Ships in the Firth

Almost every morning recently we've been able to sit up in bed drinking our tea while we enjoy a colourful sunrise across the Moray Firth. Sadly, the regular gap in the clouds to the southeast which has allowed this doesn't last long.

This is today''s sunrise. It's a bit different from the others in that there are the lights of a ship visible which, along with another....

....further out, is sheltering from Storm Benjamin - not that this storm, the second of the winter, seems too bad.

The nearer of the two ships is the Esvagt Alba, a Danish 'work vessel' which we've seen sheltering here a couple of times before while....

....the more distant ship is the Gaastborg, a Dutch general cargo boat.

I love watching ships. They call to mind the many ships I have travelled on and the many places, each with their new and exciting opportunities, to which they have borne me.