RSZVegaVbcu08MJBZpfk7s/s1600/Salisbury+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Boathouse sign on the River Avon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV-LcCb1jEmQ636bMfY9G9miV-nXZdpi5qz8zH0YZiBoaNOWGDPGpu-X3W6c1PQG6oQ9dBFJv-Y6KtPucgzX6iyiM3FmqxGc9-vIJqINsen9AFWVb3mJ20RSZVegaVbcu08MJBZpfk7s/s640/Salisbury+%25287%2529.jpg" title="The Boathouse sign on the River Avon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Boathouse sign on the River Avon</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGuHX_0zidNwWwxRkoHsJAh2bA97Dki608x4ryKDHQFXShiMP9LG7K4HfPQreke2jxgNrDkY4-wMoQXSoITwnGK9M-9Qnnx4cCQk9FD_ciu91U9ZMIoQFR0AE_vrLFOc9E_EcUbCiSH8/s1600/Salisbury+photos+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a bridge over the River Avon - one of the five rivers that meet in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGuHX_0zidNwWwxRkoHsJAh2bA97Dki608x4ryKDHQFXShiMP9LG7K4HfPQreke2jxgNrDkY4-wMoQXSoITwnGK9M-9Qnnx4cCQk9FD_ciu91U9ZMIoQFR0AE_vrLFOc9E_EcUbCiSH8/s640/Salisbury+photos+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A bridge over the River Avon - one of the five rivers that meet in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A bridge over the River Avon - one of the five rivers that meet in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXfy0e3nG0ZaXQX1RQXTHx5MdDyH0rYDRQI0MI_zEK9j976wJ3Gw-YQzrCuSNCZoWs2DX7huf8ybr0EN1zU9Uwq8y92axthqUD_D4JWJKUC9x1TqPSZW5qP1njcK3W6nSxuQXwEpYhSQ/s1600/Salisbury+photos+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of shops along the side of the River Avon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXfy0e3nG0ZaXQX1RQXTHx5MdDyH0rYDRQI0MI_zEK9j976wJ3Gw-YQzrCuSNCZoWs2DX7huf8ybr0EN1zU9Uwq8y92axthqUD_D4JWJKUC9x1TqPSZW5qP1njcK3W6nSxuQXwEpYhSQ/s640/Salisbury+photos+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Shops along the side of the River Avon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Shops along the side of the River Avon</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxglMQoW_tBsu29TO2x3IHnVNqN6oFLtP51iiM5Rb8KEvfdTSVvW0I1dVlSjwTb0Z_UXZPseWn9LC820x7ukdCFFTh-u4H20VRgbL1Hkd-TeoOhW-ORjI3NxS67jlYXnoYeD2tC2puETY/s1600/Salisbury+photos+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a swan family feeding on the River Avon" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1379" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxglMQoW_tBsu29TO2x3IHnVNqN6oFLtP51iiM5Rb8KEvfdTSVvW0I1dVlSjwTb0Z_UXZPseWn9LC820x7ukdCFFTh-u4H20VRgbL1Hkd-TeoOhW-ORjI3NxS67jlYXnoYeD2tC2puETY/s640/Salisbury+photos+%25285%2529.jpg" title="A swan family feeding on the River Avon" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A swan family feeding on the River Avon</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwkoUeTCkyrgHrlN92K2l9qdLUaZ7wskpz4xQOLVsor2n_XXLhUvQ0onhUBIRi0IB3838cjkvQnPGHA9_S785RXJlc0Av4gGEevWpemGs7l06QePCQlPGZ9IREt-0o3adlgr0uJdIi2Q/s1600/Salisbury+photos+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Boathouse on the River Avon with the cathedral spire in the distance" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwkoUeTCkyrgHrlN92K2l9qdLUaZ7wskpz4xQOLVsor2n_XXLhUvQ0onhUBIRi0IB3838cjkvQnPGHA9_S785RXJlc0Av4gGEevWpemGs7l06QePCQlPGZ9IREt-0o3adlgr0uJdIi2Q/s640/Salisbury+photos+%25287%2529.jpg" title="The Boathouse on the River Avon with the cathedral spire in the distance" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Boathouse on the River Avon with the cathedral spire in the distance</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I loved wandering around Salisbury Cathedral close and, one evening, I took my supper there and ate it on a bench while admiring the beautiful old building. The cathedral was built between 1220 and 1258 and is regarded as one of the leading examples of early English architecture.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaIgkGvsI_WcaVKd-CW_DA7b8gluj79QWehfZCxgVem9bOIBfB_Ups1xi8BNnP1hQzpFalnsABOV7ExXt7f6TSnIlni-xsiVFvmxs4XZyaHm3t04DdI42-O4SjVxuplyuOosfEKKV3zc/s1600/Salisbury+Cathedral+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Salisbury Cathedral from the bench where I ate my supper" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaIgkGvsI_WcaVKd-CW_DA7b8gluj79QWehfZCxgVem9bOIBfB_Ups1xi8BNnP1hQzpFalnsABOV7ExXt7f6TSnIlni-xsiVFvmxs4XZyaHm3t04DdI42-O4SjVxuplyuOosfEKKV3zc/s640/Salisbury+Cathedral+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Salisbury Cathedral from the bench where I ate my supper" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Salisbury Cathedral from the bench where I ate my supper</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvR5HWQ8KtMD7S-0e0hGO3jUuH974hEb2DiZ_DZW5PWEe4lpA2RQZhcQ3f0hMgyKgaKnBRcBN4uic0xn2cYMx-RaOK7HVmYkIx2wN13Yudx9NC3JaxBPjE3p0bUvzheVFrWgjQmGzrbw/s1600/Salisbury+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of one of the gateways into Salisbury Cathedral Close" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvR5HWQ8KtMD7S-0e0hGO3jUuH974hEb2DiZ_DZW5PWEe4lpA2RQZhcQ3f0hMgyKgaKnBRcBN4uic0xn2cYMx-RaOK7HVmYkIx2wN13Yudx9NC3JaxBPjE3p0bUvzheVFrWgjQmGzrbw/s640/Salisbury+%25282%2529.jpg" title="One of the gateways into Salisbury Cathedral Close" width="550" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>One of the gateways into Salisbury Cathedral Close</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rqBRb9hHLutfKaLAwSRmtWUO3y4vIu0vR5-Cs8M9WfeW1keOeHIc0d61yp4urG27aaRSmvLCEf5e33bfcBupdx9FPemXVPQlK6crmRuDanRXg1Tsrvt1lb1-pAnBYY4zYKzameDa5wc/s1600/Salisbury+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of attractive buildings in Salisbury Cathedral Close" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1275" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rqBRb9hHLutfKaLAwSRmtWUO3y4vIu0vR5-Cs8M9WfeW1keOeHIc0d61yp4urG27aaRSmvLCEf5e33bfcBupdx9FPemXVPQlK6crmRuDanRXg1Tsrvt1lb1-pAnBYY4zYKzameDa5wc/s640/Salisbury+%25283%2529.jpg" title="Attractive buildings in Salisbury Cathedral Close" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Attractive buildings in Salisbury Cathedral Close</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-JsgxNayjnZ4oW8J814phDoUebtFxgAEthJ3D7xTNn2PP0bQOhOs4t27N12ZVZIZkCSvKisYMh0FMfH6dlYICZlYPb715RnOLNusnVWfo1eW973KxY7XpFK36zKcQ6MCGtnZc7sBXJY/s1600/Salisbury+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another old building in Salisbury Cathedral Close" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1329" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-JsgxNayjnZ4oW8J814phDoUebtFxgAEthJ3D7xTNn2PP0bQOhOs4t27N12ZVZIZkCSvKisYMh0FMfH6dlYICZlYPb715RnOLNusnVWfo1eW973KxY7XpFK36zKcQ6MCGtnZc7sBXJY/s640/Salisbury+%25284%2529.jpg" title="Another old building in Salisbury Cathedral Close" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Another old building in Salisbury Cathedral Close</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWLH0Bi4I8uqSfUel7NW0lHR5FZdyxbbNwRmjldRVY3BDUWQugFc9CXDbwlojdZeUhoB07AqvyqiKfxl6RZZoI1z5iBwUFq5gqzeBcgoma1PH4G-d4IKROeeR0CR5eGa7BH9Nt8e0Blw/s1600/Salisbury+photos+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of another old building in Salisbury Cathedral Close" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWLH0Bi4I8uqSfUel7NW0lHR5FZdyxbbNwRmjldRVY3BDUWQugFc9CXDbwlojdZeUhoB07AqvyqiKfxl6RZZoI1z5iBwUFq5gqzeBcgoma1PH4G-d4IKROeeR0CR5eGa7BH9Nt8e0Blw/s640/Salisbury+photos+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Another old building in Salisbury Cathedral Close" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Neatly trimmed hedges flank the path to another building in the close</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I also enjoyed walking around the city remembering places and times from my youth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GgzMvMoOO45C4tdp4P8Df6v-Vx4uxq2DZWI4UahosvnrtyQQRKiKcf34A0tk500oYlA1UDXS9T2FCbQQXUjhp8Ra6bV4rtt9BYNJfx8mNZp-daEZaXk4VR3bxT3nL03-iwepzOlnDzY/s1600/Salisbury+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Poultry Cross in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1410" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GgzMvMoOO45C4tdp4P8Df6v-Vx4uxq2DZWI4UahosvnrtyQQRKiKcf34A0tk500oYlA1UDXS9T2FCbQQXUjhp8Ra6bV4rtt9BYNJfx8mNZp-daEZaXk4VR3bxT3nL03-iwepzOlnDzY/s640/Salisbury+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The Poultry Cross in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Poultry Cross in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd84YNue2kcEw7vxCtub7DZqLcQ82DPkWrmimmyuxBZtefwuc9TLu1GWaqs5sYMX9W3VR7DfduoMalNtc3jdsXYnCQT8WtivcWtxKxG8rVBj-fgMxGTKlrmrgsgmtEaEc_iuQrNouO_w8/s1600/Salisbury+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the walkway to St Thomas' Church in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd84YNue2kcEw7vxCtub7DZqLcQ82DPkWrmimmyuxBZtefwuc9TLu1GWaqs5sYMX9W3VR7DfduoMalNtc3jdsXYnCQT8WtivcWtxKxG8rVBj-fgMxGTKlrmrgsgmtEaEc_iuQrNouO_w8/s640/Salisbury+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Walkway to St Thomas' Church in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Walkway to St Thomas' Church in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTfw29RROyutp9OsejOLSbd4lsIOinA5fMqB-85eY1qiAseT9jXbNADYIWr7hyphenhyphenQZdubZR_kb7zndYLrnWhl7GfJ0aUUhNF_jux720mSWn-jNMJtVkR7MvjDxovA4zI3rM666yM38yuJM/s1600/Salisbury+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of impressive architecture on the corner of Market Square on a wet day in Salisbury" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1384" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTfw29RROyutp9OsejOLSbd4lsIOinA5fMqB-85eY1qiAseT9jXbNADYIWr7hyphenhyphenQZdubZR_kb7zndYLrnWhl7GfJ0aUUhNF_jux720mSWn-jNMJtVkR7MvjDxovA4zI3rM666yM38yuJM/s640/Salisbury+%25288%2529.jpg" title="Impressive architecture on the corner of Market Square on a wet day in Salisbury" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Impressive architecture on the corner of Market Square on a wet day in Salisbury</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtyS5IC64Hquc5X04DDxRHz5Yjl0WBl8haC4lEoJiIOq0wL05UNQvo35pF7qgoQtz58AGokVPwcseQJwwmPN-jIjLt_Tx4O0cVb7SZ1kkG7i396T1NJOxWvE8G4XXsuJvuOg2v0I-4y4/s1600/Goddards+newsagents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the building that used be Goddard's Newsagent - my first Saturday job" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1352" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtyS5IC64Hquc5X04DDxRHz5Yjl0WBl8haC4lEoJiIOq0wL05UNQvo35pF7qgoQtz58AGokVPwcseQJwwmPN-jIjLt_Tx4O0cVb7SZ1kkG7i396T1NJOxWvE8G4XXsuJvuOg2v0I-4y4/s640/Goddards+newsagents.jpg" title="The white windows at street level used be Goddard's Newsagent - my first Saturday job" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The white windows at street level used be Goddard's Newsagent - my first Saturday job</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />On a lighter note, I couldn’t resist snapping some amusing pub signs that I spotted on my wanders.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-AHnGBHiYuTx_-FnadUhppiKsmHCXIyuhSLDM3Pey-CzRm7iPb7tDpsgmr3x3bmDNf9_gLr45GFmlkApswvMGg3yy0wUot-Hr2EbKuxBkq7fuDlljA848LSs5N0LyELr2QxicrTco6A/s1600/Salsibury+pub+signs+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a chalk board outside a Salisbury pub" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-AHnGBHiYuTx_-FnadUhppiKsmHCXIyuhSLDM3Pey-CzRm7iPb7tDpsgmr3x3bmDNf9_gLr45GFmlkApswvMGg3yy0wUot-Hr2EbKuxBkq7fuDlljA848LSs5N0LyELr2QxicrTco6A/s640/Salsibury+pub+signs+%25281%2529.jpg" title="A chalk board outside a Salisbury pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A chalk board outside a Salisbury pub</u></h3>
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<u>A particularly apt sign outside another pub in the city</u></h3>
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<u>An amusing message on the other side of the same sign</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />On my way to my parents one morning, I took a bit of a detour to pass my old senior school and couldn’t resist taking a few photos even if I did only have my phone with me.<br />
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<u>South Wilts Grammar School for Girls</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I just wish I could’ve taken my camera to Salisbury, but was trying to keep my luggage down - something I still didn’t manage to achieve <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And, on my last evening, I met up with an old friend (and I mean old as in someone I’ve known since my childhood not as in ancient <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>) for a pub meal. <br />
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The only trouble was that we chose a pub with an open mic night happening the evening we were there, so we had to go and eat upstairs to be able to have a proper catch up.<br />
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I was either super brave or super stupid that evening as I walked back to the guesthouse through a subway in Salisbury in which I was badly beaten up as a 17-year-old walking home from my Saturday job at Goddard's Newsagents many years ago. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYOjEuSY5IlU67pe3DoyX3zlrwh5J8GMKMK0o_VHyaAXCu_4OOnuJ4ZbMYkYCraRfZ8hBBD830sY1seFzb_WRf8KrWM2RmICmXwviyZ2E4JMIITGkKPSzXk-kGqpnZJd2mDAbqCZIy1c/s1600/Salisbury+subway+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of the Salisbury subway where I was beaten up as a teenager" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYOjEuSY5IlU67pe3DoyX3zlrwh5J8GMKMK0o_VHyaAXCu_4OOnuJ4ZbMYkYCraRfZ8hBBD830sY1seFzb_WRf8KrWM2RmICmXwviyZ2E4JMIITGkKPSzXk-kGqpnZJd2mDAbqCZIy1c/s640/Salisbury+subway+%25281%2529.jpg" title="The Salisbury subway where I was beaten up as a teenager" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>The Salisbury subway where I was beaten up as a teenager</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />I hadn’t been down there since then until this trip when I walked through it during the day on my way to town. <br />
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It felt strange remembering what had happened there more than 40 years ago, but it obviously didn’t bother me too much as I was willing to do it again after dark and I survived to tell the tale <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And, all too soon, on Friday morning, it was time to set off home again.<br />
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Thankfully, I found an earlier train between Salisbury and Bristol run by a company that was not involved in the strike action for the first leg of my journey home. This enabled me to catch earlier trains at Birmingham and Carlisle, so I arrived home an hour earlier than I’d expected.<br />
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<u>Nearly home - Carlisle railway station last Friday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />My biggest problem on the train journeys, once I’d discovered that I could look up platforms on the trainline app, was wheeling my suitcase along inside the carriages without running over people’s toes, getting it on and off of the trains and, worse still, trying to find somewhere to stow it in the carriages.<br />
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So, next time I attempt rail travel, I will definitely be taking a smaller suitcase.<br />
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It was good to see Mum and Dad again and the town where I grew up, but it was nice to get back to my life afloat at the end of the week – even if Ravensdale isn’t actually afloat all the time at the moment <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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And I got a very warm welcome from Ruby on my return. <br />
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Phil said he was pleased to see me too, but his welcome wasn’t anywhere near as enthusiastic as Ruby’s – possibly because he knew I’d caught a nasty cough and cold while away and didn’t want to catch it <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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<b><br />Ruby of Ravensdale</b> <b></b><br />
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<u>Ruby and Phil on the sea wall at Maryport</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Ruby is turning into a fantastic boat dog <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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She’s very calm on board and doesn’t seem to be phased by anything we do.<br />
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Taking Ravensdale out on the water is no big deal for her. <br />
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As soon as Phil starts the engine, she goes straight in her cage and is totally relaxed about being in there until we let her out once we’re settled at anchor and she goes back in her cage quite happily before we head back to the marina.<br />
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<u>Ruby sunbathing on Ravensdale's aft deck</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />If we let her have the run of the boat (inside and out) while we’re doing something elsewhere in the marina, she either sits or lays on deck and waits for us to come back or disappears inside and is totally chilled out when we get back.<br />
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And, if we have to go out and leave her inside the boat for short periods (we would never leave her on deck when we’re not around), she doesn’t seem to care at all. <br />
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If we tell her she’s not coming and to look after the boat, she just settles down on the floor or the seating and waits for us to return.<br />
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We don’t put her in her cage when we go out anymore and, at night, she sleeps on the seating in the saloon just outside the aft cabin where we sleep. <br />
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Ruby goes to bed when we do, and we don’t hear a sound from her until we get up in the morning despite the fact she must be able to hear us chatting while we have a cup of tea in bed before getting up.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N66yd3MB8FE6zDzJvckmQfWGeA9ALG9GmklARhGAhyvghY1pEe-PzpdkDnSXvvPMZp144oxJvtMIjs9cJkQ8Kyrx_inHkXRBOlDDDq_qKvaGAiLCn5KsAIc6I1YomrjKziRScJWD9fw/s1600/Ruby+on+Ravensdale+260619+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby in the spot where she now sleeps just outside our cabin" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1360" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N66yd3MB8FE6zDzJvckmQfWGeA9ALG9GmklARhGAhyvghY1pEe-PzpdkDnSXvvPMZp144oxJvtMIjs9cJkQ8Kyrx_inHkXRBOlDDDq_qKvaGAiLCn5KsAIc6I1YomrjKziRScJWD9fw/s640/Ruby+on+Ravensdale+260619+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby in the spot where she now sleeps just outside our cabin" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby in the spot where she now sleeps just outside our cabin</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />She’s friendly to everyone and all the dogs she meets while out on her walks.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c-Q_ZaEpGzQOI4mAQWRFys_1mD7ZqwtkVYJdle83MUmnG1SN3GEiHAu7K8xBVdW7OQBj63tkgwEFaF6P2mJX8PVgqwynrvgNEAJ6M4kFlc15dbWP_31FjWPNRvxcWh9acru73QBaDGE/s1600/Ruby+meets+Sandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby greeting a friend's dog called Sandy while out for a walk" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c-Q_ZaEpGzQOI4mAQWRFys_1mD7ZqwtkVYJdle83MUmnG1SN3GEiHAu7K8xBVdW7OQBj63tkgwEFaF6P2mJX8PVgqwynrvgNEAJ6M4kFlc15dbWP_31FjWPNRvxcWh9acru73QBaDGE/s640/Ruby+meets+Sandy.jpg" title="Ruby greeting a friend's dog called Sandy while out for a walk" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby greeting a friend's dog called Sandy while out for a walk</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />She's getting much better on the lead and is fantastic when we let her off the lead as she follows us really closely and comes when called.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlXcFoclseoORpH9yzG4MHlGMvLGROAuUDo8s3IkSeHbWMmX87hHF9iV_QOkkMY4ijnB9YE7LMdz9eE60LRKYoVK3QM_I4aWlcJiDENU5U9weAkUnIOptfCsiQ5_V7H4vHXPvmFsmXZY/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+230619+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby staying with Phil while off the lead" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlXcFoclseoORpH9yzG4MHlGMvLGROAuUDo8s3IkSeHbWMmX87hHF9iV_QOkkMY4ijnB9YE7LMdz9eE60LRKYoVK3QM_I4aWlcJiDENU5U9weAkUnIOptfCsiQ5_V7H4vHXPvmFsmXZY/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+230619+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby staying with Phil while off the lead" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby staying with Phil while off the lead</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4_I5OjO0ym61YaZXpGqu-_WQUmiDex2EwodQJ5-B7kWy9-G-9uVnDcgX-qItlrp-18eQI2pH1YGMSQQzo7wOOlJJmn6kkZMeDHz3nTO2mHtmJMA0zn59npYwhmoXBdKurC_8994_tWM/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+230619+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby trying to work out how to get up on the wall with Phil" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1365" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4_I5OjO0ym61YaZXpGqu-_WQUmiDex2EwodQJ5-B7kWy9-G-9uVnDcgX-qItlrp-18eQI2pH1YGMSQQzo7wOOlJJmn6kkZMeDHz3nTO2mHtmJMA0zn59npYwhmoXBdKurC_8994_tWM/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+230619+%25285%2529.jpg" title="Ruby trying to work out how to get up on the wall with Phil" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby trying to work out how to get up on the wall with Phil</u></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUEH6kHD2dY1uHKd54h3usLT9QbSLN4SoJZxsAbrDfD5sRILJpa3SQXs32rtI24kvNQsQyojjg7I2m7SDOFT-NkJGn65QX39z2MRmIpVWV9R5Lzh_X8tDMstP6woi0XyJQcWtXiZLX5A/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+250619+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby following Phil while off the lead" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1451" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUEH6kHD2dY1uHKd54h3usLT9QbSLN4SoJZxsAbrDfD5sRILJpa3SQXs32rtI24kvNQsQyojjg7I2m7SDOFT-NkJGn65QX39z2MRmIpVWV9R5Lzh_X8tDMstP6woi0XyJQcWtXiZLX5A/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+250619+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Ruby following Phil while off the lead" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby following Phil while off the lead</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Ruby's much better at playing fetch as she actually searches for the ball if she can’t find it immediately rather than giving up and coming back without it.<br />
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<u>Ruby fetching her ball</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And she’s great fun to have around indoors and still likes lots of love and cuddles. <br />
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She shows an interest in anything we’re doing but backs off and quietly chews on her stag antlers and bones when we’re not available to play with her. And, if we say “No” or tell her to leave something she does as she’s told.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmTh2SVL0rQDGcGYsM5CBFK7JQq5VRbYH5XFGRNzN3Q7q1uQIYMP-7OUkCRsvWXnYNkGKCXmDXP0OIpgH4VG_rA2lEFJaIOQWDuaf-A4Hr4wYGgEccOiKSSeiOTBxhENbGuw2F_xT-LI/s1600/Ruby+270619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby looking out to sea" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmTh2SVL0rQDGcGYsM5CBFK7JQq5VRbYH5XFGRNzN3Q7q1uQIYMP-7OUkCRsvWXnYNkGKCXmDXP0OIpgH4VG_rA2lEFJaIOQWDuaf-A4Hr4wYGgEccOiKSSeiOTBxhENbGuw2F_xT-LI/s640/Ruby+270619.jpg" title="Ruby looking out to sea" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby looking out to sea</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />All in all, Ruby is rapidly becoming the dog we’ve always wanted <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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Sadly, we had to take her to the vet again on Monday as, every time we took the inflatable collar off, she started scratching her ear again.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N7Jd6EXU9-6xMl9kmlg-j9NNBeeLtaMfD7m1y8TvXAtylemJCOwmfRJoL12C2eMGG1lt4PT5aKPewaWZzLE6TGMWozsHg0AONMaO3rjEHtXkC0Z8vF1PNG5gQomRIDOgfGOEOqVh7EI/s1600/Ravensdale+at+sea+220619+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby wearing her inflatable collar" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1052" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N7Jd6EXU9-6xMl9kmlg-j9NNBeeLtaMfD7m1y8TvXAtylemJCOwmfRJoL12C2eMGG1lt4PT5aKPewaWZzLE6TGMWozsHg0AONMaO3rjEHtXkC0Z8vF1PNG5gQomRIDOgfGOEOqVh7EI/s640/Ravensdale+at+sea+220619+%252815%2529.jpg" title="Ruby wearing her inflatable collar" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby wearing her inflatable collar</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />When we took her to the vet a couple of weeks ago, she couldn’t see anything wrong with Ruby’s ear.<br />
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This time the vet said she had a nasty ear infection, which had caused her ear canal to close. She treated Ruby with a corticosteroid injection and an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal ear gel. <br />
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She also took a sample from her ear to send away for testing, so she’d know which antibiotic to use if the infection doesn’t clear up before we take her back to the vet on Monday.<br />
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We’ve been able to leave the collar off since Wednesday and she doesn’t seem to be scratching the ear anymore so we’re hoping it’s sorted.<br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UF5J7r4toCnu5RyzR8G4jGy8I8cOXMpHlH6OOdZ5CXSUuKtKImLa-YLLmAuwZOIbGztfYl_6WVz1BeN9mARvj775_7t6PC0nphPvZRVder4WRXXzThaY_OKj8d8QsJs8mhFzIH32j38/s1600/Ruby%2527s+walk+250619+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UF5J7r4toCnu5RyzR8G4jGy8I8cOXMpHlH6OOdZ5CXSUuKtKImLa-YLLmAuwZOIbGztfYl_6WVz1BeN9mARvj775_7t6PC0nphPvZRVder4WRXXzThaY_OKj8d8QsJs8mhFzIH32j38/s640/Ruby%2527s+walk+250619+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil" width="476" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>Ruby getting a cuddle from Phil</u></h3>
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<u>Ruby sitting quietly at Phil's feet</u></h3>
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<b>Fish delivery</b><br />
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<u>The mackerel we were given bagged up ready for freezing</u></h3>
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We had a lovely surprise while we were sitting watching TV after our meal on Wednesday evening.<br />
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We heard someone knocking on the side of our boat.<br />
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I went outside to find one of the guys who’d been out on one of the small fishing boats in the marina that evening holding a carrier bag and asking if we wanted a couple of “cod fish”, which is what they tend to call cod here.<br />
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I took them, said thank you and asked him to thank the boat owner, then took them in for Phil to gut and fillet them.<br />
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No sooner had I gone inside, than he was back again asking if we wanted any mackerel, so I grabbed a carrier bag and went over to their boat, where the boat owner put eight nice mackerel in my bag.<br />
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I didn’t get a chance to photograph the cod as Phil was cutting them up by the time I got back with the mackerel.<br />
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All were safely stowed in the freezer. The cod for us to eat and the mackerel will be used as bait the next time we go fishing ourselves.<br />
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There’s nothing like a random act of kindness to warm the cockles of your heart <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <br />
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And it amused me that we’d ended up with more fish while sitting watching TV in the marina than we’d managed catch on most of our recent fishing trips <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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<b>Weather watch</b><br />
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I don’t really know what the weather was like here in Maryport while I was away in Salisbury except that, rather unusually, it was better up here in the north of England than it was where I was in the south.<br />
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In Salisbury, it was grey and cloudy with drizzle at times, but whenever I spoke to Phil, he was telling me that it was lovely and warm in Maryport.<br />
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And I’m fairly sure he was telling the truth and not just trying to wind me up because I was getting miserable weather while I was away <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><br />
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The sun was certainly shining when I got back to Maryport on Friday afternoon and the weather’s been lovely most of the time since then – particularly at the weekend and over the past few days.<br />
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<u>Blue sky and white. fluffy clouds over the northern fells on Saturday afternoon</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Saturday was dry, sunny and relatively calm. The top temperature was 16C (61F) and the top average wind speed was 9mph and 6-8mph while out on the water.<br />
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Sunday was dry, bright and warm but cloudier and a bit windier than the previous day with a little light rain in the evening. The temperature peaked at 19C (66F) and the average wind speed reached 16mph.<br />
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We had heavy rain overnight Sunday into Monday and it was still raining when we got up in the morning. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocuCoBbM3wkhLJpcFR3eJZu3arRxr5CdC0fy2tLXo_3lElFENvJ-H8vm6JX_XQNw-w-ux9fNVZVB-J0xZkgRE7RB-HgvNFVmujPgJ6CErLJM_4BO2ZQ95BqytGrG9gdmI3PMQmfqf4-w/s1600/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of a cloudy day at Maryport Marina on Monday" border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocuCoBbM3wkhLJpcFR3eJZu3arRxr5CdC0fy2tLXo_3lElFENvJ-H8vm6JX_XQNw-w-ux9fNVZVB-J0xZkgRE7RB-HgvNFVmujPgJ6CErLJM_4BO2ZQ95BqytGrG9gdmI3PMQmfqf4-w/s640/Marina+Monday+%25282%2529.jpg" title="A cloudy day at Maryport Marina on Monday" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<u>A cloudy day at Maryport Marina on Monday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />The weather soon dried up, but it stayed cloudy with a top temperature of 17C (63F) and a top average wind speed of 9mph.<br />
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Tuesday was dry, bright and breezy with a top temperature of 19C (66F) and a top average wind speed of 18mph.<br />
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Wednesday was dry, sunny and relatively calm. The top temperature was 18C (64F) and the top average wind speed was 11mph.<br />
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<u>Blue sky and sunshine at Maryport Marina on Wednesday</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />Yesterday (Thursday) was warm, dry and sunny if a bit breezy during the morning. The top temperature was 22C (72F) and the top average wind speed at St Bees Head – our nearest weather station - was 7mph, but it felt a bit higher than that here for the first half of the day.<br />
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<u>Maryport Marina just after sunset last night (Thursday)</u></h3>
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<b></b><u></u><br />And, so far today (Friday), the weather has been warm, dry and sunny. The top temperature so far was 22C (72F) and the top average wind speed was 7mph.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sue Restanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127082709846198247noreply@blogger.com0