Well, only in that last night's dinner was good then but not now!
Meant to write this funny story from the boat yesterday - the salmon hatchery is on the river just near where we were sailing, and apparently about 4 years ago a young male Californian sea-lion (problematical up here) found his way on to the fish ladder and stayed there, eating the salmon as they came back to spawn. The ag and fish people caught him, and returned him to Southern California. Next year he came back, and took up the same pozzie. They returned him, but further south still than his original starting point. Third year, same story - however by now ag and fish staff decided they could outwit Hershel (his nickname) and sent him to Florida where he leads a happily captive life miles from any fish ladders!
There is a storm warning out here - it was all over the tv and papers, and the morning telly only ran stories about how awful it will be, and what precautions to take etc. It is now blowing a bit, not specially bad for a welly-town girl, and is quite mild. I wonder how often they get such storms, given the panic that it seems to engender. Traffic delays this morning were up to an hour for a journey that usually would take a quarter of that time!! bizarre.
May have to eat my words, but gusts of 40 mph don't seem too horrific to me :)
Off to the Hilton tomorrow for the conference. ..........more from there.
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