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

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Leg 20

Fishguard to Pwlhelli Mon 26th July
We were up early and away by dawn, so nothing to report about Fishguard I'm afraid!
We headed due North, motor sailing, and were just getting settled to our watch routine of one hour on and one hour off, when we were approached by a big RIB. We were about to enter a live firing zone, and we had approx 30 mins to change course and get 10 miles away!! This was not good news, as it was a long leg and the last thing we needed was extra distance! Still, no choice, so we headed towards shore, and did probably an extra 2 hours of travel. It was an uneventful leg, as there was no wildlife to keep us interested, and although we knew the Snowdonia mountains were overlooking us, it was very low cloud so didn't see any of them!
We arrived at the marina entrance in good time, and made our approach to the marina to discover the entrance is VERY narrow. Fine, except that the tide is racing in at about 5 or 6 knots, so steerage is a joke! Bit like a water flume at the fun fair in a 22 ton log!! We were jealous of Anne and Rob going for a curry in Scarborough on Sunday, so as soon as we were moored up and showered we headed into town for a curry!!! And a fine one it was too!
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