When this little boat let off a flare, we thought it was just as a signal
but then we realised that they were acting as if they were on fire, when the lifeboat arrived and turned the hose on them
but the event we most wanted to see was a demonstration of the breeches buoy, which you can read about here. But there was an great deal of standing about
then there was a flurry of activity
this boat joined in the action
there was a great deal of hauling on ropes
this poor chap obviously drew the short straw, and had to get kitted up ......
and go into the water to remove vast amounts of seaweed which had fouled the ropes
at last everything was sorted out and the breeches buoy was attached to the ropes
and sent out across the water
at the other end, the short-straw chap had a bit of a struggle to get into the buoy
and was then pulled back across to the shore
while all the rescuing was going on, the lifeboats were whizzing back and forward, creating waves
on dry land, I thought this little boy was going to need rescued, as when he got almost to the top of the climbing wall he froze! Fortunately, he got underway again and completed his climb
I'll be back tomorrow with some sewing!