Saturday 13/05/06

A very late and lazy start to the day at 11.30. A helicopter flies low over the basin, just as we sit down to breakfast. I try to wash an upstairs window, but not very successfully. Part of the glass has deteriorated. I head down to a busy supermarket. The wind is very cold today. We receive a new guest today, a lady from Australia who is going to be here for 4 nights. Mrs B has an addition to her kitchen equipment in the shape of a coffee machine which can also make espresso and cappuccino. We try it out, but it all boils down to proportions. Espresso cups, for instance, are only ¼ the size of an ordinary coffee cup. Machine makes eye-watering strong espresso. Go out for an amble at 9 pm to picture the town against the setting sun. At 1 a.m., we head out to picture the lingering light at the deepest point of the night. And yes, once at the end of Seaforth Road, there is still some light over Broadbay. On the way back, we encounter two friendly moggies.