Round Britain 2012 Intro

ON 5th MAY I WILL BEGIN SAILING AROUND BRITAIN CLOCKWISE FROM PWLLHELI, RETURNING IN SEPTEMBER.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL JOIN ME ALONG THE WAY AND WILL ADD THEIR EXPERIENCES TO THIS BLOG.

Wednesday 18 July 2012

Week 11 - Wednesday - Shotley Marina

We motored round to the fuel pontoon yesterday and after filling up, spontaneously decided to carry on and sail down river to Shotley Marina.

This is closer to the mouth of the river, so will save us time tomorrow when we leave.

Shotley is a great marina, even though it is opposite the docks! We spent ages watching a container ship being loaded - it ended up taking 24 hours

The only problem with Shotley is that is at the end of a peninsular and there is not much to see.

As there are Force 7's around today, we are looking for entertainment. Our plan was to catch the ferry across to the ancient port or Harwich.

However, as you can see from the photo - the ferry is not running today!

In the pub instead, followed by yet another film extravaganza this afternoon!

Hopefully off to the Isle of Sheppey
tomorrow and up the Thames on Friday.

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