What is really special about the Marina at the moment is that everybody gets on really well. In the past there have been boats which have caused trouble and upset the balance, but at the moment it is blissfully peaceful. This is especially good for us, because as from the 1st April, our status changed to residential berth holders, which makes us legally entitled to live on our boat. It is much more expensive because we pay more mooring fees and also are now liable for council tax. We are very comfortable with that, but in paying that price, we want to have a peaceful existence, which in the past has been jeopardised by difficult people, who have now left.
Even the animals on the marina seemed to be in lively spirits. One of the boaters was playing with an electronic car and their dog was determined to stop it in its tracks!
Spring is also evident in the wild life which all seem to be on the move:
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| curlew |
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| moorhen pottering about |
It's also lovely to see the lambs in the fields.
....... and Jack enjoyed a walk.
Mind you, it is still snowy on the hill tops. A couple of days ago we had a pub lunch at a riverside pub with a view of Ingleborough in the distance:
The snow can be clearly seen covering the mountain in the distance.
The pub is right on the riverside and often the front entrance is inaccessible when the tide is high. It's local name is 'snatchems' because, in the 17th century trade ships used to come up to the port and on going back out to sea again were often short of crew, so would stop at this pub and 'snatch' drunk men before setting sail across the Atlantic. These men would then be pressed into service. Poor chaps, imagine going to the pub for a nice drink one evening and waking up the next morning on board a ship far out to sea and being told you were now employed by the merchant navy!
We are travelling south tomorrow to visit my Mother for a few days, so I won't be posting until I get back.
Al :)
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