Rob (Hollins), Bob (Costello) and I boarded Blue Star late on
Saturday and spent Sunday provisioning. The Tesco trolley was wheeled back to
the boat and unloaded, and Bob (who comes from Liverpool)
said he would take care of returning the trolley. Roger joined us aboard late
on Sunday, and we departed even later – well Monday morning about 10 past
midnight actually! The weather forecast did not encourage a visit to Lundy, so
we headed for Padstow some 70+ miles and 14 hours away. It seemed to take an
age to get out of Milford Haven, but once the sails were set and the Haven
cleared we broke into a watch routine, with Bob and I on until 0330 and relief
then provided by Roger and Rob. Avril’s Florentines, which she had kindly posted
to us at Milford Haven, were sampled by at least one of the watches, and very
yummy they were too! Thank you Avril! After initially motor-sailing we were
able to proceed under sail alone. The moon lit the sky for most of the night
and soon after sun-up we were joined by lots of dolphins jumping playfully
alongside the boat. We saw Lundy in the distance and a several hours later Padstow Bay welcomed us. We had to pick our way
carefully up the river Camel, almost running aground at one point, before we
managed to enter the locked harbour where we tied up alongside the harbour
wall. The place is packed with holiday-makers and our entry provided the
entertainment for most of them,
We plan a day of rest in Padstow tomorrow before a start at
0545 on Wednesday bound for Newlyn.
Bob’s joke:
The police in Liverpool
have found a stash of hand-guns, grenades and stolen property behind the
library. Residents are absolutely shocked! They hadn’t realised that they have
a library!
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| Bob taking care of the Tesco trolley |
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| Avril's Florentines (yum yum!) |
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| Sunrise in the Bristol Channel |
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| A dolphin playing and jumping alongside the boat |
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| Blue Star alongside in Padstow |
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