Day 27 - Whitby Abbey and 199 steps
26. April in 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’sWeiterlesen
Day 26 - Food & Family
26. April in 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 atWeiterlesen
Day 25 - Exploring Whitby
25. April in 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 &Weiterlesen
ReisenderOh nicely done to you all. What a great weekend with the family in Whitby ♥️
Day 24 - Passage to Whitby
24. April in 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 atWeiterlesen
Day 23 - Passage to Scarborough
23. April in 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 FlamboroughWeiterlesen
Day 22 - HCA Grimsby
22. April in 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. TheWeiterlesen
Day 21 - Weelsby Woods Walk
21. April in 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 potatoWeiterlesen
ReisenderWell deserved to be out in the open greenery and back for a nice meal. Well deserved 🥰🐾🥰
Day 20 - No events today
20. April in 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,Weiterlesen
Day 19 - Docks Beers
19. April in 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 topWeiterlesen
Day 18 - Cleethorpes with Laura & Rhea
18. April in 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 toWeiterlesen
Day 17 - Passage to Grimsby
17. April in 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 25Weiterlesen
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Hi I bet your having a great time by seeing all your pictures and good sailing fair winds fair seas blue skies
Day 16 - Farewell wonderful Wells
16. April in 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. ReallyWeiterlesen
Day 15 - Enjoying Wells
15. April in 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 theWeiterlesen
Day 14 - Wells to Stiffkey
14. April in 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 thisWeiterlesen
Day 13 - Passage to Wells
13. April in 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.Weiterlesen
Day 12 - No Sunday scaries
12. April in 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 atWeiterlesen
Day 11 - Day after the night before
11. April in 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 & hamWeiterlesen
Day 10 - Beer and Fish & Chips
10. April in 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 DancerWeiterlesen
Day 9 - Jobs
9. April in 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 yachtingWeiterlesen
Day 8 - Somerleyton & The Broads
8. April in 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-smellingWeiterlesen
East Suffolk
7. April in England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
At last a sandy beach 🐾
Day 7 - Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht
7. April in 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,Weiterlesen
ReisenderNorfolk and Suffolk yacht club never seen copper and brass posh toilets lovely yacht club it’s quite something.
Day 6 - Passage to Lowestoft
6. April in 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 ofWeiterlesen
Day 5 - RHYC Pontoon
5. April in 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, enthusiasticWeiterlesen
Day 4 - Fox’s Marina & RHYC
4. April in 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. FabulousWeiterlesen
ReisenderMum and I chickened out last year and went to the Abbey on a tour bus rather than climbing the 199 steps!
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Great photo ❤️