The fleet kept in

Home-made gravlax in a home-made box - take advantage of good prices on salmon at this time of year and make your own - enough sea-salt & golden sugar to cover a side, a handful chopped dill and a dash of brandy - place a weight on top, cured after 5 days in the fridge and ready to slice very thinly accompanied by a mustard and dill sauce.....
this may look like a turkey but inside, mixed with several stuffings are a duck, guinea fowl and pheasant - all boned including the turkey apart from the wing and leg joints - makes carving a doddle!......
oysters make the ideal starter along with gravlax.....
back down the quay, and well protected from the chilly sou' easterly blast, the ends from the CarolH are let go for a trip that will be landed in the New Year....
evidence of the blast can be seen down an empty Strand in Newlyn.....
time for the Penlee Lifeboat to stretch her legs early on a Sunday morning.....
while the rest of the fleet rest against the quay.