50:48,503N 000:51,949W
50:36,695N 002:26,625W
50:22,687N 003:35,222W
After a night anchored in Itchenor, Chichester, and
picking up Edmund (Ali’s bro) we set sail for Weymouth on Thursday 9th, where we
anchored 10 hours later, with Force 6 on the nose all the way. Poor
Talulah got a belly bashing all day, and we soon realised “I Spy”
was a short-lived game to pass the time! The upwind slamming makes it
hard to do anything, but we did manage to make lasagne, (though most of it
ended up on the oven and galley floor), which we guzzled as the sun went down
overlooking Weymouth
with the beautiful Jurassic cliffs behind us.
On Friday 10th another 9 hours slamming
upwind, Force 6, til we arrived in Dartmouth
(where we bought Talulah 9 months ago). It felt good to bring her home
again, and lovely to be back here. We found a fairly sheltered spot to
anchor near Dittisham, Nick and Ali were reminded of the Amazon, while Shane thought
the surrounding tree tops looked like broccoli. We caught mackerel for
dinner (Shane now known as Tackle Tape as his rod appears at every
opportunity!) and were joined by Micky (Ali’s uncle) for dinner on
Saturday night, which was great fun, though very wet and gusty. After we
dropped both Edmund and Micky ashore, the wind shifted at bedtime threatening
to blow Talulah aground, and we had a mad and very wet hour putting out kedge
anchors to keep the boat secure. We spent yesterday drying everything out
and fixing electrics and bits on the boat, and today (Monday 13th) are
setting off to Salcombe.
