News Blackout

Sorry for the delay in news. There haven't been many places with wifi where I've been. To cut a long story short - I left Blyth at around 7am on Tuesday June 1st. Miserable overcast morning. Dad came down to wave me off. Reliable as ever. He's with me all the way on this trip. Not literally if you get what I mean. He put some work in on the prep side of things - like the worst job of scraping off all the anti-foul. But I know he secretly in a wierd kind of way enjoyed it. Cheers Dad!!!

Well first night was spent in Newton Haven - very peaceful anchorage then the next day motored to the Kettle ( a sheltered bay on east of Inner Farne ) where I had breakfast in idyllic summer weather. Same day sailed to Eyemouth where I remain waiting for my good friend the wind to take me further north. Hoping to get to Stonehaven just south of Aberdeen tomorrow.