[Paul Riley]

Same thought crossed my mind too,yet I think its like a 'burn in' period,time to get used to things without having the threat of being at war,at least thats the way I am looking at it.I reckon it also gives you a chance to eye up some local ports in case you fancy a raid in the near future,again without the added threat of being spotted.
I've used the period to scan the local ports in the SE of England,along with Calais and Dunkirk.