Twinkley lights

Yesterday, Mr Whippy and I had plans to go to the sea-side for an ice cream.(is that just funny to me??!)
It had been such glorious weather wednesday, thursday and friday that the reality that it was miserable and rainy yesterday was a bit of a suprise. And we didnt actually set off till about 7pm. ....so dark and wet then!

We went to a port that is very busy. In front of us was a wide almost river of sea, that the container ships come into the port on, so that we weren't deafened by the machinary, but could only hear it in the distance.

We sat for ages, talking, putting the world to rights and catching up and watching the cranes and enormous, really enormous container ships in dock being unloaded. The lights were really pretty. Twinkley and almost christmassy fairy lights, what with them being quite a way away. (and with the weather it could almost have been december!)

I have never been to a major container port before, and was quite impressed by it....not sure I want to go often, I prefer daytime sunny rockpooling to be honest, but last night was fantastic.
Soft rain, the smell of the sea, lights illuminating the cranes unloading ships, good company and the promise of an huge whiskey when we got back.

lybxx