Lossiemouth to Whitehills to refuel, to Holy Island, to Amble for repairs, to Whitby, to Lowestoft for yet more fuel, to Queensborough for more repairs and finally to Chatham.
We missed seeing Bell Rock lighthouse, Bass Rock, Bamburgh Castle and the Farnese Islands due to thick fog and missed Southwold due to fuel issues and time constraints.
No rain but a lot of fog for first 3 days or so then lots and lots of sunshine but unfortunately very little wind.
Mechanical Issues.
Water pump bearing failure at Amble.
Impeller failure and subsequent cooling system airlock in the Thames estuary.
Other problems/mishaps.
Ran aground in harbour entrance at Amble and stuck for a couple of hours waiting for more water.
Stuck in Amble from late on Friday to Monday afternoon waiting for parts.
Rearranging new transport plans for getting home, most people had extra costs involved.
Total distance travelled was 501 miles.
All in all quite an interesting adventure sailing trip.
Many thanks to the rest of the crew for your company over the trip namely: Charlie (skipper), Dave and Gwen, Marcus who had to leave in Amble due to time constraints, Jenny, Steve 1, Steve 2 and Jon.
We also need to thank Coquet Yacht Club for their hospitality and for staying open into the early hours to provide food and refreshments for us after we finally got into Amble Marina.
I also have a fish pie recipe courtesy of Gwen to try out on family members next week, if it's half as good as the one Gwen produced during one of our longer passages they will be well impressed.
Some photos from the trip and maybe some paintings based on my sketches will be posted at a later date.
