On a cold and frosty morning....

......I drove the Morgan out of the garage for a quick spin.

This was having first started the engine and turned the heater and fan on full  to warm the hood before I lowered it, being worried that I might cause damage, particularly to the rear window because it was so cold and the vinyl material so stiff.

Anyway, the Morgan heater being particularly effective, this did not take long and I was soon on the road for my first drive of 2019.

Living close to the sea I am drawn to it and this morning was to be no exception.

My target, a few miles away was to be Wardleys Creek, which for hundreds of years since medieval times, was a major trading port, together with Skippool Creek just across the River Wyre.

As well as serving British trade, ships from the Baltic transported flax and ships from Africa brought  guano for use as fertiliser.

In the 30's, mussels from Wardleys were highly sought after and prior to that visitors came in the 19th century for 'Hambleton Hookies', large mussels that often contained a pearl.

There are many more fascinating facts about this port including smuggling and sadly slavery connections.

It was a lovely short drive exploring some back roads that I have not visited before.