When preparing for the off yesterday, imagine our consternation when the bow thruster suddenly sprang into action unbidden when its associated battery was switched on! Now, as a student of this blog, you will be aware from the last post that the tide plays a significant part in arrivals and departures from this harbour. And Follyfin is currently anchored in such a position that she only floats in sufficiently deep water to move for about 2 hours either side of high water.
By the time The Engineer had found the source of the fault and how to deal with it, we were once again high and dry! However we consoled ourselves with a seafood lunch bought from the excellent van on the quayside.
Yes, there are compensations for the occasional breakdown and consequent enforced beaching ... and in case you are wondering, the slug-like looking things on the right are whelks, which The Skipper insisted on trying. First Mate stuck to the tried and tested lobster and giant prawns. This profusion of seafood all comes from local waters, fresh every day. Makes a special trip to Wells really worthwhile.
But now we are prepping for the off again, in a few minutes. We have arranged for the replacement part to fix the bow thruster to be delivered to Lowestoft, our next port of call. All being well it should be fixed by Wednesday. Sadly it looks like Southwold will have to be given a miss on the way south now, as we are already a couple of days behind schedule. Must dash now to catch the tide.
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