And so here we are, on the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles South West of Lands End and the mainland. Had a reasonably smooth crossing in my opinion (had rougher Dover-Calais trips!) although the bundles of rather cold and ill looking school kids huddled at the back of the boat would probably have disagreed!
The whole of arrival day treated us to nothing but rain, and was spent in foul weather sailing gear! Got the kayak all safely unpacked though, along with quick visits to the airport cafe to visit Sara's friends Nigel and Carol (who are very kindly putting us up for this week!) and the vet practice to say hello to Heike, before doing a quick interview for Radio Scilly. A lovely evening spent in the pub finished off the day quite nicely.
This morning dawned nice and bright, the forecast rain only appearing for a brief 10 minute shower. After a quick introduction to the boat we set off for the 3 mile crossing to Bryher island. Had a decent and smooth crossing, unfortunately just missing lunch time at the cafe we were aiming for! But managed to find some pasties to have on the beach along with ice creams :)
The afternoon plan was Sara kayaking round to the East side of Tresco, before leaving the kayak in the sand dunes for the evening and heading back to St Marys by boat. Tomorrow we'll be going from Tresco over to St Martins and looking around there, before doing St Martins to St Marys on Thursday.
Less miles per day gives us time to relax a little more, and Sara's body a little more time to recover! Today, the sunshine, gin clear waters and white sandy beaches definitely showed why Sara is happy to be moving here!
That's all from us for the time being, signing off and heading to the pub! Cheerio!
Skipper Dan
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