Blue Nun and the rocks! Aaaah! The joy of having a boat again! Blue Nun’s so much more responsive than our wooden boat, lovely as she was, and so nippy too! We enjoy a brisk sail from Neyland to Dale where we spend a couple of restful days, reading, writing and generally watching the world go by. On the third morning we decide on a change of scenery and potter round to a sheltered bay where we can pick up a mooring buoy. Well, we would have, if I’d been quicker. Now, I’m pretty good at picking up buoys, but make a right dog’s dinner of it this time. ‘Never mind,’ says Tom, ‘we’ll give it another go!’ He puts the engine in reverse and Blue Nun obediently travels backwards (something no previous boat of ours has ever done!) … and a rope which trails the dingy behind the boat whirls round the propeller. Yikes! Tom manages to free enough to regain control of the engine, but he’s pretty sure that some of the rope is still tangled up. Whilst I would quite like to preten...
Christine Stovell, author and freelance writer, on living and writing in West Wales
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Maria xxxxxxxxxxxx and lots of hugs too!
And, Cara - thank you!
I am so enjoying reading Move Over Darling, learning more about what it might be like to move to Wales, and ... encounter some intriguing local folks.
I'm quite caught up in the plot and characters, and now want to slow my reading speed to be able to stay within the novel's pages a bit longer.
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Frances, thank you - I'm so pleased and relieved... having a new book out there has made me rather needy!
So exciting to be able to read this book. I have my copy downloaded on my Kindle and can't wait to start reading.x