The Isles of Scilly are absolutely beautiful, and well worth a visit. They all have the most amazing laid back atmosphere where time almost stands still.
On Saturday, we toured the island of St. Mary’s on Katie, the 1948 Austin Bus, with Fred our very entertaining driver who told us lots on the history of the islands. Did you know Lord Harold Wilson is buried here and his wife still comes to St. Mary’s to their holiday home?
On Sunday, we were ‘held captive on board’ due to very strong N/NE winds until late afternoon when we eventually managed to get ashore and enjoyed some pub grub in the Slip Inn with entertainment from The Blueberries cover band from 9pm.
On Monday we were ‘storm bound’ again due to Gale Force 9 winds from the North (we were moored in a North facing bay!) and we battoned down the hatches and stayed on board all day.
On Tuesday, the sun shone, the winds calmed and we went ashore to book an afternoon trip to Annet and St. Agnes, a bargain at £10.50 each and much cheaper than doing it ourselves on Ginger Grouse! It was a fabulous afternoon, unfortunately the elusive Puffins on Annet were hiding and we only saw ONE! Managed to catch it on camera, only just, before it ducked down and hid from us all. At least we have seen our first ever Puffin…..We then landed at St. Agnes, a stunning island with fabulous flora and a super pub called the Turks Head. Jim had a pint of Turks Ale and said it was the best beer he had tasted since arriving in Cornwall.
Our time on the Isles of Scilly has been just magic and our memories will remain in a special place in our hearts forever.
Wednesday morning, another bright, sunny day (where are the rain and thundery showers forecast??)We fuelled up at 10.30am on the quay, and headed off due East towards Falmouth.
Perfect sailing conditions yet again for us, we cannot believe our luck. We were expecting rain, thundery showers and a N/NW force 5 / 6 and we got sun, light clouds and a N/NW force 3 / 4.
We passed Lands End in the distance and then the notorious Lizard Point, travelling at a comfortable 20 knots throughout the trip. We stayed 4 miles off shore to keep clear of the rough water at Lizard, and then in to Falmouth Bay and up the Estuary to Falmouth Marina, arriving at 2.45pm. Hooray, electricity and pontoons - after 5 days on a mooring in Scilly, believe me you would feel the same!
Falmouth is 50’09'.90N 005’05'.47W.
We only plan to stay here until Friday and then head further East to Salcombe, which will be our next Port of Call. On Saturday, the plan is to head for Guernsey, weather permitting (early indications are good!) and enjoy the Channel Islands for a few days, and then start moving towards Honfleur to commence our trip through the French Canals.
On Saturday, we toured the island of St. Mary’s on Katie, the 1948 Austin Bus, with Fred our very entertaining driver who told us lots on the history of the islands. Did you know Lord Harold Wilson is buried here and his wife still comes to St. Mary’s to their holiday home?
On Sunday, we were ‘held captive on board’ due to very strong N/NE winds until late afternoon when we eventually managed to get ashore and enjoyed some pub grub in the Slip Inn with entertainment from The Blueberries cover band from 9pm.
On Monday we were ‘storm bound’ again due to Gale Force 9 winds from the North (we were moored in a North facing bay!) and we battoned down the hatches and stayed on board all day.
On Tuesday, the sun shone, the winds calmed and we went ashore to book an afternoon trip to Annet and St. Agnes, a bargain at £10.50 each and much cheaper than doing it ourselves on Ginger Grouse! It was a fabulous afternoon, unfortunately the elusive Puffins on Annet were hiding and we only saw ONE! Managed to catch it on camera, only just, before it ducked down and hid from us all. At least we have seen our first ever Puffin…..We then landed at St. Agnes, a stunning island with fabulous flora and a super pub called the Turks Head. Jim had a pint of Turks Ale and said it was the best beer he had tasted since arriving in Cornwall.
Our time on the Isles of Scilly has been just magic and our memories will remain in a special place in our hearts forever.
Wednesday morning, another bright, sunny day (where are the rain and thundery showers forecast??)We fuelled up at 10.30am on the quay, and headed off due East towards Falmouth.
Perfect sailing conditions yet again for us, we cannot believe our luck. We were expecting rain, thundery showers and a N/NW force 5 / 6 and we got sun, light clouds and a N/NW force 3 / 4.
We passed Lands End in the distance and then the notorious Lizard Point, travelling at a comfortable 20 knots throughout the trip. We stayed 4 miles off shore to keep clear of the rough water at Lizard, and then in to Falmouth Bay and up the Estuary to Falmouth Marina, arriving at 2.45pm. Hooray, electricity and pontoons - after 5 days on a mooring in Scilly, believe me you would feel the same!
Falmouth is 50’09'.90N 005’05'.47W.
We only plan to stay here until Friday and then head further East to Salcombe, which will be our next Port of Call. On Saturday, the plan is to head for Guernsey, weather permitting (early indications are good!) and enjoy the Channel Islands for a few days, and then start moving towards Honfleur to commence our trip through the French Canals.
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