A swim and a dry out
08 August 2013 | Padstow
Rod
We left Falmouth and had a gentle sail to Mousehole, a tiny fishing village near Newlyn. In the winter they put large timber bulks across the harbour entrance to keep out the winter storms. When we arrived it was one big Cornish holiday site. We tied up alongside an old fishing smack and joined the bathers. We dried out for the first time on the trip, the boat standing happily on the hard stand although the fenders felt the squeeze from the old fishing craft as she settled on her wooden leg. We were off early on Wednesday to round Lands End at 0830. The wind filled in later in the day and we enjoyed a few hours under sail alone before the need to meet the tidal gate at Padstow required further assistance from the engine. We moored in the harbour last night; a brass band was playing, it could have been for us. Still need to work out the tides for the final leg.