A WINTER'S DAY UP NORTH

We started the day with a long walk around the bay and along a bush track. In the sunshine. The air is a bit cool and we will probably light a fire this evening but the sky is clear and there is no wind. After breakfast I sorted out the shed to find a couple of appropriate sized picture frames to mount the Old Girl's prints (she has been nagging asking for this to be done for a while). It was still cloudless and sunny and was becoming warm so, as it was nearing high tide I took the kayak out into the bay. The water is crystal clear and even out in the deep the visibility is great right down to the bottom. No fish in sight today. I'm not a fisherman so don't know what conditions or seasons are best for fish but I did notice that the gannets weren't working.

Its fascinating to watch these birds fishing in the bay

An hour or so kayaking is good for the body and mind. I felt quite refreshed after that. A nice hot bath while reading Ian Gale's Alamein (a war novel that is interesting to me as my father fought at the Alamein battles) rounded things off. Now, a bit of internet trawling keeping the Old Girl company in the study where she is working will be followed by selecting a bottle of wine for dinner and watching the re-run of the rugby. Bugger Yahoo. On starting up the computer the Yahoo home page boldly showed the result.