It is nice to see that there is still a little commercial
traffic here – the Condor fast ferries having returned last year (but now
threatening to leave again). How the local authority will find / justify the
£11 million needed to upgrade the ferry berth for one vessel that only works in
the summer will be interesting:
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Somehow it looks out of place in what is mainly a fishing /
recreational harbour now:
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Weymouth isn’t the cultural capital of the universe or the
most upmarket seaside resort. However, over the weekend (on the sunny days) it
was very busy with people just enjoying a typical old seaside holiday. Kind of
a throwback to the 1960’s and nice to see.
Patrick has caused much interest and comment amongst the
kids and their parents as he stares out of the pilothouse window. The visitors
are not all towering intelligences though and middle aged couple gawping at the
moored boats had a strange conversation which we heard clearly through the open pilothouse door:
Her – see, there is a bear in that boat, with his back to us
(pointing)
Him – where, oh yes
Her – and look (squeals) there is a penguin too
Him (looking into the water) – where, I can’t see it
Her – not a real one stupid, in that boat look
Him – what sort is it then?
Her – a stuffed one, look, he is waving at us now
Patrick, assisted by a captain who was struggling to keep a
straight face, was waving his little wings at them:
To be fair to them, we have seen dolphins in Weymouth
harbour so why not a penguin……
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