Day 37 - Eyemouth to Dunbar.
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Alnwick (silent L, silent W). Impressive castle and town that I had never heard of. Alnwick castle. Home of Harry Hotspur, the famous knight (what? You've never heard of him?) Alnwick castle. Amble marina. Walworth castle in the distance.
Day 19 - Scarborough for a few days.
Carmel, Cassie and Cleo. Scarborough harbour. Crew.
Hi Brendan, Madeleine said you had a horrible trip up to Dubar, something about strong headwinds all the way. Reminds me of the time Pat and I sailed from Bilbao to A Coruña. We had winds and waves battering us most of the journey. I remember being on the tiller and feeling so seasick. At one point I was throwing up (not much left ... a sort of dribble) and then a wave would hit the prow and drench me in the spray, cleaning off my vomit. (I was wearing a wetsuit of course.) I kept thinking to myself ... this is my summer holidays!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the graphic details, but it goes to show that it´s not all plain sailing!!!!
Yes, I knew it was going to be bad but it was worse. Still, not as bad as staying in a marina with no water, not even for the toilets. They had to cut it off to do some work.
DeleteWhat an entrance indeed - as befits a harbour dating from 1574. Defences built to keep out the French, Spanish, Dutch or whoever we were fighting at the time I guess. But they failed to reckon with the intrepid English yachtsman ! Don't forget to mention the Scots performance in their first game at the Euros, especially their goalkeeper.
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe keep schtumm.
Will you venture into Edinburgh at all ?
Steve
Looks like a very narrow entrance to the harbour .....Hope the winds had died down before you went in.
ReplyDeleteMary, how long did the journey take, from Bilbao to La Coruna?
ReplyDeleteWhat a narrow entrance!. You'd need a steady hand to get through, and a calm sea I'd imagine.
Was it tricky?
Abit 'games of thrones-ish'.... if you could ignore the new build...and the yachts... and the...
ReplyDeleteSuch a dramatic entrance! Yes, definitely to keep out the marauders at one time.
ReplyDeleteWe took approximately one week to sail from Bilbao to Galicia if I remember correctly. We visited the great cathedral in Santiago de Compostela where the camino (de Santiago) eventually terminates. You could say that we did the camino by boat, but I think that would be stretching the point a lot.