Joseph Soar

15.8C. Another showery day. Light SSW/SW/W breeze.

Quiet morning.

I went for a walk after lunch. Round to the harbour, where I noticed this interesting visiting boat in the marina near the lifeboat. From http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk I got the following:

"JOSEPH SOAR is a Watson Class Motor Lifeboat of timber construction with twin Gardner diesel engines model 5LW. She was built by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight in 1962 and placed on service at St David's in 1963; in 1985 she was transferred to Dunbar and in 1988 transferred to Shoreham Harbour.

She was withdrawn from service in 1990 and sold out of service in 1992. Throughout her life with the RNLI JOSEPH SOAR was launched 135 times and saved 135 lives. She is now based in Northern Ireland as a private leisure craft."

From the harbour I went along the park then out Kilkerran Road to Glenramskill House. I came back the same way then along the street side of the park and came home through town passing the town hall and the bookshop (open).

On the Clip while walking:
BBC Radio Scotland then BBC Radio 4.

Afternoon music ... The soundtrack for the movie The Commitments. Bob Seger, Greatest Hits.

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