Day 27 - Whitby Abbey and 199 steps
April 26 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’sRead more
Day 26 - Food & Family
April 26 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 atRead more
Day 25 - Exploring Whitby
April 25 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 &Read more
Day 24 - Passage to Whitby
April 24 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 atRead more
Day 23 - Passage to Scarborough
April 23 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 FlamboroughRead more
Day 22 - HCA Grimsby
April 22 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. TheRead more
Day 21 - Weelsby Woods Walk
April 21 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 potatoRead more
Day 20 - No events today
April 20 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,Read more
Day 19 - Docks Beers
April 19 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 topRead more
Day 18 - Cleethorpes with Laura & Rhea
April 18 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 toRead more
Day 17 - Passage to Grimsby
April 17 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 25Read more
Day 16 - Farewell wonderful Wells
April 16 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. ReallyRead more
Day 15 - Enjoying Wells
April 15 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 theRead more
Day 14 - Wells to Stiffkey
April 14 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 thisRead more
Day 13 - Passage to Wells
April 13 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.Read more
Day 12 - No Sunday scaries
April 12 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 atRead more
Day 11 - Day after the night before
April 11 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 & hamRead more
Day 10 - Beer and Fish & Chips
April 10 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 DancerRead more
Day 9 - Jobs
April 9 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 yachtingRead more
Day 8 - Somerleyton & The Broads
April 8 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-smellingRead more
East Suffolk
April 7 in England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
At last a sandy beach 🐾
Day 7 - Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht
April 7 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,Read more
Day 6 - Passage to Lowestoft
April 6 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 ofRead more
Day 5 - RHYC Pontoon
April 5 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, enthusiasticRead more
Day 4 - Fox’s Marina & RHYC
April 4 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. FabulousRead more
TravelerMum and I chickened out last year and went to the Abbey on a tour bus rather than climbing the 199 steps!
Traveler
Great photo ❤️