Leg 1: Kasuje in with the big boys.
Kasuje
Stephen Rodwell
Thu 6 Sep 2007 02:47
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Hi,
Firstly, many thanks to all family and friends who
came to Troon to see us off and for their help in our final preparations. The
first gold star must go to Bill & Gill who got up at some unearthly hour to
cast us off and wave goodbye from the dock. Thanks to you all and we really
enjoyed the farewell evening with Kasuje dressed in her best frock.(If you
hadn,t realised that when I talk of we its Kasuje and me.We are still in our
courting period)
Nike Lea and Admiral North joined us for the
passage south down the Irish sea to Falmouth
  Mike and The
Admiral
The Admiral on watch.
A pleasant cruise mostly day sailing with stopovers
at Bangor, Ardglass, Dun Laoghaire and Falmouth.The highlight was spotting,by
eagle eye Mike, of a shoal of basking sharks off the tip of Cornwall, huge fish
with gaping wide mouths and filter feeding, a first for me and a real privilege
to see them.
 Basking Shark off Cornwall ( note the white inside of
his mouth)
We are currently moored up behind the National
Maritime Museum in Falmouth awaiting the arrival of Bruce and Angela before the
passage south across Biscay to Porto.
Kind Regards
Stephen |