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Another beautiful day dawns. After breakfast, a shower in the “barge” facilities. So nice not to have to walk miles. I did take the rubbish which was when I found out they’re were no bins there. There was a bin with a notice on it , saying “ This is NOT a bin” ; soContinue reading “Monday 8 August. Day in Dun Laoghaire.”

We left Arklow at about 1100. We’d met a nice Norwegian couple here, who were moored behind us, and also an Irish boat who we’d lent an extension cable to. we’d established that there are no lines between the fore and aft moorings in the river. This meant we could swing out forwards and betweenContinue reading “Sunday 7 August. Arklow to Dun Laoghaire. 30 nm”

The night was rocky roly. Having said that, it wasn’t awful and did improve overnight. In fact when we woke in the early morning the sea looked really flat despite the swell. The wind had changed into the west so unlike last night it was blowing in an offshore direction. The sun was shining outContinue reading “Saturday 6 August. Polduff to Arklow. 20 nm .”

Julian got up early to help Falkert who was off to Kinsail today, And then went back to his favourite chandler to buy black cicaflex. The sun is still shining in a beautiful blue sky. Can’t believe it’s still so sunny! We left our berth about 9 ish and headed east. The wind was lightContinue reading “Friday 5 August. Kilmore Quay to Polduff. 30 nm”

Sunny with clouds. A definite nip in the air compared to Scilly, but lovely nonetheless. Stan had slept ok on the couch and was up making a brew. He had become particularly well acquainted with the bus timetable the day before, and was therefore the person on the ball when it came to organising ourContinue reading “Thursday 4 July. Kilmore Quay.”

We let the mooring go at 0900. The sky was a mixture of blue and white, and the visibility was good. The wind was SW 3 to 4 which meant it was on the quarter, and we should be able to make our intended course of 357 degrees on one gybe. We put one reefContinue reading “Tuesday/ Wednesday 2/3 August. Scilly to Kilmore Quay, Ireland. 135 nm”

Sue and Tim arrived on the Scillonian at midday. great to see them as ever. It had been a relatively less roly night for us but we were still looking forward to escaping the perpetual motion of the Scilly swell, which seems to creep in everywhere here. After homemade scones, jam and cream, We decidedContinue reading “Monday 1 August. St Marys to New Grimsby. 10 nm”

Today was our “ exploring St Marys day”. Unfortunately we couldn’t get a Scilly cart ( electric golf buggy with number plate) as they were all booked up. … So we had to settle for the community bus and walking. Beforehand, we topped up with more water, and managed to buy a telegraph from Mumfords.Continue reading “Sunday 31 July. St Marys”

Today was the sort of day you could just do without…… weather wise, when you’ve got a load of jobs to do. We’re gearing up for leaving Scilly. We need to do shopping, laundry, water filling, cleaning. Etc. The wind got up and the swell increasing. We managed to do the first trip without toContinue reading “Saturday 30 July. St Marys.”

It really was the most idyllic wakening. Stillness and sunshine. Just the sounds of seabirds. I looked out at the oily surface of the water, almost unrecognisable! You could see right down to the bottom…… thankfully there’s a lot of sand where we are which means good holding! All around the boat, in the clearContinue reading “Friday 29 July. St. Helens pool to St Marys Harbour. 5 nm.”