At 9AM having breakfast in the 'go' we rired up the engne again and went on,,, in fog so dense that on could see 50 meters. Still calm. Once in awhile the fog lifted termporarily, just enough to let us know that it was indeed very nice summer weather a few hundred meters above us.

At 3PM we approached Dover and called the port control in the VHF( marine radio) since this is a very busy ferry harbour, all plesure craft must wait for clearance to enter and exit through the entrys (i e the openings in the giant breakwaters. Just upon our arrival here the fog lifted, just to get over us so densely that we could just about see a boat length ahead. Add to this that we heard a huge ferry behind usm that we akready knew was supposed to enter before us, and the situation was a bit stressful. We turned starboard, heading to the shore just East of the brakwater just to see a HUGE ferry appear seemingly out of the fog just
some 75 meters behind. We had barely got our breath back before the famois 'white cliffs of Dover' materailized aboove our heads some 100 meters away. And as from a magician's stick a gust of wind from land, swept the fog away completely and allowed us to find our way into the outer harbour and further to the fuel dock without more horrors, Enough excitement for today,,,

After filling diesel and water and getting a weather forecast in the process we were soon enough out of the harbour again just to get into the fog and continue to westward. Since the easterly wind is supposed to continue we really want to move on. Next alternative is The Solent, with Isle of Wight and Portsmoth/Southhampton 85 miles away and a little mire than 20 miles further comes Dartmouth and Plymouth. We'll see how we feel about it tomorrow to start with.

At 8PM the fog lifted as we passed Dungeness and the sunset could be nejoyed in style in the cockpit, A half moon did it's best to make the scenery even more pleasant.