Sunday 2nd December 2001 10.55pm
A cold wind from the southeast chilling hands and ears today; good for brisk walks, but bad for loitering in. The tide is still rising up, filling the whole space of the Channel. Away, Black Combe is clear in the view, it’s sides lit up by hazy sunlight, showing off its brown curved flank. On the water a trawler has returned from out at sea and is making its way around to the jetty by the Dock Museum, the only visible sign being the flock of gulls now circling its position.