Brindabella

We left Dover on our final leg of the cruise, bound for Suffolk Yacht Harbour on the River Orwell.

The sun was out and there was very little wind. After clearing with Dover Port Control, we crossed the harbour and through the Eastern entrance and out to sea.

The sea was very calm and we had a strong tide with us all of the way, which made the trip extremely fast! There was eventually enough wind to sail for the final hour heading into the Orwell. By 7:30pm we were tied up back in our own marina and it was the end of the cruise.

We have been away a total of 10 weeks and during this we travelled over 1,200 nm and were at sea a total of 206 hours which is some 8.5 days. During our time away we have had some wonderful experiences. We were with other yachts from the club in 6 of the ports which is always fun, but also we had some great nights at anchor.

Our furthest point was the River Odet in Southern Brittany, visiting Benodet, anchoring at the top of the river and also Saint Marine. All favourite places.

The highlights were anchoring in the River Trieux and on a morning in the River L'Aber Benoit was delightful. It was also nice to visit the new ports such as Perros-Guirec, Carteret, Ouistreham and Caen.

As always in France we had some excellent food and cooked or prepared oysters, crab, lobster and rabbit on board.

Once again, we are signing off for another year. Good Bye!

Time: 8:30 hours Miles: 61nm Total Time: 206:00 hours Total Miles: 1240nm