Something for the Weekend - Part 201 - Heading Home
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The tiny harbourmaster's boat is heading back in to the harbour at Nairn in the Moray Firth, Scotland. Is he just finished his shift, is the weather turning bad, or is something else chasing him in? That is up to you to show us.
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Nice work Euan.
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Who said romance was dead?
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There must be a book in that, Trevor !
Dave
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A white squall is a sudden and violent windstorm at sea which is not accompanied by the black clouds generally characteristic of a squall. It manifests as a sudden increase in wind velocity in tropical and sub-tropical waters, and may be a microburst.
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I like the way the foreground waves have turned into a beach JEL 🙂
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Our TV news carried a story last night about record high temperatures in Brazil, and showed people crammed shoulder to shoulder on Copacabana Beach. I was there in August in a hotel overlooking that beach, and got see quite a lot of it as for most of our time in Rio, I was stuck in the hotel with COVID. 😞
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I think I heard that the Loch Ness Monster likes to travel to various bodies of water in Scotland, or is that only on weekends?
Oh, now I remember — it's only in Something for the Weekends! The harbourmaster will do well to scurry along in his tiny boat if he has any hope of making it back to the harbor safely!
Jane
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Oi, who's pinched me meme 😉
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It's a race - Nessie vs the harbourmaster ! 🙂
Dave
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A collector's item.
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Ah, recycled in more than one sense, Dean.
And the cork is really needed to keep the standing waves, and the boat afloat.
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Is that the bottle from SFTW56 Dean ? Extra points then !
Dave
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Yes Dave - it's the SFTW56 bottle. As Jacob has indicated, I'm doing my bit in recycling. 🙂
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The tiny harbourmaster's boat is heading back in to the harbour at Nairn in the Moray Firth, Scotland.
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Goodness knows how he sees where he is going, but he looks to be happy in his work. Must be all that Scotch Whiskey that comes with the job.
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A tiny harbormaster is in his boat and is heading back to the harbor...
Super funny Trevor, and well executed! 😊
Jane
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Oh, a great take on the challenge Trevor ! 🙂
Dave
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Le sombre héros de la mer
(et pas le sombrero de ma mère)
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Dark indeed Didier
'(et pas le sombrero de ma mère)' Haha 🙂
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My Dreamhouse 😉
Henrik
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Ah with your explanation Henrik I can see the harbourmaster did not have far to travel 🙂
Dave
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Whenever there's trouble in the islands, Hawaii Five-Oh is on the case!
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The orcas have spotted another boat to attack and sink!
They've attacked 500 boats since 2020, including between Scotland and Norway.
Jane
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But they are only playing Jane. We never saw ocra when boating in the sounds. They usually came into Queen Charlotte Sound (where the interisland ferries berth). It would come on the VHF when they were spotted, but we were always miles away.
We often came across dolphins. In fact the picture below was from the very first time we took the boat out. We were doing 30mph and I was nervous with them so close to the propeller (there were another three on the other side of the motor), but they were completely in control and enjoying a wee tow.
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I followed your link, Trevor, and if that's how the orcas "play" I think I'll find other playmates!
This last attack was in the North Sea near Scotland.
Jane