Ideas, please, to keep fair weather visitors amused: Stour and Orwell?

My favourite fair weather visitor passtime is is to anchor a couple of cables off the bend in the deep water channel - on a line extending from Cliff Foot. Incoming ships look like they're heading straight for you before they make the turn. Visitors get to see the big stuff go past which is a novelty, and have the bejeesus scared out of them when they think we're anchored in the path of Emma Maersk!!
 
Sometimes people anchor in that area and manage to obscure the lit port-hand buoy for boats coming down the river. Fine unless their cockpit light is one of those greeny-white leds. Had me seriously baffled for a while.
 
stour is lovely place my favourite stutton ness just past wrabness and afloat all tide on anchor and can go ashore onthe spit and fairly sandy to foot love bbq`s there no problems with a little fire just to make it more cozy on these cooling night`s
but that`s me and hopefully my weekend this weekend if i get back from walton backwater`s in time
nick
 
Thanks for all the suggestions.

To close the loop, here's the story.

We were fabulously lucky with the weather: wall to wall sunshine, fluffy cumulous clouds, and lovely sea breezes during the day, dropping to flat calm in the evening.

We had an excellent, light, Friday lunch at the Butt and Oyster, during which we discussed options, and decided to head over to the Twizzle for the night.

After a leisurely sail across the bay, we anchored off a pretty deserted Stone Point. We rowed ashore for a couple of hours strolling along the shore towards the Naze. We were lucky enough to find an old tennis ball, so were able to have a high quality game of two a side beach football. Amazing how you never lose those basic skills, even in your sixties (ahem!!).

Evening curry (and fine wines) was served in the cockpit under a wonderfully clear sky. Our somewhat lubberly guests impressed us with their ability to identify the stars and planets ......... Turns out they have a nifty app on their iphones.

After Saturday breakfast, we gently bumped our way, drifting with the early flood tide, up Oakley Creek, just a very few feet from the many seals sunning themselves on the mud.

Our guests (very busy city types), had to leave us Saturday evening, so we sailed back to Suffolk Yacht Harbour, for a stroll round to The Ship Inn, Levington for a lateish farewell lunch.

So .... A very easy, lazy, convivial, couple of days, with some lovely memories.

Thanks again!
 
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Sounds great. My two sporting events at Stone Point have consisted of: 1. a game of rounders 2. A sandcastle competition where my companion and I got a consolation prize for our beautiful and well-endowed mermaid.
 
NealB said:
Only two nights.

One evening at the Butt and Oyster is a must.

A daytime visit to Halfpenny Pier, for a stroll round Harwich and, maybe, lunch at the Alma, is likely.

If the weather plays fair, it'd be good to get ashore for a bbq.

Suggestions, please, for good bbq spots eg pleasing location, cleanish dinghy landing, reliable anchorage.

LW Harwich is around 2100ish, and it should be dry with a light Easterly breeze.


Other "could do" suggestions also welcome. Our guests are fairly fit, and are very amenable to long country walks.

Thanks.
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a walk from rhyc to pin millfollowed by a awifty up the butt?
 
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