Day 12 Azores - Falmouth 50:09.15N 005:03.59W
Whisper
Noel Dilly
Thu 27 Jun 2013 09:04
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"24th June Day - Falmouth"
We have arrived and what a reception we
received!
We approached the marina looking for a place to
berth and as we headed for a suitable place we were pleased to see
that two people were hurrying along the pontoon to take our lines! You
could not be imagine our surprise and sheer delight to realise that these
two people were our very dear and close friends from the east coast whom
we thought to be in Holland sailing on their yacht and yet here
they were, not hundreds of miles away, but just a few feet from us poised
and smiling ready to take our lines. For a minute every thing stood still
as we gazed and realised just how special these friends were to have made such
an enormous effort to be in Falmouth to greet us, words failed us and we are
still in awe of the immense effort and sacrifice they made to be here for
us. Quickly realising that we needed to conclude our approach, lines
were thrown and once secure emotion followed.
This was only the beginning of our arrival, we
then learnt that several yachts from our home yacht club at Walton &
Frinton were in the harbour. The various crews were surprised to
see Beryl and Simon at the quayside earlier in the day and soon learnt of
our pending arrival. Within minutes of us arriving the pontoon was full
of the familiar faces of our yacht club members. We felt like
celebrities as we were congratulated on making our passage in what had
turned out to be horrendous weather conditions. It was an
overwhelming and special experience and soon celebrated with a bottle
of Champagne provided by Beryl and Simon. It was quickly arranged
that we should stay at the Bed & Breakfast hostel where our friends were
staying and a long, shower was enjoyed there before the four
of us enjoyed dinner together exchanging news and telling tales
of our adventures. This was a day that we shall never forget and we thank
everyone for their part in making our return to the UK so memorably
exciting and most especially to our dear friends, Beryl and
Simon, what an effort....thank you both!
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