That evening and the following day was a transformation, it felt like summer! After a good night’s sleep and brunch we lazed around in the cockpit for the rest of the day and late afternoon went into Fowey for a little shopping and evening meal. We met Robert and Mandy with their son Kert and his girlfriend. Robert was saying that they had met up friends of theirs who we had met up with in Scilly.
After getting some needed shopping we discovered we couldn’t order any food for 2.5hrs so we bought ice creams and sat on the front for a while watching the boats. Then we went to the pub with the same view and bought a pint while we waited to order food. That’s when Robert got in contact and came over with Mandy for a drink and chat. Robert and Mandy left us when our food arrived at our table. It wasn’t much walking but Vicki was suffering with pains in her legs by the time we got back to Elektra.
The next day the tidal stream would be with us from around 0700hrs so Vicki wasn’t very happy with me suggesting getting out early. And not happy next day either. Anyway she helped me get Elektra under way and then went to sleep in the cockpit as l sailed Elektra slowly for the next 1.5hrs. Vicki awoke and went down below, now 0900hrs, l started Elektra’s engine and we motor sailed to the Dodman Point passing at 1000hrs having logged 9.5nm, from there l rolled away the genoa and we motored the rest of the passage. We got to St Anthony Light house at 1200hrs and Vicki joined me in the cockpit, she was now feeling better. We motored into the Precuil River and dropped anchor at 1230hrs.
That afternoon was glorious, hot and sunny 24C, we lazed the afternoon away in the cockpit and by evening Vicki was feeling much better. That evening after dinner we played Scrabble and opened a bottle of red.
Love Sailing 