Light cloud .....

23rd March 2025 (Sunday)    09.15 .... Although cloudy and damp after overnight rain, it's a

peaceful morning.   Unfortunately there's a chilly breeze from NE, but it's actually a bonnier morning than was forecast.... we might even get a few 'sunny spells';  having said that, it's still too cold for me going out on the bike.   I'll go up to Balcarres later (in the car).   Right now I need another cuppa, before going for the paper.

12.30    I've been for the papers and, feeling brave, I went down to the harbour.   In fact it wasn't as cold down there as I'd expected it to be, but it was much busier.  
I arrived there just as the skiff was being launched so that was the main subject or today.   The sun is  trying hard to break through the cloud, but so far we've only had a few short short spells of sunshine, but it's a nice enough day to be out;  much better than Friday and Saturday.

19.00   The sky clouded over in the afternoon so I didn't go up to Balcarres;  I'll do that some day this week.   I want to check to Sarah van Veen  (Magnolia tree) to see how near she is to blossoming.  
It was a good job I didn't go out because Izzy phoned to say she was bring Alice along with fish suppers.   Not only was that a pleasant surprise;  it took care of food for tonight.   Alan (Izzy's slave husband) brought the girls along;  a nice way to end my birthday celebrations.   

23.00    I am a tired boy tonight:  having climbed Mt Everest with Chris Bonnington's expedition to put the first British Mountaineers on top of Everest.   That was followed by Shackelton's  expedition to the Antarctic on 'Endurance'; and the subsequent rescue of all his men ,after 'Endurance' got trapped in the ice was crushed and sank.   And today was supposed to be a rest day.

There's to be a change with the weather tomorrow:  it's to be sunny with a fresh wind from.... the West!   It should feel warmer but the windchill will make it feel colder.   Tuesday should be warmer because it's to be 'sunny with a moderate wind' so there will be less wind chill to contend with.   I'm hoping this change in the weather means it will be warm enough for me to go out on the bike again!




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