Monday 12th November 2001 8.40am
In low cloud this morning, the fine rain settling on everything like dust as it is blown in by the west wind. There is a high, high tide this morning, the water already high against the sides, but more is still arriving; being pushed on by the strength of the current and the pull of the moon. The boats by Barrow Island slip are enjoying the rarity of having their sterns wetted, and are beginning to float up.