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    I expect it will remain a bog standard bog guys..but at least this time it seems to be getting something approaching a major overhaul. Look at that brick-work. A heck of a brickhouse ! Nobody ever need be caught short again after a long day of beach frollickin, the general population I believe are flushed with excitement at this new work! Aficionados are burstin with joy....
    (okay Ive done all the jokes now )

    Moving on...
    Suddenly without any kind of warning a new full moon was looking back at me the other night through my rear window. Hanging low over the water and looking very orange. The lower it is the orangier it looks..it becomes paler as it rises high into the heavens. Although the moon wasnt going any where I snatched at the pictures.. panicking in case the cloud gobbled it up.

    The above is a bit weak but it shows where it was in the sky in relation to the following. Once again specialist equipment would be needed to do this justice but here's my stab at it..



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    And now the further good news about the Port just released. Chris has the full monte on the frontpage.
    But here we are with a section of the press release showing big increases here with a corresponding decline at Eurotunnel. Perhaps in these figures you can see the reason Eurotunnel wanted to get into the ferry business through its involvement with My Ferry Link.

    A section of the press release follows below...

    The Port of Dover's strong traffic growth for the first quarter of 2013 has seen Europe's busiest international ferry port regaining market share in the key freight market, as increased consumer choice through the establishment of a third ferry operator in a market that grew by almost 3% last year begins to pay dividends.

    Road haulage vehicles (RHV) increased by 6.7% to 518,979 during the first quarter (Q1) of 2013 compared with one year earlier whilst Eurotunnel truck volumes decreased by a significant 9%.

    Tim Waggott, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Dover, said: "Dover Harbour Board has been professionally managing the Port of Dover for over 400 years with a focus on delivering great customer service. We are a robust long-term player in the cross-Channel market and, as evidenced by our ongoing £85 million capital investment programme to substantially upgrade the existing ferry terminal, we fully expect to be successfully operating and growing in the years to come."



    The busy port on a drizzly friday night..packed out!

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