Tag Archives: harbour

Seaside town tourist car parking woes (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Dreamaticus

My old head of department JH found the perfect parking spot right next to the harbour in the crowded seaside town. We considered ourselves very lucky – until a huge wave crashed over the harbour wall and left the car … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car, coast, ditch, drive, harbour, park, parking, safe, seaside, town, TPR, undercarriage, wall, wave | Leave a comment

Holy Island’s best new beach (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Holy Island was never a quiet holiday destination, but now the hordes had something new to enjoy. The recent storms had transformed the muddy harbour bay into a wide expanse of soft golden sand. It was perfect for sunbathing, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bay, beach, castle, clothes, harbour, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, North Sea, picnic, stars, storm, tourist | Leave a comment

Ghost walking with Steve Pemberton (Belle)

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Dreamaticus

My life was now the plot of a 1970s thriller. As yet unknown enemies had sunk my small boat in the harbour and I was back on land, attempting to blend in with the customers of an organised ghost walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boat, Borough Market, front door, ghost story, ghost walk, ghosts, harbour, London, Steve Pemberton, Thriller | Leave a comment

Bigamist escapes to Africa on the cruise ship Botswana (Rousse)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was a bigamist five times over and now feared detection. So, dressed in a white sailor’s uniform complete with brass buttons, I escaped the police by boarding the cruise ship Botswana in Ullapool harbour. I looked forward to completing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, anonymous, bigamist, Botswana, brass, button, crew, cruise, destination, forgive, groom, harbour, heart, husband, identity, Inverness, journey, member, overboard, plan, sailor, ship, teacher, throw, TPR, Ullapool, uniform, white | Leave a comment

A new baby and sticky prawn salad (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Dreamaticus

As the boat set sail for a tour of the harbour (£40 per person) SPL went into labour. How would she cope with a new baby at her age? Back home again I was making a mess wherever I went. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baby, boat, flat, harbour, house, labour, market, mess, move, prawn, salad, tour, TPR, work | Leave a comment

Inadequate research council accommodation and a couple of dead whales (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The EPSRC put me up in a reasonable hotel, but my room did not have enough storage space. I would make a request for a corner cupboard and some shelving for my books above the radiator. In the meantime I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accommodation, boat, book, corner cupboard, couple, cupboard, dead, EPSRC, harbour, hotel, radiator, research council, shelving, space, storage, wake, wash, whale | Leave a comment

Photo opportunities on a far flung Hebridean island (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We were supposed to be heading to the beach, but there was so much to organise with all the children and the dogs. Eventually we set off, but TPR and I became separated from everyone else and ended up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, beautiful, camera, children, deer, dog, double, harbour, Hebridean, herd, iPhone, island, kids, minibus, photo, photograph, rainbow, separate, shot, sight, TPR | Leave a comment

Railway level crossing death averted (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The excitement in the car was palpable. Out of the window we could see the island in the distance, and shiny, smiling seals frolicking in the bay. TPR, KA and I were very much looking forward to this long-overdue holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avert, barrier, bay, bridge, canoe, car, crossing, death, escape, excitement, frolick, harbour, hide, holiday, horror, island, level, line, Outer Hebrides, railway, run, scream, seal, shout, speed, TPR, train, transfer, view, water, witness | Leave a comment

A near-drowning in the north sea (Rousse)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I almost drowned. When we fell into the sea he was lucky enough to be carrying a small dinghy. Even so I first to swim to the harbour wall and clamber up the green metal ladder to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brave, clamber, dinghy, drwon, green, harbour, ladder, metal, North Sea, quayside, swim, TPR, wall, warm, water, woman | Leave a comment

A car, a castle, and a sunset (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Dreamaticus

DMcL was not at his workshop, but TPR and I knew what to do. We drove the car onto the raised platform, shifted our weight to prevent it wobbling off, then jumped down over the pillows and cushions. DMcL could … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amber, car, castle, cushion, cushions, harbour, horizon, mountain, mountains, pillow, pillows, platform, ray, rays, sea, sun, sunset, TPR, wobble, workshop | Leave a comment