Walkabout has gone Sailing - Downtime in Helford River

Downtime in Helford River

Walkabout has gone Sailing

Andrew and Traci Roantree

Tue 17 Aug 2021 00:00

50:6.03N 5:6.44W

We managed to get the bikes out and rode to Falmouth to stretch the legs and walked to Mawnan Smith a few times for Wi-fi as the signal in Helford is pretty poor.
A bit of food prep ahead of our crossing too!
We met up with Krissy and Paul from CrazyIvan who were anchored next to us for a few days.

Blog Entries

2023

Sep 2023

Sat 2 Sep 23:20
- And then there were 2...

Jul 2023

Wed 12 Jul 19:00
- The Day That Never Was
Tue 11 Jul 21:34
- About to lose a day...
Fri 7 Jul 18:18
- Day 7 - We have company!
Thu 6 Jul 18:33
- Another Day for Fishing
Wed 5 Jul 18:50
- Day 5: Variable, Mainly Good
Tue 4 Jul 19:12
- We are Halfway to Niue!
Mon 3 Jul 18:57
- Day 3 - A frustrating day on the water ...
Sun 2 Jul 20:27
- Cloudy days in the South Pacific
Sat 1 Jul 19:33
- Normal Service Is Resumed

Jun 2023

Wed 21 Jun 18:23
- Overnight motor sail to Huahine
Thu 1 Jun 20:42
- La Ora Na from Tahiti

May 2023

Tue 30 May 21:57
- As Frankie Valli once said - Oh What a Night!
Fri 26 May 06:08
- Discovering Fakarava in the Tuamotus
Thu 18 May 19:00
- Day 4 - 15 miles to Fakarava, Tuamotu
Wed 17 May 19:57
- Day 3 - Nuka Hiva to Fakarava - Slow days at
Tue 16 May 00:18
- Day 1 - Nuku Hiva to Tuamotus
Mon 15 May 20:27
- The Marquesas
Tue 2 May 13:39
- Quick Update - Land Ahoy!!!

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 17:03
- Day 18 - We found some wind
Sat 29 Apr 17:28
- Day 17 - Holy Hydrovane said Skipsy - It's a Blooming Miracle!
Fri 28 Apr 16:22
- Day 16 - Motoring on a flat Pacific Ocean
- Day 16 - Motoring on a flat Pacific Ocean
Thu 27 Apr 16:21
- Day 15 - Hot Hot Hot
Tue 25 Apr 15:51
- Day 14 - It's WAHOO kind of day
- Day 14 - It's WAHOO kind of day
Mon 24 Apr 17:35
- Day 13 - The wind playing tricks
Sun 23 Apr 16:51
- Day 12 - Over Half Way Day
Sat 22 Apr 16:49
- Day 11 - Sunrises on Walkabout
- Relaxing days at sea
Fri 21 Apr 19:55
- Relaxing days at sea
Thu 20 Apr 17:19
- Day 9 - Flying Fish and Flying Boobies
Wed 19 Apr 15:27
- Day 8 - 1000 nautical miles DONE!
Tue 18 Apr 18:32
- Day 7 - Fishing ban
Mon 17 Apr 16:38
- Day 6 - A Quarter of the way to Hiva Oa!
Sun 16 Apr 15:19
- The fish are biting
Sat 15 Apr 17:26
- Rain Rain Rain
Thu 13 Apr 14:47
- Motoring through the doldrums with 2.4 knots of wind

Mar 2023

Mon 27 Mar 01:04
- Panama Canal Transit
Sat 25 Mar 22:07
Thu 2 Mar 21:27
- Leg 2 - Santa Marta to San Blas Islands - Day 1

Feb 2023

Thu 23 Feb 18:41
- It’s a Yellow Fin Tuna kinda day!
Wed 22 Feb 16:16
- And still no fish!
- Day 3 to Santa Marta
Mon 20 Feb 19:52
- Re: Blog Day 2 - 20th February 2023
- Blog Day 2 - 20th February 2023
Sun 19 Feb 18:59
- Re: Day 1 - Walkabout is heading to the Pacific!
- Day 1 - Walkabout is heading to the Pacific!

2021

Dec 2021

Tue 14 Dec 16:30
- Arrival in Grenada and the amazing people we met along the way!
Sat 4 Dec 16:30
Fri 3 Dec 12:36
- Walkabout - Talk of Scurvy may be Premature - Day14 Mindelo to Grenada
Thu 2 Dec 13:05
- Position Update
- Walkabout - The Day After the Night Before - Day13 Mindelo to Grenada
Wed 1 Dec 12:48
- Walkabout - Responding to Another Seafarer in Need... Day12 (cont) Mindelo to Grenada
- Walkabout - Never a dull moment on the Atlantic - Day12 Mindelo to Grenada

Nov 2021

Tue 30 Nov 10:48
- Walkabout - The Onset of Scurvy?? - Day11 Mindelo to Grenada
Mon 29 Nov 18:58
- Position Update
- Walkabout - Rain Stops Play - Day9 Mindelo to Grenada
Sun 28 Nov 10:17
- Walkabout - Rocking and a Rolling Through the Night - Day 8 Mindelo to Grenada
Sat 27 Nov 09:39
- Walkabout - Happy half way day!!!!
Fri 26 Nov 09:14
- Walkabout - Very far from Land! - Day7 Mindelo to Grenada
Thu 25 Nov 09:33
- Walkabout Time - In a World of our Own - Day6 Mindelo to Grenada
Wed 24 Nov 08:45
- Walkabout - Chillin' in the mid Atlantic - Day5 Mindelo to Grenada
Tue 23 Nov 09:30
- Position Update
- Chafe - A Problem for Marathon Runners and Sailors Alike - Day 4 Mindelo to Grenada
Mon 22 Nov 09:13
- Baking - And that's not just the weather - Day 3 Mindelo to Grenada
Sun 21 Nov 10:07
- Settling into Ocean life - Mindelo to Grenada Day2
Sat 20 Nov 08:59
- WOW - We're going to Grenada - Day 1
Fri 19 Nov 11:21
- Mindelo, Cape Verde and Grenada here we come!
Sat 13 Nov 15:30
- ARC+ Cape Verde - Day 6 Land Ahoy!
- EMAIL HOME Working our way Through Sail Set Ups - Passage to Cape Verde Day 6
Fri 12 Nov 13:00
- ARC+ Cape Verde - Day 5 (12 Nov)
- EMAIL HOME Sail South until the Butter Melts - Passage to Cape Verde Day 5
Thu 11 Nov 13:00
- ARC+ 2021 Cape Verde - Day 4 (11 Nov)
- EMAIL HOME Through Half Way - Passage to Cape Verde Day 4
Wed 10 Nov 13:00
- ARC+ 2021 to Cape Verde - Day 3 (10 Nov)
- EMAIL HOME A Day of Two Halves - Passage to Cape Verde Day 3
Tue 9 Nov 13:00
- ARC+ 2021 to Cape Verde - Day 2 (9 Nov)
- EMAIL HOME Settling In - Passage to Cape Verde Day 2
Mon 8 Nov 09:00
- EMAIL HOME Through the First Night - Passage to Cape Verde Day1
Sun 7 Nov 13:00
- The Start - ARC+ 2021 (7&8 Nov)

Oct 2021

Tue 19 Oct 23:52
- ARC+ 2021 The Grand Depart
Sat 16 Oct 15:00
- Grand Tarajal, Fuerteventura
Mon 11 Oct 21:38
- Playa Quemada - a revisit
Sat 9 Oct 12:00
- Papagayo, Lanza
Mon 4 Oct 13:29
- Lift-out, generator part finally arrived! and the Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
Sat 2 Oct 09:30
- Cycling Timanfaya National Park, Lanza
Fri 1 Oct 14:34
- Check-in at Marina Rubicón, Lanza and getting our bearings …

Sep 2021

Wed 29 Sep 20:55
- Camara de Lobos - anchorage, and then passage to Lanzarote
Sat 25 Sep 20:07
- Funchal & Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Thu 23 Sep 16:16
- Porto Santo and BuggyPower!?
Sun 19 Sep 08:49
- Across the blue to Porto Santo, Madeira
Tue 14 Sep 12:42
- Oeiras Marina - waiting out the weather
Fri 10 Sep 10:48
- Cascais - a great place to explore!
Sat 4 Sep 13:39
- Porto to Cascais
Thu 2 Sep 13:34
- Porto, Portugal

Aug 2021

Tue 31 Aug 12:25
- Baiona to Porto
Mon 30 Aug 12:02
- Baiona in pictures
- Baiona, Spain
Thu 26 Aug 07:30
- Biscay Crossing - taking stock
Mon 23 Aug 00:00
- Biscay Crossing
Sun 22 Aug 08:30
- Farewell UK - Biscay here we come
Fri 20 Aug 00:00
- Falmouth for last of the provisions.
Tue 17 Aug 00:00
- Downtime in Helford River
Mon 16 Aug 00:00
- Sail to Helford River for a few days.
Sun 15 Aug 08:30
- Motored to Cawsand for some sleep!
- Grand depart from Plymouth!!

Downtime in Helford River

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