It's hot today and they say that the high may reach 30! Looking at the picture taken just after 11.00hrs on Sunday 27th June, you would expect the harbour at Paignton to be packed. But it's not! Where is the long queue of boats waiting to launch on the high tide, where are the family groups heading out to sea? It's quiet. Too quiet and the only sound is the deep thundering foghorns from the many tankers at anchor and now hidden from view by a sea mist that is so typical of these sunny days where the sun beats down on cool water.
This of course is a Sunday like no other as in far away South Africa the England Soccer team ready themselves to face Germany in the World Cup! Everyone appears to be captivated by the occasion and you can taste the excitement in the air.
Needless to say all our shops will be open but all our folk will be tuned in!
Now, about those foghorns! Have you ever been in sea mist? It is the most gripping experience as the world disappears,the cold imposes a very special loneliness and a feeling of vulnerability. The sound of a big foghorn blasting not far from your position is a fantastic cure for constipation! Enjoy the sun. frank sobey
