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09/15/2009, Hope Cove 11Nm travelled

Reluctantly we left the Yealm, and headed once again for the open waters to the east. The wind refused to die and had swung directly on the nose (is it a karma thing?) so we decided to chug there under engine (as we needed hot water and to charge the batteries) to Hope Cove, tucked in behind the headland of Bolt Tail. This is where old commercial sailing ships would sit out Easterly weather waiting to head up the English Channel across Lyme Bay. It is nice to think we were doing the same as those old ships of yesteryear.

We thought we'd have the anchorage to ourselves, but no sooner had we dropped the hook and got it to dig in, than 3 other boats appeared around the headland and all anchored within a cable of us.... ho hum!

However we had a peaceful and calm night until sun up next day, when the wind again strengthened and shifted to the NNE and put us on a lee shore to bolt tail.......

Therefore we made out excuses and beat a hasty retreat from the anchorage!

What was interesting was watching the sunset to the west, over the ocean knowing that the next land in that direction was in the Americas! I will get an atlantic passage chart out and work out where that landfall is, so that perhaps one day we can sit at anchor to the west looking back at Hope Cove!

Photo of Nichola enjoying more local culture and September sunshine
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09/15/2009, Newton Ferrers 7Nm travelled

After our sleepless night at Cawsand, The Yealm was peaceful and a slice of English heaven.

We decided that we'd stay a few days to walk, pick sloe berries for the Xmas gin and blackberries for crumble and sample all three hostelries of fine ales, in both Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo across the Voss (low water causeway)

That is exactly what we did. And yes of course we mistimed the tide and got wet feet going from Noss Mayo to Newton Ferrers on the Voss, but the extra pint was worth it!

A beautiful place to live, though there weren't many small houses!!!

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09/15/2009, Cawsand Anchorage 24Nm travelled

Well we headed further east again, this time under sail as the wind was for once not directly on the nose. We decided for the easier option (so we thought) of a simple anchorage, that we'd been in before. We arrived in plenty of light, snuggled up to the north cliff and settled down. However the wind didn't back north as predicted, but stubbornly stayed in the north east and we spent a very sleepless night rolling heavily and fretting over the easterly swell rolling into the bay.
We had a crew conference early next day and decided discretion was the better part of valour and decided for a quick motor across Plymouth Sound to the river Yealm (which we hadn't intended to visit) to pick up a Harbour authority mooring and get some well needed rest.

The photo is off us ensuring we immersed ourselves in the local culture at Fowey, Emerald is in the background, honest! That is why we chose this culture to sample, your honour!

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