Sunday 14th June 20165

What a difference a few hours makes to the state of the sea. By the next morning the conditions were completely different. The sea was flat calm, the sun was out and the high pressure was most certainly right above us.

So off to Padstow once again....

This time it was easy. The dolphins were back, all around the bow again and stayed with us for many hours. The gentle breeze and tidal flow pushed us south and with a little help from the engine we made Stepper Point in just under 7 hours. Anchored up and watched the speed boat race up and down the Camel estuary.

South end view of Lundy

At 1500 we set off, up the river, over the aptly name Doom bar sandbank and and negoiated our way up the busy river estuary.

Speed boats have no comprehension of boating/sailing manners cutting in front of slow moving yachts thinking they hadn't caused any alarm. They simply apply their car driving skills directly to their boats and it is very frustrating when they can motor into a depth of less than a foot and yachts tend to need 2 metres at least. They weave in and out of the slower moving boats making you motor into shallow water and causing a lot of stress.

We already knew that Padstow was a tricky harbour to get in to and were actually pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. Mum and Dad had gone aground several years earlier so it was playing on our minds. With an incoming tide we had some leeway.

Soon we were inside the inner harbour and tied up to the harbour wall, quickly becoming part of the scenery and one more thing for the many visitors to look at.

Mum and dad came and stayed on board.

Ty Mor in Padstow