Off to Swanage for a couple of days to catch up on life down there. It seems an age since we have last been down but in reality it's only a couple of weeks. Work on the house in London has to take precidence. It's just draining reserves at the moment. We will have a chance to finish emptying the boat, I haven't seen it since it was hauled.

Weather for Swanage today

Sunny spells, then turning cloudy Max 17°C Winds
SSW at 7 mph
Wind Gusts 17 mph
Maximum UV 1
Thunderstorm Probability 21%
Amount of Precipitation 0.0 mm
Arthritis Index (0-10) 10

It's a strange thing but whenever I visit boatyard in winter it has that feel of a car scrapyard. It's because thay are all out of the water, static and unmoving. It's the water that gives them life and movement like a dog straining at a leash. All the while they stand there waiting for the next season, they get tended to, cleaned, painted, polished. A few get forgotten and slowly rot away, adding to this scrapyard feel.