Ciara, Dennis and Jorge flounce impishly through February's skies, in rapid succession. Moored boats skitter and shy in alarm at their passing.
Troops of white horses run wild across the grey green greasy (Limpopo-esque) waters of Upnor Reach.
Three named storms in as many weekends. A nonchalantly mild mannered winter ending in a pent up crescendo of high winds and flooding.
Aboard Stargazer, I pore over charts and tidal atlases. I plot intricate paths north, through the shoals and sands of the Waddenzee. Rain drums its impatient fingers on the deck, willing this winter to end. Gusts of wind rock our warm cabin and sing in the rigging.
My thoughts wander south, to the cobalt blue Atlantic waters and craggy granite cliffs of the Bay of Biscay - where Stargazer last sailed, on our summer long 'Living the Dream Cruise,' in 2012.
Now, on the first weekend in March, Stargazer queues patiently at the crane dock . Waiting for a break in the weather, so that she may be be lifted ashore for her annual refit.
A refit to prepare her for our summer cruise. Destination(s) under active review.
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