Dinner ashore tonight at "Red" a small restaurant at the marina owned by a woman from Russia, serving British food. The decor was done in black and white pics of Marilyn Monroe and sailboats. Each with a slash of red highlight somewhere about. The menu was limited...Fish and Chips (of course), Hamburgers and Chip, and Baggers and Mash.... As advertised, not a typo. Fortunately, we had Malcolm from Francisca, the yacht tied up behind us, to advise what a Banger was but admitted he was also clueless about Baggers. Regardless of how they are spelled, they will not be on my list of must have foods.
Sept 26
The sail to Brighton was less than fun with sustained wind in the high 20s and gusts to 35. The dinghy tried to make her great escape during all of the commotion..... Like we wouldn't notice. King was able to lash her back aboard but boat pole #3 was sacrificed during the drama. If anyone wants to invest in stock you might want to look at boat pole manufacturing companies. I have a feeling we will be leaving a trail behind us.
Sept 27
I know everyone will be relieved to hear we found two more jumbo bags of TP. I think we are good till Christmas! Obviously, it was something I didn't want to take a chance of running out of.
Successfully managed going through our first lock in Eastbourne. Four boats were crammed in there at once. We were the fattest, of course. Only a couple of feet clearance on each side as we entered. Yikes. Once inside, the marina water was like glass. No rock and roll. I think I like this locking business.
August 29
We left the marina this morning at 8 a.m. for a glorious sail to Dover. The sky was a beautiful bright blue with cotton ball clouds all day. While the wind only blew 8 -12 knots we had the current with us so averaged 7 knots, with a few spikes past 9, on the 45 mile passage. The guides books had me a bit wound up with all of their warning about staying out of the way of multiple ferries and cargo ships "some moving at 45 knots" as they zip in and out of the port. You must request permission to enter the harbour from a very busy Harbour Control. Fortunately, our entry was a cake walk with only two other sail boats breezing in along with us. After tying up to the dock, we checked in at the marina office and collected our THIRD boat pole that King had called ahead to have delivered.
So, you may be thinking is she gonna say anything about the White Cliffs? Nope. They appear to be at their finest on the other side of the port so you will just have to wait. I have included a pic of the White Cliffs near Brighton. They were quite stunning.
Off to Dover Castle.
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| Brighton's White Cliffs were spectacular |
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| White Cliffs of Brighton |
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| Eastbourne Marina |
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| Entering Brighten Marina |
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| Entering Dover |
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| Dover - heading to the small boat Marina |
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