Bridlington was suprisingly entertaining. Walk up from the harbout to the oldtown and it changes character from the kiss me quick.. gobble the chips... sort o of place to a much more traditional English town.
Once the tide picked up the boat we left the harbour at about 11.00. Scar is a hard four hours sail.... or a leisurely hour one. I stucj to the shore closely as possible because I wanted to film the birds under Flamborough and Bempton
For once the crab pot markers were very useful as they showed where the water was deep and freeof obstructions
we anchoreed in Nortth Landing for a while - it is a tiny inlet right on the head. Jill went for a swim among the chalk natural chalk sculptures and in the crystal clear water. We also caught a pretty good sized mackeral which was cooked in the cockpit.
We are now in Scarborough on a finger berth at £21 a night. A day exploring on foot before heading for Whitby on Saturday.
Bridlington was a great place for a stopover - £20 for three nights
It was perfect weather for a close encounter with Flamborough Head. We could get right in tight under the cliffs with the Gannets wheeling overhead
At Northlanding they haul the work boats right up on the shore
And so to Scarborough - noisy buy quaint
They hang their bics on the wall and keep their yachts in floating cradles
Glad to see you are enjoying your northern summer.
It looks a bit desolate from there north to Edinbrugh.. Have a good time.
looks great to me
Whitby… Tees….tyne… Farnes….Lindisfarne …. so many great little nooks and corners to explore
it seems that I like the places other people ignore
D
Just looking at these pictures makes me realise just how far you’ve come, in many ways……..
The landscape is changing dramatically…..so many new places to see……it feels like the journey is really underway now.
Enjoy your blogs
Your heading for the most buitiful coast. if you can get in Alnmouth is a lovely place and Holy Island is always worth a stop
Enjoy whats left of the summer not looking to good here in the dales
Fair winds
Nice to see you leaving Scarborough today, I was the guy waving you off at the end of the pier. I then saw you coming under the swing bridge at Whitby early evening. Our coastline is a cracking place to sail or just visit. I am sailing Holy Island from the Tees in September, If you need a safe haven try Sunderland , Blyth or Amble on your way there. I will get to check out your blogs as time allows.
Wishing you calm seas and fair winds.
Steve.
Whitby is a favourite.
You’ll love St Mary’s Church – so many seafaring memorials – and Captain Cook Memorial Museum: a familiar story, beautifully interpreted – ask after the Chairman of Trustees (formerly the Director) Dr Sophie Forgan, an old friend since our then 13 years-old younger daughter paid her museum the ultimate teen-age compliment: stayed inside more than an hour and emerged saying “… it was all right …”.
I love Yorkshire and the north east generally – under-rated by many, but never disappoints me.
Roy
cheers Steve…in Scarborough I met a bloke who had sailed around the Uk twice. He was heading south. He said he was abut to start the boring bit between scar and lowestoft. That entertained me for three years. There are so many harbours to visit along this coast
sadly missed robin hodd,s bay today. Too windy
D
it has been very windy today – but a broad reach so lovely.. boat really shifting along
we have sunday here
Monday going back to pick up the car by train and bus… then jill is going home tuesday and I will be sailing alone for a while. It will be rather odd
Dylan,
On your way North from Whitby try to look into Runswick Bay “Yorkshire’s best kept secret”!
Three cheers for Jill for sharing your adventures with you. My wife goes with me often and enjoys my company, not all blokes are so lucky. I will be sending Jill a christmas card.