Leg 23

Peel to Portpatrick. Tuesday 3rd August
We had a lovely calm night and anchor and were quite ready to continue haeding North. We had a bit of a lie in though, as we were planning to make the most of the tide to the Mull of Galloway. It was a grey day, but we could at least see the piece of land we were heading for, rather than just following a compass bearing. Once away from the harbour, and got the sails up, we even managed to turn the engine off!! Peaceful start to the day, but alas after an hour or so, the wind dropped and we were crawling along, so the engine was employed again, and then just to add to our frustration, the wind changed direction too so the sails had to come down!! As we approach the Mull, we pass over the bottom end of a very deep trench and the sounder measures 206 metres!! Wow! We scoot along the coast and into Portpatrick for tea time. The harbour is tiny! We settle on the North wall, and thankfully its very calm. The local pub sells a good beer, and fine food, so we make the most of both!