The storm keeping us in Dartmouth passed and today we moved West; sailing to Plymouth.We left Darthaven Marina just after 9am and had the tide all the way to Plymouth. The weather started out pretty good and we had a fine sail with 10+ knots of wind, blue sky and flat sea, then the wind dropped and we motor-sailed for a couple of hours. After lunch the wind picked up and we cut the engine and maintained a steady 5+ knots, however when Plymouth came into view the heavens opened with cold, heavy rain for the final stint.
The weather conditions improved as we prepared to tie up at the Mayflower Marina (Katie's choice - luxury bathrooms and free WiFi...) at about 3:30pm. We took a walk into town, again the rain came down and we made it back to the marina for a hot shower and Katie has just cooked an excellent spag bol.
The forecast for tomorrow is looking better, so we're going to explore further on foot (hoping for an ice cream in the sun on the Hoe) and are planning to travel onto Falmouth on Wednesday.
Have fun in Plymouth. Xx
ReplyDeleteIf you get tired of spag bol, there is a great fish & chip shop called the West Hoe Fryers, 7 Radford Rd, Plymouth PL1 3BY. They do deep fried Mars bars AND Creme Eggs.
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