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Tag: Storm Nigel

Hell or High Water (Part 2)

Posted on September 20, 2023September 23, 2023 by bollingerbabe

We all sat around the table enjoying our beers, while Skipper Jemma advised we would be leaving now and getting to our next sheltered anchorage as soon as possible, as Storm Nigel was indeed on the way, and we hoped to beat it into port. She advised us that the next hour or so was…

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Hell or High Water (Part 1)

Posted on September 20, 2023September 23, 2023 by bollingerbabe

This morning the rumbling of the Glen Rosa’s generator didn’t wake us until 7.45am. The first thing we did was look out of the porthole where we could actually see patches of blue in the sky! Was the weather going to turn in our favour at last? 🙂 After Trevor and I danced our usual…

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Making Plans for Nigel

Posted on September 19, 2023September 23, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Got up around 7.30pm and went up to the saloon to join the others for breakfast. The sky and sea still looked turbulent and the weather hadn’t decided what it was going to do yet, but at least it was dry (for the moment!) 🙂 After a light breakfast of cornflakes, toast and marmalade, washed…

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