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Moody Monday……High and Dry

WYRE

Good Hope…

The boat was once named ‘Good Hope’,  you can just about make out the faded wording on the wheelhouse.  But I guess all hope is now gone for this once majestic wooden Fleetwood Trawler which at one time plied its trade in the North Atlantic waters.

The rust marks on the wooden sides are rust stains from the nails. It has been retired as far as I know for well over 4o years (possibly very much longer) resting here on the Salt Marshes of the River Wyre.

Surprisingly despite high winds and at times exceptional high tides this empty shell remains in situ, unmoved and now a familiar part of this coastline.

I do know that at various times it has caught they eye of would be restorers, but in all cases that original enthusiasm soon runs out….but I guess as long as it remains as in-tacked, as it miraculously still is, there must be some Hope, Good or not remains to be seen.

5th February

(C) David Oakes 2018

8 thoughts on “Moody Monday……High and Dry”

    1. Over the years I have seen lots of folk walk by Good Hope…..many don’t give it more than a glance whilst other seem to pause and ponder. Daft, but possibly like me they pay homage to a craft that was hand built, had a very tough working life, survived and now doing its level best to survive in a very different environment.

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