The overall plan is to catch the 0900 lock out from Swansea and head for Lundy. Stay the night and then head for Padstow.
Stay a day in Padstow. Then round Lands End for Newlyn. Once in Newlyn, see if we can grab a weather window out to the Scillies.
Keep you posted.
Sunday 7th June 2015
Sunday 7th June 2015
Last minute changes in plan saw us getting the 10:00am lock out from Swansea. The main Tawe Lock/barrage was free flowing so we only had to lock out ofthe marina.
So much easier - Ty Mor loves free flowing locks.
Weather said north/ north easterly 4/5 occasional 6 so we decided to stick to the south coast of Wales and head for Tenby. The journey was uneventful with a strong sea breeze giving us wind on the nose all the way along the Gower coast.
Some strong wind over tide action near Worms head sent us running for deeper water and seaward side of the Helwick Swatch and not chancing the shallows around Worms head.
Round to Tenby and tried to find a visitors mooring. Really pretty place but very exposed to the force 6 coming our way over night. So we motored to the south side of Caldy Island and found a great sheltered bay and set anchor for the night. Mark used his new knot - he said 'its like a running clove hitch'. Here's a picture:
Here's a picture of the bay:
The sea has a major infestation of giant jellyfish( barrel jellyfish):
This was my view from our bunk waking up on Monday morning:
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