To Dale anchorage again

Checked out of Neyland Marina after an early lunch and managed to reverse out of our berth without hitting anything!

Motored up to Dale to prepare for an early start tomorrow (0450 precisely) if the weather and tides work. Now have only 11 hours left for dithering about this.

Here's my beloved at the helm

And another one of the local wonders

Comfortably anchored at Dale

Neyland Marina

We motored over from Dale to Neyland for the comforts of the marina and some idleness (for me at least). Jean did some washing then kindly hauled me up the mast to fit a new bird scarer and to find out why the anchor light didn't work. I didn't find the fault, but did enough damage to be sure that the light certainly won't ever work again.

Charging the gadgets. 

Next, off for a nice walk up the river, back for tea and flapjacks. Out for supper later.

Newlyn to Milford Haven

Left Newlyn 0600. Motored around Lands End. Wind filled from SE F4 so sailed for about 5 hours. 

Guillemots, Razorbills, porpoises, Gannets, Shearwater, Gannet. Up to 20 dolphins followed us for a couple of hours. No giraffe. 

Wind died, so we had to motor through evening dusk sunset then moonlight. Approached Milford Haven in thick fog with no wind. Found our way in by radar, with Jean on the bow looking out for lobster pots. 115 miles.

Anchored  in Dale. 

Asleep  by 0200.

Penzance to Newlyn

A short trip across to Newlyn to get ready to leave at 0600 tomorrow. 

Warm sunny afternoon walk then supper with A & M.

To Wales tomorrow.

Arrived in Penzance

To The Helford River.

Up early (0830), passage planning over tea and Eccles cake.

Mended the loo.

To the Helford River, motored about half then sailed. Got a bit lost among the moorings looking for somewhere to anchor.

Eventually anchored. Dismantled the anchor windlass three times before fixing it. But the loo works OK. 

Spaghetti  bolognais for supper. 

Most excellent. 

The 2022 Cruise

Hurrah we're off! 

First day of another epic.

Up at 0900 and off at 1030.

Destination: Plymouth ... well, Cawsand Bay to be precise. 

1800 arrived in Fowey.

Fowey on a May evening. Lovely.