exfinnsailor
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All went to plan .. Nice steak in the Ramsholt as usual Friday night .. Saturday morning dawned and Mrs Sea Mist II was ready at 0630 for a 0700 departure .. Had about two hours of favourable tide and was certainly feeling the worst for wear after the previous nights over indulgence and our rescue of three people in an inflatable .. They were rowing between boats and could not row against the tide .. Three in a small inflatable .. It was reasonably dark at 2100 and we were the only boat out with an engine on .. Good job their friend spotted us and pointed out their plight .. We towed them to their friend boat and left them to enjoy their evening ..
Sea was a bit choppy and as usual the wind was comming from the direction that we wanted to go .. We decided to motor and then a sail up the Orwell .. Out came the HOT Sausage cobs and we motored up the coast .. Had to wait outside the enterance for a Ferry and Container Ship to pass and the headed in .. We had been motoring into 16 knots of wind and as soon as we entered the Orwell 3 knots .. So we picked up a mooring and stayed for a cuppa ..
Motored upto Ipswich and into Haven Marina where we made a complet hash of getting into a berth that was to wide for the boat .. We finished up corner to corner and decided to back out and have another go .. Dropped Stephanie off and she walked back to our winter berth .. D3B also arrived to view the excitement and lend a hand ( Thank You ) .. Reversed in spot on ..
Welcomed Doug onboard and then departed with Doug to get the car from the Ramsholt ..
Joined Doug later with Mrs Sea Mist II onboard STILL DUNNO .. After a couple of bottles on wine and Stephanies G&T's we set out for an Indian Restaurant that we had been to before ..
Well the bottle of wine was ok .. Stephanies meal was ok .. But the rest was a disgrace .. We even got soggy Popadoms .. I ordered a Jalfrezi that arrived looking like a bowl of hot brown thick soup with meat in it and some green chillis .. Now I enjoy a Madras but a I fancied something a little cooler not considerable hotter .. A complaint followed and a new bowl of brown thick soup turned up .. Fresh out of the microwave .. YUK .. No flavour at all ..
Doug's was no better but he managed to eat more than I did ..
An argument at the pay desk followed .. The offer of just taking the meal off was rejected .. I paid for 1 main and the drinks ..
Stephanie says she will cook a Curry on Sea Mist II next time .. You will be most welcome to join us D3B ..
We visited Shotley Sunday morning .. High winds .. Rain .. Etc .. and YES we did see a couple of boats out with sails up ..
Sea was a bit choppy and as usual the wind was comming from the direction that we wanted to go .. We decided to motor and then a sail up the Orwell .. Out came the HOT Sausage cobs and we motored up the coast .. Had to wait outside the enterance for a Ferry and Container Ship to pass and the headed in .. We had been motoring into 16 knots of wind and as soon as we entered the Orwell 3 knots .. So we picked up a mooring and stayed for a cuppa ..
Motored upto Ipswich and into Haven Marina where we made a complet hash of getting into a berth that was to wide for the boat .. We finished up corner to corner and decided to back out and have another go .. Dropped Stephanie off and she walked back to our winter berth .. D3B also arrived to view the excitement and lend a hand ( Thank You ) .. Reversed in spot on ..
Welcomed Doug onboard and then departed with Doug to get the car from the Ramsholt ..
Joined Doug later with Mrs Sea Mist II onboard STILL DUNNO .. After a couple of bottles on wine and Stephanies G&T's we set out for an Indian Restaurant that we had been to before ..
Well the bottle of wine was ok .. Stephanies meal was ok .. But the rest was a disgrace .. We even got soggy Popadoms .. I ordered a Jalfrezi that arrived looking like a bowl of hot brown thick soup with meat in it and some green chillis .. Now I enjoy a Madras but a I fancied something a little cooler not considerable hotter .. A complaint followed and a new bowl of brown thick soup turned up .. Fresh out of the microwave .. YUK .. No flavour at all ..
Doug's was no better but he managed to eat more than I did ..
An argument at the pay desk followed .. The offer of just taking the meal off was rejected .. I paid for 1 main and the drinks ..
Stephanie says she will cook a Curry on Sea Mist II next time .. You will be most welcome to join us D3B ..
We visited Shotley Sunday morning .. High winds .. Rain .. Etc .. and YES we did see a couple of boats out with sails up ..
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