A Few Day’s of Leisure then onto Ramsgate

Gemini1
Tue 10 Sep 2019 07:40
Arriving from Lowestoft on a single handed leg into the middle reaches of the River Ore, I anchored just off Orford for the night of 2 Sep.

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As reported in my previous blog, getting over the bat on the following morning was something of a heart pumping moment, with little to spare under the keels on crossing to bar on my way to Shotley Marina just off Felixstowe and Harwich, busy commercial ports.

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However Sue and our dog Willow joined me for a few days, walking and visiting places near the Rivers Stour, Orwell, Deben and Ore, taking advantage of some great pubs.

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Constable country taken the location of his painting of the Haywain

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Willow enjoying the walks

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Sue left with Willow and then my co-owner arrived together with a former colleague, whom I met earlier on my trip, crewing on a Cornish. Crabber 26. Ian Purkis will be with me until late 11th while Simon leaves this morning after a lengthy motor sail through sandbank country yesterday from Shotley to Ramsgate. A great dinner was then found in a local Italian restaurant after cracking open some pink bubbly on board.

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And next, onto Eastbourne, with no wind forecast - typical!