By Bernie Bell

Wednesday evening, 15th of May, seen passing the Bay of Hinderayre, the tall-ship ‘Thalassa’, brought to mind ‘Frenchman’s Creek’ by Daphne du Maurier.

I don’t usually go for love stories, but that’s an exception, with Aiden Turner as The Frenchman

a sailing ship in the Bay with its sails furled up

Then….Thursday evening….we watched her leaving Orkney with the wind in her sails

a sailing ship in the bay with her sails unfurled

‘All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by…’  – John Masefield – ‘Sea Fever’

https://www.tallshipthalassa.nl/en

Friday, 17th of May, early evening, the ‘Excelsior’ sailed by…

sailing vessel with red sails unfurled

A traditional Lowestoft fishing smack

https://www.theexcelsiortrust.co.uk

We moved to Orkney from Lowestoft – I love it when things connect.

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