100WC Week 3 - Grace Darling

The sea was her constant companion and Grace had learnt to read it like a book. She was able to predict if it would bring warm breezes and African birds or rumbling thunder clouds and tall waves that would smash against the lighthouse. On the 7th of September 1838 Grace prepared herself for a busy shift. As evening approached she listened as the storm gathered strength around her and stared transfixed at the angry, grey, crashing waves. Just as her watch was coming to an end she spotted the ailing ship...her next actions marked her place in British history.