Friday 7 May Weymouth to Salcombe

Following a noisey night caused by the generators running all night on the Condor Ferry it was up at5:30 and off at 6:30. A fine morning again and the temperatue is rising , it must be as we near the equator ( I must remember this is not the log of Donald Crowhurst).

I have finally acheived an ambition of mine, 3 dolphins came up to the boat off Portland .

Salcombe or Dartmouth ?
The forecast was for 4-5 ->6 so a good sail was had but the wind dropped off at Dartmouth and landfall was made under engine at 16:00. The best thing about passage plan is not to have one, some day we will end up where we have planned to go.

We wanted to moor at the town Pier which is only available to visitors from 17:00 so the harbour master suggested that we took a trip up river , The river Dart is very scenic and well worth the trip with steep wooded sides.



We finally moored up at 17:00 on the town pier opposite HMS Kent Only £18:50 a night here against £50 in the marina a few yards away. With the Dartmouth music festival on tonight it should be a night of wine women and song or in our case Beer ibuprofen and peanuts .


Its a hard life this blogging lark !!!