Change of plans

We set off at 06:45 with the course to Penzance plotted. We had barely left the pontoon at King Harry Ferry when the Falmouth Coastguard announced on the VHF a strong wind warning, quickly followed by a weather forecast which mentioned force nine. It did say 'later' which means after twelve hours and by then we should have been moored up in Penzance, but it was going to be SW force 7 which is more than I'm comfortable with.
We revised the passage plan and by 08:30 we were alongside the pontoon in Falmouth Yacht Haven.
A telephone call to Mother to wish her Happy Birthday and to apologise that her birthday card wouldn't arrive until Thursday. I'd posted the card on Saturday afternoon, but because of the double Jubilee bank holiday the card wasn't going the leave the postbox until the Wednesday. Sorry Mum.
We decided to take the opportunity to repair the outboard. I telephoned the nearest supplier of spark plugs in Penryn and they had the correct plug in stock. We bused to Penryn and collected one. After changing the plug, draining the tank and refilling with fresh fuel, the motor burst into life. Deep joy all round.
We celebrated our success with an ice cream and a cream tea.
We checked out the list of films on at the cinema and decided that 'Prometheus' looked the most promising. We tried the Orange two for one offer, but they wouldn't accept it.
Good film, but lacks the shock & suspense of 'Alien' despite some fairly gruesome scenes.
Back onboard I have put out every fender and put a line to every cleat available, ready for the Force Nines.