Month: September 2013

It looks like the whole of South Ipswich is on fire. I like the reflection.

It was too dark for a photo last night so we stopped on our way out – a day in Woodbridge with lunch at the Black Tiles – nice!

We woke to find Victor tied up just below us on Eagle Wharf. Then we had a spiffing Fairline go out shortly after.

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Once Suntis has left, they can put it back in the lock. The boat that they use is not the quietest one around!

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And I was sad enough to be there at 3 am to take a photo!

Not the best image but I forgot to put my glasses on so I couldn’t read the settings so what I got was lucky!

They had a major effort today to unload Suntis before high tide. At least that is what it looked like. Remember that since we have been here, Suntis has never come in on a Tuesday. We assume that they wanted it gone. Hence the two cranes. However, they missed the afternoon tide by about an hour. The next is at 3.30 on Wednesday morning. Will they go out through the lock backwards during darkness? Watch this space!

The first shot shows how empty the yard was this morning and all three show how foggy it was. The mist started to come down in the afternoon but it appears to have cleared now.

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Three Fairlines arrived this evening and all lined up outside their facility. We walked down past there this morning on our way for an Isaac’s Egg and Bacon bap and commented that there were only two lined up. Unfortunately, they just wouldn’t line up for me – grin.

Note that the walkway from the lock has been moved to Gasworks Quay (bottom right). That is because Suntis is coming in. First time arriving late on a Monday since we have been here.

We always have HMS Trumpeter on our tracking software but she went missing earlier in the summer. All of a sudden, she came back onto the list a couple of days ago when she popped up at Portsmouth. I guess that she turned her transponder off whilst she did whatever she does for real, rather than training. Here she is going out today. She is currently going north past Cromer but doesn’t have a destination logged.

We had the Orwell Lady out and back with loud music and then Victor with a live band. All on a sunny afternoon. Makes me realise why we moved here. Times like that beat a quiet village any day!

As you can see from the sunset, the day ended up really nicely.

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I know it has a name but I have forgotten. Is it Griffon Wharf?