A Sunny Sail from Eastbourne to Ramsgate - 23rd September The White Cliffs of Dover It turned out it was a very good decision to wait for better weather before we left Eastbourne. After a few days at home we arrived on Wednesday evening ready to set off first thing on the Thursday. We were … Continue reading The End of the ‘Scilly’ Season →

As we look to the promise of tomorrow, may we never lose sight of the beauty of today - anon The visitors pontoons in Sovereign Harbour in EastbourneOverlooking the Inner Harbour We ended up staying in Eastbourne for quite a while. We had family for lunch on the boat, several lovely sails and fabulous outings … Continue reading Peregrinations near Eastbourne September 2021 →

Brighton was our first marina stay on Idun away from the Hamble where we picked her up back in June 2018. We both have vivid memories of buying equipment in the chandlery, cycling along the chalk cliff path and enjoying Brighton town. Shortly after arriving here we also met Robin and Brigitte who came in … Continue reading Brighton Revisited – 29th August to 4th September →

Saturday 14th to Sunday 15th August: Dominic gets Company Obviously, nowhere in Poole would they guarantee that Dominic could moor Idun on Saturday; 'come around 11am and we'll see what we can do'. So he did, and got the perfect 4hr slot in Poole Yacht Haven. So he scrubbed the decks, indoors was already cleaned … Continue reading A Sisterly Visit – Studland Bay to Brighton →

28th July: Idun getting Squeeky Clean Birgitta is off home, on a variety of transports, taking all day. The journey went very well, but those who know me will appreciate that after being locked down and restricted both mentally and physically for quite some time now, and spending the summer more or less just the … Continue reading Sailing it Alone in Storms and Sunshine – Mylor to Studland Bay →

We've only got a few more days here in Glorious Scilly. We will miss it, but we also know we're bringing back with us a heartful of treasured moments, many blogfuls of happy memories, suntanned arms and faces and stronger legs from all this Scilly walking! Wednesday 21st July: A Journey on the Outside - … Continue reading Happy Memories from our last few days in Scilly →

I was thinking about my father as we left the Eastern Isles. It would have been his birthday today, and I think he would have liked it here. He could have sat in one of the cottage gardens on St Martin's and had his birthday coffee in the afternoon sun. Strawberry cake and with black … Continue reading Scillonian Wanderings on Bryher and Samson →

Sunday 11th July - A 'Lively' Sail to Newlyn 'It's a bit rougher than I anticipated', says The Skipper as Idun again thumps down hard after a wave. 'Where do these swells come from?' he asks a bit later as we sway majestically in the 2m+ long swells. 'Predictwind must have got it a bit … Continue reading A Scilly Encore →

Sunday 4th July: Leaving Scilly behind We don't really want to leave Scilly, it's too soon. Though we prepared for an eventual sail last night, and after a real think in the morning we decided that the possibility of this storm moving just 50miles north would mean we’d be right in the thick of it, … Continue reading Floating on Cornish Rivers →

Thursday, 1st July: Teän A very calm day so this was the perfect time for Dominic to fly the drone and the small island of Teän right next to us seemed a very good spot.  We kayaked round and Birgitta settled on the sandy beach while Dominic went up the nearest hill and got everything … Continue reading Isles of Scilly – Teän and St Martin’s →