1500s. We set out and rounded the wrecked
hulk of what used to be the second largest
floating dock in the world. Constructed in
1866 it was towed from London to Bermuda
where it served the Royal Navy until 1906. A
gale drove it onto the reef two years later
and there it remains, fascinating in its rustugliness, despite several abortive attempts
to remove it.
A gentle breeze followed us for about two
miles as the sky behind us darkened with
rain. The rain diverted around us as we
paddled north yet caused the wind to back
and increase to a Force 4-5 square onto our
boards from the east. Luckily the wind soon
eased and steadily veered behind us again.
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