Monday, 28th June: to St Helen's Pool We weighed anchor just before 6pm and set off from The Cove to go to St Helen's Pool on the rising tide. Dominic had planned the trip very carefully, including the traditional transit lines that we would use today (on top of the modern chart plotter!). It was … Continue reading Isles of Scilly – St Helen’s Island and Tresco
Saturday 26th June: The Cove, St Agnes and Gugh We both feel it’s time to move on, so set off in the morning and motored over to The Cove, between Gugh and St Agnes. We’re anchored just by a large gullery and you can see and hear them clearly. When you're eating chips in a … Continue reading Isles of Scilly – St Agnes and Gugh
Tuesday, 22nd June - Sailing to the Isles of Scilly Our planned sailto the Isles of ScillyMorning has broken Phew, we made it! We have reached our goal of the season and are now anchored in Porthcressa by St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. We got up nice and early (hoping that the boat … Continue reading Isles of Scilly – Walking on St Mary’s
“As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself everyday.”― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography Saturday 12th June: Studland Bay to Weymouth – on The Jurassic Coast Birgitta started the day with writing – and finally sent off … Continue reading To the Isles of Scilly – Studland to St Mawes
Yet again Scandinavia and the Baltic will have to wait for another year as the complications of Brexit and Covid and the un-known of how Birgitta will cope with the sailing healthwise, are more than we're prepared to deal with. There are hardier people than us that are still trying, but we decided we'll head … Continue reading To the Isles of Scilly – Medway to Studland
Idun sat happily in Chatham Marina in Kent where we very luckily could stay on the events pontoon for the duration of May. We lived there half the time and went back and forth to our land home when needed either for work for Dominic or archaeology for Birgitta and of course our very important … Continue reading A Month in Chatham
First day back After a very long winter, by 30th March Covid restrictions had lifted enough for us to make a day trip to Burnham and check on Idun. Needless to say, the winter sails that we had hoped for when we left her in the water over winter never happened! We noticed that the … Continue reading Spring in Burnham on Crouch
Idun is now within easy reach on the river Crouch. This is familiar territory as we kept our previous boat here for a few years. Huge thanks to Daniel and Toby who helped Dominic get Idun down here, which has made it possible for us to enjoy our second home this season, and been a … Continue reading Autumn in Burnham-on-Crouch
Toby on Idun in Inverness Marina Sunday 15th - Monday 24th August: Inverness to Burnham-on-Crouch Our friend Toby joined Dominic in Inverness and they soon set off out into the Moray Firth, tacking out to Fraserburgh, on a 21-hour overnighter to Peterhead. After getting gas and diesel and a few hours of rest they set … Continue reading Sailing down the East Coast with Toby – Inverness to the Crouch
This was not the sailing season we had envisaged. But then again, this was not the year that anyone had planned on! As Idun was overwintered in Scotland, we couldn’t travel up there until July. Also, both Dominic and I caught the virus back in March. He was ill for a few days, but I … Continue reading Leaving the Highlands – Cruising the Caledonian Canal with Daniel
