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The harbour is home to dozens and dozens of buoys. These things are either moorings for boats or aids to navigation. The visible part of a buoy is a brightly coloured plastic sphere, which is attached to a heavy weight on the sea bed by a chain. With lots of boats using the harbour during summer, not to mention tides and storms, these things have a pretty hard life.

in winter therefore, they are all inspected and, if necessary, repaired. Repairs are carried out on the floating workshop in the foreground, whilst the divers who inspect the underwater components operate from the orange boat in the background. It must be a tough job at this time of year.

The weather began to brighten up, so we had a walk along the road which follows the estuary south towards the sea.

Eventually we reached the beach at North Sands. In summer dogs are not allowed on this beach, but in winter the rules are relaxed and they can enjoy a good run.

We had dinner at the Ferry Inn tonight. They had a roaring fire going, it was very cosy.