Plymouth
23 July 2011 | Feowey
Sunny
Wednesday 20 July - Salcombe
We woke to find it was a damp overcast day and misty, so we all rolled over and went back to sleep!
We did eventually get up and had somewhat a lazy morning. We had a early lunch before sleeping our mooring and heading off towards Plymouth.
As we departed our mooring the visibility was very poor, but once clear of Salcombe we found a fresh Northeasterly wind and we sailed under the jib all the way to Plymouth.
We arrived in Plymouth Hoe and called up Sutton Marina on the radio and was given a berth A22.
To get into Sutton Marina you have to go through a lock and we just made the inbound lock before the gates closed.
We safely berthed and it was a very pleasant evening, we ate onboard before going for a walk around the Barbican.
Thursday 21 July - Plymouth
What a difference a day makes, we awoke to blue sky, sunshine and it was warm.
But today was a work day as one of our work suppliers is based just outside Plymouth, so we went and visited them for a few hours and returned just after lunch.
Irene had being suffering from deafness, so in the afternoon I took her to a local doctors surgery and they sorted out her ears, while Claire did some domestic chores.
In the evening we ate at The Village Restaurant at the Barbican, which is a Greek style Restaurant which we have eaten in before. The food was very good and the Greek tzatiki for starters and the Moussaka was what you would expect from a first class Greek restaurant.
Friday 22 July - Plymouth to Fowey
Awoken by a small rain shower, not such a nice morning.
We did some shopping and then went for a walk around Plymouth Hoe before returning to Sea Dream.
We prepared Sea Dream for sea and just after mid-day was passing through Sutton Lock and on through Plymouth Sound. There was a power boat going in the opposite direction with something behind it. As we got closer we discovered that they were dolphins jumping out of the water across the power boats wake.
Once clear of Plymouth there was a nice southwesterly wind so we started sailing. Then it started raining and the wind dropped so on with the engine and in with the jib.
It rained for a good couple of hours. The rain stopped and the wind increased from the Northwest and we were able to sail for the last few miles towards Fowey.
There are several visitor pontoons in Fowey and they all had spaces. As we got closer to our chosen pontoon we recognized one of the yachts already moored along side it. It was Eternite (another Bavaria) with Geoff and Janet, they kindly took our lines as we came along side the pontoon.
We had not seen Geoff and Janet (used to sail with us on Bavaria Owner Rallies) for quite a time, so later we met up on Eternite for drinks and a long chat to catch up with their news.