WELCOME

Hi. Welcome to the blog pages of Happy Daze.

Ivan and Angela plan to set sail in May, from Scarborough, on the Yorkshire East coast, on a journey around the shores of the UK and Ireland. We will head south, and will travel the right way (clockwise) around the British Isles until we get back to Scarborough, but plan to take our time and enjoy the journey.

We will have our dive kit with us, and intend to jump in and explore the inshore waters at every opportunity. It may be to look at something we know is there (a wreck?), just have a look around to see what we can find, or to get something tasty for supper!

The boat has been extensively re-fitted, and work still goes on to get her ready for the off. Since we brought the boat back from Wells-next-the-Sea she has been known as Wild and Free, but our preparations for the trip will include a re-naming ceremony, and she will be known as Happy Daze.

Please keep in touch to find out how we get on in our preparations and our journey around the coast.

Angela & Ivan

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Leg Eight

Sun 27 June
Eastbourne to Portsmouth
After some scorching weather, seafront wandering in Eastbourne sampling some fine fresh seafood and ice creams it's time to head into the wind and motor on to Portsmouth. We set off on a sea oily calm and perfect for diving but no wind and against tide so slow around Beachy Head. Still, plenty of time to catch the light just right taking photos of all the chalk cliffs!! A few porpoise keep us company. As we head to Selsy Bill we do get the sails up briefly and it's peaceful as the sun falls over the Portsmouth skyline with it's massive spinnaker tower. Then the wind is on the nose again and it's engine on again! We get into the marina in the dark and just our luck that they give us probably the only berth out of 500+ that is on a finger missing it's letter and individual berth missing it's number! Like looking for a needle in a haystack after14 hours at sea - not funny! Glad to get there tho n collapse into bed.
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