Tuesday 2 August 2011 - Tresco, Isles of Scilly to Penzance

A perfect morning with blue skies, light winds and warm.

We slipped our mooring just after 09:30 and headed out of New Grimsby Sound. There was only a light wind and we motor sailed for the first couple of hours, then the wind increased and we were able to sail until we were off Lands End.



The tide off Lands End was at 3 knots against us, a good half a knot higher then predicted.

With a dropping wind, we were forced to start up the engine or we may have finished up in St Ives!



We arrived at Penzance just before 18:00 and the very helpful harbor staff told us to berth next to another yacht which put us 5 boats out from the quay!



We asked if we could have a berth a little closer and they said we could move in the morning along another yacht which would put us just 1 boat out.



After another long day we had evening meal and went to bed.



Wednesday 3 August 2011 - Penzance Harbor.

Penzance is a real harbor and today being Wednesday they load a cargo ship bound for the Isles of Scilly. The cargo ship was not far away from us and the work started at about 6-o-clock am, don't we know it! Then at 06:30 the yacht we were alongside decided he wanted to go, so we were up moving round.



Then at 8-o-clock the yachts in front of us departed, so we moved again into the spot the harbor master said we could have, which makes it a little easier to get ashore.



The weather looked good but the forecast did not and at 10:45 we caught the number 2 bus and headed off to the world famous Saint Michaels Mount.



We arrived just as the causeway linking the mount to the mainland was walkable. We walked over the causeway and up the uneven path and then round the monument which nowadays is ran by the National Trust.



After we stopped at the Godolphin hotel for a late lunch/dinner before returning to Sea Dream.



Throughout the day the dark clouds had moved in along with mist followed by rain.

This bad weather is due to stay until late tomorrow morning, so tomorrow we will stay here in Penzance.