Not all those who wander are lost
Date published 26 February, 2019
Seahouses Harbour Sleeps
In our travellings in February we spent a few days in Seahouses. That is never going to be a bad thing to do. Seahouses, if you do not know it, is a seaside place, with a harbour, in Northumberland.
If you visit Seahouses, say, in June, you will find the place alive and busy. The harbour has boat trips to the Farne Islands, after all, and each boat is full. Kiosks along the harbour stand in a row with bold notices assuring you that their trip is, of course, the one you need to take. Meanwhile in a different part of the harbour crabs are bought ashore by the much reduced fishing fleet. Ice cream sales run high, and the seagulls share the chips with folks overlooking the harbour, whilst a local Starling population keep the levels of bird poo at levels you will remember.
But not today. Today the harbour was calm, and quiet. Only very few trips took place, and because the tide was low no fishing boats arrived. Not so many people were there, and only two kiosks stood on the harbour side. Many of the boats were out the water for some paint and fuss, and ropes lay coiled in the winter sun.
And so it should be. People, plants, fields and communities need their down times. Times to repaint, to recharge, to rest. Today, this beautiful harbour slept, and shortly it will be all bustle again, and a wander round the relative calm seemed to share that recharging with the few visitors here.
It did make us muse a little. Some more central parts do not do the sleep. And the people there, perhaps, do not get to share that restful time.
We live in a 24 hour world, everyday. And that is fine, of course. But each place, each individual, each field, cannot perform best with no rest.
Today, Seahouses harbour slept. Some days, you should too.
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