Theory and Owls

So today went better, probably because we didn't actually go out on the water, we were doing theory all day.  the reason for this?  Well, partly because we needed to cover the theory, partly because no one particularly wanted to go out this morning and also partly because it was possibly getting up to Gale Force 8 occasionally out there. Having said that I think that had we not needed to cover seamanship skills we still would have gone out.  Seamanship skills are things like sailing backwards, sailing without a rudder, turning in tight circles, anchoring, coming alongside, man overboard procedure, pick up and mooring etc etc
Only when Steve (head instructor for us) said that we would probably do all theory today did I realise that we've been out on the water for the best part of everyday for the last sixteen/seventeen days, two and a half weeks without a day off.  Everyone is flagging a little I think.
This is a quick break before I go back for the evening session we're having tonight that starts at six thirty.  We're working on our presentations, this could take a while. 
Last night when I was cycling back from Newport from Cell Group, something flew over my head and flew ahead of me.  I used one hand to turn my front light to follow it and several times it turned around, looking at me then wheeling back around to continue forwards again.  I had my suspicions from the beginning, but it could have possibly been an extremely large bat... it was in fact what I thought it was at first: an owl.  I think it was a barn owl, not massive, but extremely cool.  It probably flew ahead of me for a minute or so, but it felt like much longer, I've never seen one in the "wild" so close before.
I had hoped that for the evening session tonight when I THINK it will mostly be individual working that my brother wold email the songs that he has just acquired but yet to give to me, so that I could listen to them during it, but it seems that he hasn't. So BOO :(  Maybe by the time the evening session is over.... hmmm... it's not like he'll have much to do this evening... it is Rag Week back at home after all.
Oh and finally for tonight, Carolyn had her op last night and it all went well.  We saw her briefly this afternoon but she's gone home for a couple of days to recover properly. So that's all good :D 
Thank-you to everyone who txtd, emailed or messaged me last night, I will get round to replying when I get the time, but it was very much appreciated, so in the mean time: Thanks, it meant a lot.