There can be no doubt that we are both seriously conflicted about this next leg of the trip from Hull to Brancaster. Home. On one level it will be great to get back to sea after a week in port, but once we get back to Norfolk our trip will be over, and we will …
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Humber
Hull, much like Spain, will be nice when it’s finished. At the current rate of progress it looks like being a photo finish sometime in the early 2050s. Visitors are best advised to stick to the bit of the city that is finished, the bit that was finished between one and three hundred years ago. …
The Road to Damascus
At 0555hrs on Tuesday 3rd of September we slip our lines in Scarborough harbour, for the last leg of our trip back to Norfolk via Spurn Point. Before sunrise but with a brightening sky the harbour looks beautiful with the boats and lights of the town reflected in the mirror flat water. I commented that …
Scarbados
Although at first glance Whitby has the edge over Scarborough (Scarbados as it is known locally) as a destination we feel that we have about exhausted Whitby. It is extremely picturesque, a photographer’s dream location, and the light in the morning and evening are beautiful. There is however only so much to do here. We …
The Last Leg
‘No plan survives contact with the enemy’, and of course when you are sailing there are multiple enemies. Our arrival back on Tyneside coincides with Storm Lilian sweeping across the country. The predicted winds are ferocious, it’s rare to see F10 in any summer forecast. Because she has been unattended for nearly a week Flamingo …
Tyneside
Having dodged Amble we find ourselves on Tyneside rather earlier than expected, in fact we have six days to fill. This turns out to be considerably easier than expected. On the whole the weather cooperates which enables us to get out and about, enjoying the city, river and coast. We use the bikes to visit …
Over the Border
If tomorrow’s plan works out, this will be our last evening in Scotland. We elect to have an evening stroll around the harbour and onto the beach in order to clear our heads, and to add to my collection of sea glass (treasure). The accuracy of the forecast, especially the wind forecast is going to …
Farewell to the Kingdom of Fife
‘At least it won’t blow up overnight’ were Belinda’s words at sunset, but as we retire to our berths it is beginning to blow. The forecast for tomorrow is variable F2-4 becoming south or southwest F4-5; this is proper passage making weather and should serve us well. Our plan is to sail 28 miles southeast, …
A New Hope
The trip home has done us both the world of good. We’ve had a wonderful time with friends and family celebrating Bill’s 90th birthday, ninety is quite a milestone and to make it worthy of the occasion it became a three day celebration. We extended our stay in Lincoln to attend the funeral of our …
Royal Forth Yacht Club
Our last, short passage on this first part of the trip is to move Flamingo back to the RFYC at Granton. Although some local boats are passing through the south span of the railway bridge, I opt to use the more popular north span. In fact, I can’t find anything in the sailing instructions to …
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