Friday, 7 August 2015

The missing line

More adventures by boat today. After our hirer kitted us up; we boarded but couldn't get the engine going; which was most mysterious as it was the same boat that our hirer arrived on. Not a good omen. After captain Biggles had pulled the start cord a few times and me ducking to avoid his elbows; we headed off into the water. Moments later; coxswain Maz reported that our landing rope had disappeared off the side. We circled the loch to try and spot it; but to no avail. The only thing that we could do was to return to harbour and ask for another line. Our hirer was just seating a very patient couple into their boat as we returned and docked; then when we told him what the problem was he just simply reached into the water and pulled out a length of rope hanging from the side! Maz was so embarrassed. 

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