After leaving ER in Dover marina for ten days, to let the strong winds abate, we arrived back late Sunday afternoon to prep the boat for an early departure the following morning. With the work completed we set of to find somewhere to eat. After an hour or so of walking through the town centre looking for a decent pub or restaurant, and steadily becoming depressed with the boarded up shop fronts of this soulless high street, we finally settled for a pasta and beer at the Best Western Marina Hotel.
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| Dungeness |
Putting in a call to Dover port control to obtain clearence to exit the west entrance, we finally get heading west towards Eastbourne at 08.00, passing Dungeness around 11.30ish. Tomato soup with bread, served as a reward for getting half-way through this leg, and brought morale back up after sailing through a very grey morning. We finally made it into the Royal Sovereign marina, Eastbourne, passing in through the lock gates at around 17.30, just before the heavens opened up.
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| ER locking out of Royal Sovereign |
Early Tuesday morning we said goodbye to Eastbourne and made the four hour trip under motor sail to Brighton marina, a shopping centre surrounded by water, but with a great deal more life than Dover's high street had. Again the trip was made under now familiar grey clouds, but the afternoon brought a welcome blue sky.
Departed Brighton early the following morning for a non eventful trip under motor to Southampton.
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| Blue skies |
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| Bill keeping a watchful eye on shipping |
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