Homecoming
Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Sun 28 Jul 2013 14:26
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After motoring in flat calm up the Chenal De Four
 we said farewell to Eroica, who headed east to
Lezadrieux,
 and sailed (motored) across the Channel
amongst banks of fog and arrived off the Lizard early on Tuesday
morning.
We went into the Helford River
 and
and anchored off Trebah beach between Helford Passage and Durgan It was good to be back amongst the old sailing
craft
 We had been instructed by son, George, to be off
Black Rock at the entrance to Falmouth and the Carrick Roads at 1000 on Saturday
morning so after a few days R&R we sailed over to Black Rock where we were
met by a flotilla of boats
       Two gigs, Trefusis and Pinnacle, also accompanied
us in
  and gave the customary salute by the tossing of
oars
  and then back to our mooring and ashore where the
last day of Flushing Village Regatta was in full swing with swimming races, pram
races and the sailing regatta
 and by no means least the carnival procession and
drinking into the early hours
  After 2 years and 55 days our voyage and adventure
has ended. We travelled 24,323 miles and visited 36 countries.
We are extremely grateful to all those, both in
this country and afar, who have helped us in our moments of need with
advice, repairs and parts to keep Marita and us sailing onwards.
Finally a big thank you to all our blog readers who
have followed our progress----you have been a source of great encouragement. We
have been asked 'what next' to which there is no answer at the moment but watch
this space....!!
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