16 days to circumnavigate Anglesey

[BruceK]

That's slow, its only 84 miles and Mr Googler could do it in a whisper over 2 hours in his Go Faster, Deep V, Deep Deadrise, Porto Approved, barnstormer, but then he's a young pirate still full of vim and vinegar. Me? I'm wiser, suspicious of the rediculous cost of fuel, and mostly, essentially lazy.
The trick with August of course is to look for Gulf and East coast hurricanes bothering the septics. If there are none August will be glorious. It can be right-shite otherwise even if they are sloppy seconds. All July I kept my beady eyes open and bartered with the gods to spare our friends across the pond. And then we were off into mild seas, first stop Porth Wen for the night's anchorage

Porth Wen and old brickworks

The next day we moved to Porh Padrig off Cemaes and spent the next two days towing water toys behind the tender, unsuccessfully diving for lobster and lunching on the beach.





Day 4 we moved into Cemaes propper and continued watersport activities


Adults being kids:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/sailingandcruisingwales/permalink/5880757611938282/?_rdr



At this point we decided to try fill up on water at theharbour wall. Between Stingray and the Arvour against the wall. Never again though, the Harbour master was a right grumpy old boy.

After filling with water we decided not to hang about and set off for the Skerries and Holyhead. We hadnt got 200 yards into the bay when the stbd overheat alarm came on. Too lazy to fix it there and then I engaged auto pilot to manage steering and set off to round the infamous Carmel Head, North Stack and South Stack while I had the tide with me.

tbc

 

[BruceK]

North and South Stack. Get it wrong and these waters can cower the bravest. I'm a pirate, I survive on ignorance, good fortune, and lots of hard earned advice from raggy old timers.

Having successfully navigated the most challenging waters in all of Anglesey without so much as seeing a ripple and bored and let down by the lack of action despite being on one engine only, cos you know when things go wrong they go wrong in sequence, I left the admiral on pot buoy watch while I left the autopilot to do its thing and hit the cocktails with gusto.

That afternoon we threw the hook out in Silver Bay for the next 2 days to watch the RAF Valley family day airshow and lighten the funbox which until now hadnt really been abused much and explore neighbouring Rhosneigr's eateries and offerings.

Barrrrrddseyyyyy, where sea monsters, fridgesand lost props live

Rhosneigr, where good food is expensive but plentiful

Silver Bay

RAF Valley

 

[BruceK]

Day 7 spent on the beach watching the RAF Valley airshow. Chinooks doing aerobatics followed by prewar trainers doing lazy slow dogfight aerobatics and then some barnstorming by a Spitfire and Hurricane. Topped off by the Red Arrows

 

[BruceK]

That evening the first of several red moonrises started. Awesome sight that a phone camera can never do justice

Day 8 we decided to hob nob with the royals and anchor off what was Prince William and Kate's private beach off the Bodorgan Estate, but we call Dinas Trefew or Pen Y Parc where we spent the next 3 days loafing on the beach and BBQing in the evening

 

[Bouba]

What a jolly spiffing outing??

 

[BruceK]

Day 12 I got burnt in the shower as the water ran out so upsticked and did a quick run to Victoria Dock in Caernafon to bunker before returning to Pen Y Parc for a day

Then on to Llandwyn Island as the wind swung

We stayed at Llandwyn for a day and a half befor moving on to Abermenai for our remaining days. By this time the weather had closed and so much of it was spent either walking the menagerie in the rain or streaming movies to the various cabins

Day 16 homeward bound, supplies low, mouth like the Gobi Desert and what did I spy?

Bloody impregnable but we shant be defeated for ever!

Home in the far distance

Puffin Island

This one always confuses Seacock

On getting back to our berth the ships cat said fauck that and did a runner straight under the train.

We'll take her ashes back to her favourite sand box.

 

[BruceK]

What a jolly spiffing outing??

We had a veritable ball. Very relaxing, great time with the kids too. I did nothing mind, Admiral did all the work, I just ate, drank and occaisionally got wet

No lobsters though

 

[andy59]

Thanks Bruce, lovely photos/report ?

 

[TSB240]

Thanks for sharing your trip online and in person. You definitely chose the best time to circumcise Ynys Mon ?
I second your view regarding a certain useless official. I have just remembered what should have been my parting comment.

os bydd cachu yn arnofio does gennych chi ddim siawns o foddi

Steve.

 

[Mr Googler]

Great trip Brucie! Glad the weather was good for you……especially as crapamanzi is falling apart beneath your feet ?

Was the over heat cause by running over your own tender?

 

[Seastoke]

We felt the small tsunami in Torquay, when you jumped off the bathing platform.

 

[BruceK]

Great trip Brucie! Glad the weather was good for you……especially as crapamanzi is falling apart beneath your feet ?

Was the over heat cause by running over your own tender?

Falling apart? No sir. Trapped air bubble under the thermostats causing the circulation pump to cavitate. Strangest thing as I have no clue as to how it can happen but it has done it once before a couple years back. Guess I need to check the air bleed line to the expansion tank for issues.

 

[BruceK]

Thanks for sharing your trip online and in person. You definitely chose the best time to circumcise Ynys Mon ?
I second your view regarding a certain useless official. I have just remembered what should have been my parting comment.

os bydd cachu yn arnofio does gennych chi ddim siawns o foddi

Steve.

thank you for your assistance and I robbed some of your material.

 

[JOHNPEET]

Great post and brilliant photos! We’re so lucky to live and boat in this part of the country! I can see a similar trip for Annie at some point.

 

[Mr Googler]

Great post and brilliant photos! We’re so lucky to live and boat in this part of the country! I can see a similar trip for Annie at some point.

At a differing time to Bruce and the gang obviously ?

 

[BruceK]

At a differing time to Bruce and the gang obviously ?

Generally we don't consort with PD pirates but there has been exceptions.

 

[Offshore57]

Great pictures Bruce. Red Arrows shots are brilliant.

 

[GrahamHR]

Lovely post. Thank you. All the places we used to visit when we had our boats at Holyhead Marina ( 2001 to 2017), Marina gone so no more boating for us in that area. Really sad for me, as I am a "local" that left to go to university in 1973

I hoped to retire there with a boat in the marina; it was not to be as it turned out

 

[Seastoke]

Great pictures Bruce. Red Arrows shots are brilliant.

If only the Arrows carried live Ammo.

 

[BruceK]

If only the Arrows carried live Ammo.

Isnt it time you returned to the fold? Your new neighbours must be getting sick of you by now.