It was lovely hot and sunny and we were enjoying it. We stopped for 3 nights and 2 days at the Mount. A steady north force 4 blew through the first night-day and night again. We had anchored at about mid tide on Monday with 3m under the keel but with the gentle slopping beach we were about 1/8 of a mile from high water mark. Even with the wind blowing from the land there wasn’t any shelter but our new anchor held well in the hard sand.
On Tuesday Vicki and l when via our punt to St Michael’s Mount for my 1st visit, now 64, better late than never 😉. We only live 30 miles away by road. It was high water so we motored into the harbour and over to the ramp where l pulled the dinghy out above the tide mark. Vicki stayed down around the harbour and gift shops and l went to visit the castle. Coming by our own transport we must have missed the payment office and l got partway towards the castle before having to go back to pay at the islands office. With my token l set off up towards the castle again. It said on the ticket it was going to be a uneven path and they weren’t joking! Like a old cobbled road with lots of potholes! OK for anyone used to walking on coastal footpaths.
The castle was interesting and l could have spent a very long time looking around but l was concerned about Vicki waiting for me to return, so l had a quick look around and took some photos before heading back to the harbour.
I met up with Vicki back at the harbour and she was ready for a sit down so we headed back to Elektra. A sailing friend Tony sent me this photo of me in the dinghy before l got back aboard, he so happened to be at St Michael’s Mount on the same day but we didn’t meet.
In the evening Vicki went for a evening meal in Marazion, after lovely food on the way back to Elektra l took this photo
On Wednesday we just enjoyed the weather, scenery only going ashore for lunch at a cafe in Marazion. Then followed more laying in the cockpit sunshine 🌞
Love Sailing 