Day 27 - Whitby Abbey and 199 steps
26. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Visiting the iconic Whitby landscapes and sights. Whitby Abbey, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The steep stone staircase of 199 steps up to the Abbey. The last of the town’sLæs mere
Day 26 - Food & Family
26. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Two of the most important things in life. Started with breakfast at Mr Coopers Coffee house, coffee and bagels. Scones and coffee at Marie Antoinette’s. Rhea then sampled fish, chips and beans atLæs mere
Day 25 - Exploring Whitby
25. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A day of beach walks and exploring Whitby. Lovely place, very busy and some great people watching. The biannual Goth festival in Whitby provided lots of vibrant and elaborate costumes to see. Laura &Læs mere
Day 24 - Passage to Whitby
24. april, England ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
An early start to catch the tide up to Whitby. A beautiful morning’s motor sail up the beautiful coastline, crossing Robin Hood Bay. Flat seas and sunny, hardly any wind. Got through the bridge atLæs mere
Day 23 - Passage to Scarborough
23. april, England ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Left Grimsby at 8.30am as the lock opened. A slow start getting out of Grimsby, swells from the strong Easterly winds of the last few days made for a bit of a bumpy ride. Once we got past FlamboroughLæs mere
Day 22 - HCA Grimsby
22. april, England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
According to legend, Grimsby was founded by a Danish fisherman called Grim. In Old Norse, 'by' means village. The largest fishing port in the 1950s, today it still processes 70% of our seafood. TheLæs mere
Day 21 - Weelsby Woods Walk
21. april, England ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Caught the bus to Weelsby Woods, a lovely open space for Basil to run free. Sunny but still with a cold breeze. Had our first Cobb of the season, Halloumi with chilli jam, haddock and sweet potatoLæs mere
Day 20 - No events today
20. april, England ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
A month today since I finished work, I can honestly say I have relaxed into retirement amazingly well. Slow mornings and leisurely coffees have replaced the early morning alarm clock. No events today,Læs mere
Day 19 - Docks Beers
19. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
A day of local exploring and buying a few essential supplies. We ended up in a great local Taproom, Docks Beers. Their beer directly from source at, wait for it, £3.50 a pint. We will be back. To topLæs mere
Day 18 - Cleethorpes with Laura & Rhea
18. april, England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
First day in Grimsby and very happy with our berth and friendly, helpful staff at the Humber Cruising Association. A lovely surprise visit from Laura and Rhea, who drove from Hull. A trip toLæs mere
Day 17 - Passage to Grimsby
17. april, England ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
An early start to leave Wells just before high tide. Left with buddy boat Us Two who continued up to Hull. We had a nice motor sail up the coast. Slight to moderate sea state, wind 10 gusting to 25Læs mere
Day 16 - Farewell wonderful Wells
16. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Some gusty winds meant we decided to stay another day. Just love this place, a lovely woodland walk and along Holkham beach this morning and a rum and raisin ice-cream cone this afternoon. ReallyLæs mere
RejsendeLoving the photos guys, looks like you’re having a ball. Save passage tomorrow ❤️
Day 15 - Enjoying Wells
15. april, England ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A day in Wells, enjoying the walks, the beach and stocking up on a few items needed on board.Great access by dinghy at low tide to the sand bars for balling, one happy Basil. Leaving early in theLæs mere
Day 14 - Wells to Stiffkey
14. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
In the 18th century Wells was a major centre for brewing, supplying 30% of the country’s malt for brewing. In honour of that we walked to Stiffkey and enjoyed a pint in The Red Lion to support thisLæs mere
Day 13 - Passage to Wells
13. april, England ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
What a difference a day makes!Calm and sunny conditions made for a pleasant days motor-sail along the Suffolk and Norfolk coast. Spotted porpoises and seals and some great views along the way.Læs mere
Day 12 - No Sunday scaries
12. april, England ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
The realisation that we don’t have to go back to work tomorrow. Even setting an alarm at 5.30am to leave the port is not a bad thing to get up the coast. Onwards and upwards!
Great Sunday lunch atLæs mere
Day 11 - Day after the night before
11. april, England ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Gusting 30 knot winds made for another broken night sleep, all
of us were grumpy and tired today. How to get through the day after a bad night sleep? A blustery beach walk, coffee and a cheese & hamLæs mere
Day 10 - Beer and Fish & Chips
10. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Met friends for drinks at The Jolly Sailors at Pakefield, great to catch up with Ian & Linda after over a year. A few pints and then fish and chips from The Chippy on the way home. Back to Wind DancerLæs mere
Day 9 - Jobs
9. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Always stuff that needs doing, fixing or cleaning on a boat. How is that possible with 11.5 metres of boat? Laundry, mast light fixing and deck scrubbing today.
Sorry Dad, I know it’s bad yachtingLæs mere
Day 8 - Somerleyton & The Broads
8. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Took the train to Somerleyton for a long walk along the Norfolk Broads, another glorious sunny day. A well deserved lunch at The Duke’s Head, a great pub.
Basil found a stagnant foul-smellingLæs mere
East Suffolk
7. april, England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
At last a sandy beach 🐾
Day 7 - Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht
7. april, England ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
A day of downtime, a couple of great beach walks with Basil. One happy pooch!
Making the small things the big things, like feeling the warmth of the sun on your face. There’s a word for it too,Læs mere
Day 6 - Passage to Lowestoft
6. april, England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Took advantage of the weather and made passage to Lowestoft. Fair winds, sunny and against tide for most of the way. Motor sailed all the way, and had some great wildlife spots along the way! Lots ofLæs mere
Day 5 - RHYC Pontoon
5. april, England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Storm Dave gave us a noisy and sleep deprived night. We are working at being "more dog" a lifestyle of living in the moment, increasing happiness, and embracing a more carefree, enthusiasticLæs mere
Day 4 - Fox’s Marina & RHYC
4. april, England ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Early departure to Fox’s Ipswich to get 50 metres of new anchor chain. Back to RHYC before the winds pick up again. Found great local provisioning at Hollingsworth Stores in Chelmondiston. FabulousLæs mere
RejsendeMum and I chickened out last year and went to the Abbey on a tour bus rather than climbing the 199 steps!
Rejsende
Great photo ❤️