It was a bit boring as it was flat calm, with sea mist and for much of the trip we could not see land. I put the autopilot on, which steered it's usual erratic course ! The wind picked up for the last 3 hours though and we had a good sail.
We saw a few seals along the way and lots of bird life. Gannets and guillemots everywhere and also a few solitary puffins.
The trip was livened up by a Pan Pan call on the VHF. A boat called 'Braveheart' had gone aground and the coastguard was asking for any nearby boats to go to their assistance.
We were not close enough to help, but it was interesting to listen to events unfolding. The lifeboat got there in the end and towed the boat back to North Berwick.
We had a great welcome into Eyemouth, which is Frostie's local port. His boys - Alex and Ben- watched us come in, as well as their fisherman friend - Darkie.
We all congregated in the cockpit and had a good laugh, as they worked their way through the drinks cabinet!
A few days to kill now: Frosty is going to entertain me with a few things, which will hopefully include clay pigeon shooting.
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