Last night we’d all agreed to get the first lock out. It’d been raining hard so none of us had wanted to venture out to pay for the marina. As the lock opened at 07:00 I went up to catch the Harbour Master before he made his rounds of the Read more…
As we left Arbroath harbour we could see two large pillars in the distance by the Bell Rock lighthouse. None of us could remember seeing them yesterday. They looked like two large chimneys from a factory, but they were in wrong direction to be on land. There were various theories Read more…
With the tide slightly later this morning, I had a chance to explore the town in search of tonight’s dinner. When we were here in April, it was a beautiful sunny day and we saw dolphins out in the bay. I had a look for them this morning but nothing Read more…
After the stormy weather yesterday, we weren’t sure if the swell would be too much to go out in today. There were still small waves breaking on the beach in the harbour, but we could see the town on the other side! For the first time in 4 days there Read more…
Before we went to bed we’d put out extra lines. We weren’t the only ones, we watched as the whole marina battened down the hatches ready for a big storm. You could hear the creaks from the pontoons as all the boats stretched and banged against them. Even though Peterhead Read more…
Luke stayed with us for a sleep over last night. Typical irresponsible adults we’d stayed up late playing cards and listening to music. While Kath, at home, worried about the lightning storm they were experiencing, and we somehow avoided. When Bryce arrived to pickup Luke this morning we took advantage Read more…
Trish has been staying with us since Scrabster – an epic journey to one of the furthest places from London she could reach. I was sorry to see her go this morning at 05:00, but simultaneously excited to see it appeared relatively fog free. Unfortunately by the time the tide Read more…
The day started off well, both cruising upwind at 11 knots, until I heard something over the VHF. It was muffled so couldn’t tell if it was Joe or not. Throughout the day we listen on channel 72, a ship-to-ship channel, used when two vessels want to talk to one Read more…
Offshore of Wick they’re building a new windfarm ‘Beatrice’, a number of the bright yellow bases are already in place. Without the main column and turbine on top they look like a modern version of the Red Sands Forts in the middle of the Thames. As we approached a fishing Read more…
Whoo! We’re around the corner and heading South. Today was probably the most difficult stretch of water we’ll have to navigate all trip, and I know it’s been lurking in the back of our minds for a while. So feels really good to now finally be around Pentland Firth, nicknamed Read more…