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More action at the pier today. Three lorries came in between boats. One had more aggregate so it was easily tipped out. The other two lorries were flatbeds, with plenty of space for water tanks, septic tanks, or anything bulky but light. If only we had known. The crane was needed to unload these, so they carefully reversed in to the car park. A complicated beam system was attached to the hook on the crane, and then it lifted up a giant set of ‘tiles-on-a-backing-roll’. I say giant because they were a foot thick and the width and length of the lorry. On closer inspection they turned out to be lumps of concrete with little rocks set into the top, and each lump was joined to its neighbours with stainless steel wires. I thought they were for facing the walls, but they are to go below, on the rocks and should take the force out of the waves before they reach the wall. I’m not convinced yet. I was then entertained by some interesting manoeuvring of the lorries, until it became clear one of the trailers was being put on the other to save ferry fares.

The paella was excellent. I know we should have been drinking rioja, but Pipers Gold is so good. Strange to realise real ale has only been here 5 weeks. The main casualty is Guinness. We were last out of the pub again.