There was little wind when we left at 0930, and we motored most of the way; I made bacon sandwiches for lunch, but there was a bit of swell building up; by the time I had finished cooking I had just about done with life below decks! The sandwiches met with much approval though! We arrived at Lowestoft at about 1700 and the waves and wind had built up sonewhat. The entrance to Lowestoft was a little difficult to find. Eventually we sighted it and radioed for permission to enter. The boat was being jostled by the waves as we approached what turned out to be quite a narrow entrance. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing did, fortunately. Once inside the harbour all was sweetness and light, although we found it to be quite a small harbour with not a lot of room to manoeuvre inside. We soon found a berth at the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, and then Margaret cooked another splendid meal (a cooked ham dinner), and we had a visit from Roger's friend, John, who plans to sail with us on our next leg from Hull.
But what of today? It is 50 miles to Wells-next-the-Sea. The entrance is to Wells is tricky and should only be attempted in the right conditions with no wind from the north. We cannot enter before 2 hours from high water as it isn't deep enough. If we run aground on entry it will be very difficult to get off. Should we go.... should we not?
Anway, we have decided to leave and find out! Our ETA Wells is around 1900 hrs. More then (hopefully)!
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| The Yacht Club at Lowestoft |
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| Dinner on Blue Star |
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| John gets into practice for a week on Blue Star |
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