The anchor came up ok next to Holy Island (recommendation to use a trip line but thankfully didn’t get stuck!) and an easy reach all the way down to Blyth.
Passing Ridge after exiting channel to Holy Island
Passing Inner Farne and lots of puffins!
Dunstanburgh Castle
Entering Blyth harbour
Blyth Yacht Club is in this old timber light ship!
Wind farm cables
Arctic tern having a rest on the wind vane
39 nautical miles
Rest day exploring the island
Ruins of Lindisfarne Priory ransacked by Viking’s in 8th century
We say goodbye and Meg walks off the island along the tidal causeway
Walking back to the island across the sand following the posts
Gorgeous sail tacking back and forth down the Northumberland coast, and highlight were the dolphins!
Morning wander around Eyemouth
Amazing art of widowed wives and children after seamen lost in 1880 storm.
Tapping on side of boat with beak demanding breakfast.
Leaving Eyemouth
Hydrovane working well steering Arwen, and after Meg’s sea sickness yesterday happy to see a smile!
Dolphins off Berwick-upon-Tweed
Anchored next to Holy Island
30 nautical miles
Long exciting tiring first day of adventure setting sail at 6:30 from Granton.
Leaving Edinburgh!
From Kinghorn on Fife coast looking south over Firth of Forth. There’s a tiny white triangle in there on right hand side which is us! (Taken by Nick - who is an amazing carpenter who made my new tiller)
Passing Fidra
Approaching Bass Rock
Gannet colony on Bass Rock
Safely into Eyemouth after passing through narrow entrance carried in by big swell between waves crashing on rocks either side!
46 nautical miles
