sunrise in the harbour saw a dramatic sky on the Friday morning...
and harbour staff found themselves busy retrieving all sorts of fishing gear and debris including this net tub that had been blown into the harbour...
over in the old harbour there's been an interesting development, recent work to prepare the access road down to the old quay has revealed what Historic England archaeologists now think is the extent of the original slip road before it was later widened, probably due to the increase in the size of the fleet in the mid 1800 hundreds...
and while the archaeologist's were visiting they spotted this anchor which had been recently trawled up by one of the Newlyn boats, turns out that judging by the style, it dates back to at least Tudor times or possibly even Roman!..
the historic Star Inn's makeover is now complete with the new sign in place...
it's time to take the xmas decs down...
Admiral Blake heads out of the gaps, one of the first boats to get away after the storm...
the Barnabas did a great job of adding to the spectacle that was Newlyn Harbour Lights this Xmas...
sardine landings have been showing signs of definite improvement since the new year, four boats filling their nets within shouting distance of the gaps
Serene Dawn hauling with St Michael's Mount (post storm Goretti now minus 100 of its 125 trees) as a backdrop...
Danny bringing the Golden Harvest in to land with his tanks full and yet more fish to pump from the net which is made fast alongside her...
there's a cheery wave from the wheelhouse of the seine netter...
Acionna as she heads away to sea after taking ice...
Tuesday morning sees the quay busy with the sardine fleet landing...
and young Mr Nowell heading away to sea...
that's just some of the iced up 350kg tubs lined up and ready for Danny's sardines to be pumped ashore...
scaffolding around the new Resource Centre is beginning to come down revealing the traditional granite design aesthetic...
Johnny is happy now all his new timber baulks have been delivered and he can get to work cutting them down to size...
that's the new drainage being installed at the head of the Old Quay access road...
the mid-week market saw the first substantial landings of post-storm fish with some cracking haddock...
and a smattering of black bream from the Acionna...
hake...
and dogs from the Britannia V...
ling from the Stelissa...
bass from the Ygraine...
some sardines from the Inter-Nos...
and a single near-perfect specimen red gurnard from the Ma Vie...
with the temperature in the harbour hovering around 0˚ the guys will be wanting to get the mroning's landings away asap!
