Well its been a long couple of nights culminating in storm Innes last night.
I have to admit this morning the thought of not getting rolled out of bed and then back in again and using a toilet that doesn’t move is very appealing.
Rather, to wake up, wander through to the lounge with a sausage sandwich, a mug of builder’s tea and watch what James Martin was cooking up for Saturday lunch / dinner on TV seems idyllic.
But its now Saturday evening.
All is calm again & I have returned from doing some admin ashore on the laptop. Louise had meanwhile been talking to an American skipper on a boat anchored in the bay whose thoughts of the storm and the antics of one particular boat in particular had mirrored mine.
So here’s a précis of events that, while definitely not funny at the time, now with the adrenaline rush having come down, goes a long way to produce the giggles, in me at least, and possibly cathartic into the bargain!
You do however have to have imagine the character MR BLOBBY
I enclose a URL for those who wish to have the full immersive experience, LOL.
Press Ctrl & Click link below:
Mr Blobby’s Official Home on YouTube
From what I remember he was from the Noel Edmonds show. He was like a blow up manikin figure that was pink and …..well ……blobby. All he ever said was “Blobby, Blobby, Blobby “ and then jumped on people. He ranged from being mildly annoying to completely aggravating.
Further, imagine for speech a Dutch version of Sean Connery and you’ll not be too wide of the mark.
I’m in the bay alone not another soul, Louise is away in a hire car with Lily at the vet and we have moved here well in advance for protection from a severe storm forecasted to start the following evening.
Not a soul – no other boats
A boat appears, and like a magnet makes a beeline for me, despite having an enormous bay to chose from.
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“I have laid my anchor faishing towardsh the shore and I have put out 80 metersh of chain.”
Me: Very good says I, but the wind is not in that direction until tomorrow evening and how will you manage to stay off the beach and us until it changes?
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“I shink it will be OK yesh?”
Me: But when the wind blows you will be very close?
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“ OK we will wait and shee”
Later that evening the wind shifts and indeed he is almost touching us.
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“ I shink I need to take in shum chain”
Me: Yes, and perhaps move, there is a bad storm coming
It’s OK – just! – for now but I point out that tomorrow morning early when the wind shifts to the other direction I will be laying more chain for the approaching storm and it might be beneficial to move while he has the chance with more space to chose from. It’s stating to fill up .
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“Yesh, Yesh, no problem me too “
“ I alshow lay more chain”
Me: Are you sure?
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“Yesh, Yesh , no problem”
07:00 I Get up no sign of Blobby movement so I go back to bed.
09:00 Still no sign so I start to lay out more chain thinking he will hear.
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
“Oh you are putting out shum more chain?
Me: Yes, as I said last night
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫ :
He bounds up his deck, looks and bounds back
“There ish a boat behind ush now”
Me: I know, I did warn you
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫
He bounds up his deck again, looks and bound back
“I will do shumthing”
Me: OK that’s good.
He still doesn’t move but lets more chain out. Now he is close to another boat who takes exception. I can’t hear the dialogue but can see the gestures – Blobby remains unmoved and eventually the other boat moves in exasperation. He is still swinging a bit close to another one though ?
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫
A few more boundings up and down to the anchor doing nothing but looking at it.
All seems good in the Blobby world.
Not a care in the Blobby world, he heads below.
I head below……….
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫
Clank, Clank Clank – Blobby is on the move! probably out of embarrassment. His anchor chain is coming up. He circles the bay and after unsuccessfully finding any patch to his liking heads back our way but this time drops his anchor in front of us right over the top of my chain ! just as close as he was before but this time in front & upwind ! It’s a pantomime you couldn’t write.
Me: I don’t think that’s a good idea given the storm expected if you drag you will be on top of us almost immediately.
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫
Nothing ! – Blobby has taken a vow of silence and disappears below.
Its going to be a long sleepless night …………………
And it was!
Post Script :
Later in the year nearing the end of our second outing after summer in the house, who appeared in the anchorage & taverna at Posidonio
♫ Blobby, Blobby, Blobby ♫
In the flesh , LOL
