We had a leisurely sail from Conwy to Preston, enjoying the sunshine and the bird sanctuary on the route up the River Ribble.
Inbound we were joined by a different bird of the sky, piloted by Pete Kosogorin and the BAE company photographer Ray Troll.....how lucky that they spotted us and took some great photos!
We took one of them...
Arrived at the lock to get into Preston Marina
But had an embarrasing situation when the lock master said to sail into the marina and the throttle on the engines didn't work! Luckily Jez Newsome was on hand to help temporarily fix the problem so we could get to the pontoon
After mooring, it was time to Party !!!!!
Loads of our friends came by to see us and have a beer or two and it was great to see everyone. We thank you for bringing booze and champagne and your company.
Mark & Antoinette Holton and their family pitched up on saturday afternoon to say hi.
Gill Pendleton, Rachel and James also added to catching up with dearly missed mates. Sadly, though we had to leave at 3.30pm when the lock gates opened to head off to Northern Ireland. We were given a send off by the local steam train though.
The weather was fair and calm again and we had yet another lovely sunset to view and then we hit dusk and approached the Morecambe Bay gas fields. They look very eerie from far away; something from a sci-fi novel or a Dr Who episode. We were advised to give each rig a 500m gap.
We had said farewell to our shipmate Jon Herod in the morning so now it is back to John and I to handle sailing our boat across the seas at night on our own....come back Jon !!!
Having told you all that we were heading to Belfast, unfortunately they couldn't accommodate us due to celebrating the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival (do they not know who we are ! ) we headed to Bangor Marina, care of Sean Ellis who rang a few people and saved the day by getting us a berth there. It turned out to be the better choice, sunny and very picturesque and with an added bonus of getting to see our relatives Yvonne and Bertie as well as Sean and Andrea and Eloise. No photos but a must see if you're ever in Northern Ireland.
We are heading off further north to Scotland tomorrow with no firm destination confirmed because it's all about the winds and the tides and tomorrow the tides are neap.
Night night.
Gill Pendleton, Rachel and James also added to catching up with dearly missed mates. Sadly, though we had to leave at 3.30pm when the lock gates opened to head off to Northern Ireland. We were given a send off by the local steam train though.
Having told you all that we were heading to Belfast, unfortunately they couldn't accommodate us due to celebrating the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival (do they not know who we are ! ) we headed to Bangor Marina, care of Sean Ellis who rang a few people and saved the day by getting us a berth there. It turned out to be the better choice, sunny and very picturesque and with an added bonus of getting to see our relatives Yvonne and Bertie as well as Sean and Andrea and Eloise. No photos but a must see if you're ever in Northern Ireland.
We are heading off further north to Scotland tomorrow with no firm destination confirmed because it's all about the winds and the tides and tomorrow the tides are neap.
Night night.
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