Up against the fish market lay both beamers in the Nowell fleet, the Nellie and the Our Diana with the crabber Intuition outside....
a desolate market provides some quay berths for the beamers who normally stay in the wet dock in Penzance when not at sea.
Despite the rather damp atmosphere, an electrician sorts the shore side power supply to the Cornishamn and Billy Rowney....
the port's largest crabber-to-be has a nearly complete shelterdeck....
making her way to the iceworks, the Sapphire leads the charge to sea for the first trip of the year.....
as young Roger Nowell and Joe Crow put the marks in a new set of warps for the Imogen...
visiting Sheerness lifeboat is moored alongside themulti-purpose cat, Dignity from St Ives.
Well, if its going to blow then now is the time! Even the the Scillies' Steamship supply vessel, Gry Maritha has, unusually, taken shelter in Newlyn.
After a mega dish of baked hake on Tom Bawcock's night, Christmas dinner this year comprised of a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a pheasant, stuffed with pigeon breasts plus pork, apple and chestnut stuffing.....
carefully sewn together....
and here's the result.....
on the Saturday following there's life down the quay aboard PZ78......
and PZ199......
while the poor forecast kept the netting fleet in port.....
there's a small repair job aboard the Cornishman to be done...
Looking forward to next year when the Ripple gets her masts in place...
The iceworks castle makes an imposing sight....
Lionel finishes off the last of the year's chores with a final box wash....
as the sun goes down the lights come on....
and the annual plea for more quota shines out to all those who drive past....
there's no stopping the crab fleet, the Intuition takes boxes of frozen bat on board for tomorrow's fishing...
two of the biggest from W&S are all lit up at the end of the quay
reminiscent of a scene from The Birds, gulls wheel and fight over a few market scraps...
this scene won't change much over the break as the fleet ties up for Christmas..
a deserted market waits to be hosed down....
the Cornshman sports a few seasonal decorations...
and with the recent fine weather, the tree stayed in place this year!
