Tuesday 8 May Falmouth Marina (picture shows Vega behind the�Fuel Berth!).A bit of a low day: weather still sh*tty, as is boat plumbing! Engaged Mary of Seafit to come and replace whole outlet pipe (about 4metres of it), pleading urgency, but nothing possible until tomorrow. Bernard set off on trip to visit friend in Tavistock for a night, and Nick and I had a soggy walk (about 20mins) to the Maritime Museum, where we had only an hour to spend. The Mus...

Monday 7 May - Pandora Inn, Mylor  Creek  Morning spent up to knees and elbows in effluent in attempt to clear blocked heads outlet.  Failed!  Will have to engage nautical plumber tomorrow if possible. Fortunately weather impossible for our departure for Ireland for next 48hrs at least.  Denise and Terry and Ian Stamford came aboard for Evening Prayers, then drove us to the Pandora Inn on Retronguet Creek, near Mylor.  This ancient inn was n...

Sunday 6 Fowey to Falmouth (St Anthony's Head�light) Should have been a short passage (22nm) but actually took about 7hrs, due to awkward winds and tide. Our sinking mood was lifted by a family of dolphins, who swam with us for over an hour, jumping, sometimes in close pairs, in an elegant arc only a few metres from our boat. The approach through Falmouth harbour up the Penryn River was very attractive, with views of delightful waterside cottages, ...

Arrived in the picturesque port of Fowey around 1900, watched by Robin and Tricia from the Town Quay as we approached.  There were huge numbers of craft on this Bank Holiday Saturday, and the  Harbourmaster told us just to find a boat about our size and raft up.  We did so alongside a motor cruiser, then took water taxi ashore to ferry the Milans back to Vega for Evening Prayers (gin, whisky and white wine). Tall ship (possibly Phoenix from C...

The Skipper assuming his usual sailing position while the crew battle with the elements along the rugged Cornish coast.