Oh yes….and the latest forecast is for a succession of fronts coming in from the Atlantic promising strong SW winds (F7 overnight) and continuing into Thursday with the added bonus of heavy rain. That is definitely something to look forward to…another beat into a SW wind with heavy rain on top.

At the time of writing this, it is lunchtime on Thursday and we have opted to stay here for today. The rain lashed down most of the night and all morning and the swell built up to such an extent that even this relatively sheltered marina became a touch uncomfy.

We’ll get to know Brixham better this afternoon….some fresh fish for dinner hopefully and a promise (???) of fair winds tomorrow.

Brixham is an odd but really quite charming mix of quaint cottages tumbling down to the sea, busy working fishing harbour and a waterfront of chips and novelty shops which wouldn’t go amiss in Skegness. Just inland from the harbour however is a lovely mix of local independent shops (not just touristy stuff) and best of all (for half of us) one of the best local hardware stores we’ve seen for a long time.