Wednesday 12/07/06

Hurricane Bud is there by morning, joined by Tropical Storm Carlotta. Both systems head west, both set to fizzle out after the weekend. Carlotta will become a hurricane shortly. Although the rain has gone, it's not fully bright. I meet the two who arrived off the ferry last night over breakfast. Around 3pm, a shower passes. Mrs B's son and his friend head out for a walk about town. Tide falls low at that time - it's the springtides. Although the shower passes speedily, the upper level cloud does not bode well. A large ship lies anchored off Holm Point, and smaller craft pull alongside. It's too far away for me to make out what it's doing. Sun comes out after 6pm, but it does stay windy. Ferry is half an hour late. Mrs B allows 3 sailors (2 ladies, 1 man) to use her shower. Supper consists of spaghetti bolognese, delayed for an hour by the shower users. Go out for a walk about town at 9.45pm, after the others go out for a pub-crawl, which doesn't end until 2.30 a.m.. Went down the Cromwell Street Quay, but there is nothing playing in the big tent on the Castle Green. Try again tomorrow. Return to Newton via Kenneth Street.