The final day of our circumnavigation and a very pleasant coincidence occurred. Life long friends of Nigel and Nettie (Nigel’s wife) were getting the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth this […]
Dartmouth to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. 17th July
We leave the town jetty pontoon at precisely 08.45 as required, and head up the Dart to the fuel pontoon, we are the first customers of the day. Once the […]
Falmouth to Fowey then on to Dartmouth. 16th July
The weather and sea forecasts for the next couple of days were going to be lovely so as mentioned in the previous blog entry we had, for one reason or […]
Helford River to Falmouth Marina. 15th July
Today we were going to enjoy the shortest passage on our circumnavigation, just 4 miles or so to Falmouth Marina. We were still bouncing about on our buoy as it […]
Padstow to Helford River. 14th July
So the wind is going round to a northeasterly direction force 3 to 4 with a helpful tidal situation, which is perfect to get us down to Lands End some 50 miles […]
Milford Haven to Padstow. 13th July
Padstow is the only genuine port of refuge on the north Cornish coast indeed almost the only place on the south west peninsular west of the River Avon and Portishead […]
Kilmore Quay to Milford Marina, Milford Haven. 12th July
The weather and sea state Gods were still with us and therefore it was decided that we would cross the St Georges Channel to Milford Haven on what would be […]
Dublin to Kilmore Quay. 11th July
We move on to the diesel pontoon which seems an extraordinary distance from the pump. I ask the duty manager how it works? Just reel out the hose and he […]
Bangor Marina to Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club, Dublin. 9th July
Nigel’s scooter was on a ‘call back’ from the manufacturer so it was decided that we would take it back on our return home trip i.e.taxi from Bangor to Belfast […]
Port Ellen, Islay to Bangor, Northern Ireland. 24th June
There was diesel in Port Ellen but only in cans, yet again I was grateful for the decent range I had with Start Me Up, it was 65 miles on […]