Monday June 18 2017.
We have recovered from that strenuous river trip and Carols scrumptious
meals. Back at the Boat yard, made arrangements to launch tomorrow. No Red
car!!! It was need elsewhere go figure I thought we were the important ones!
Little did I know. So an easy day getting things ready for the morrow.
Tuesday June 19 2017
Needed to get some last minute shopping done so borrowed the
Bosses Jeep. We’re still important! Do some running around go visit Sally’s Mom
and Ed,Helen and Willy( The newest Haythornthwaite) Early dinner and that’s
that.
Wednesday June 20 2017.
The big day has arrived we borrow the car again and go and
pick up our life raft(never to be used) and our dinghy. (The rubber boat not
what some of you were thinking!) Back at the yard we lashed the LRaft down and
put the dinghy down on the pontoon. We were having something to eat when we
heard the travel lift start up and begin to move. Highish water we get picked
up while I’m still on board removing straps and reinstalling life lines.
Michael is kind enough to stop Sally brought over a ladder so I was able to get
off without going for the ride.
We got to the launch bay (the one for boats not the one camouflaged
as a tree that the Alien’s use ) and easy Peasy I’m on board and gently lowered
ever so softly into the Barrow River to
begin the 2017 sailing season.( At least for us. Some of you are all ready in
the water.) Just the usual leaks and they stop soon enough. So off we go for a
little tour over to the city side and the we head back to the pontoon. We spend
the night in our own bed,in our own boat on the water. Slept like two bricks.
Thursday June 21 2017. Up early great night. Inflate the
dinghy and put it on deck with the life raft did the last minute shop Sally off
to see her Mom. I did a couple of last minute jobs and then we had a Boat Yard
BBQ with Michael, Stephen(He cooked) and Carol and John and Sady the boatyard
dog. Who managed to sneek 3 steaks and a piece of Belly pork off the table. Yes
she is still a live though it was touch and go for a short while. An earleish
night as we planned on getting away in the morning.
Friday June 23 2017.
We did. 0600 motored down the Barrow through the bridge made
a right turn onto the Surre and made our way to Waterford where we had to raft
onto the Joanne Mary. Went walk about and I bought a new pair of Clark boating
shoes My first pair of blue ones.
Saturday June 24 2017 we again left early in the morning and
made our way to Kilmore Quay where we waited out the tide and then set motor
for Arklow where we arrived at 1050 and got a spot on the pontoon. Fell into
Bed.
Sunday June 25 2017
Did a walk about with
a couple of Geo Caches thrown in. had a visit with a Dutch pair.
Monday June 26 2017.
0600 Up, tea.Then underway for Dublin fair city where the
girls are so pretty etc etc etc. 1200 We’re tied up in Dun Laoghaire Marina. Go
walk about and then up to the Nook to visit Caroline and all her clan along
with Uncle D. Managed to stay for dinner and drinks and staggered home around
midnight so we didn’t leave the next morning as planned.
Tuesday June 27 2017
Up early walk about a
couple more Geo Caches and then Michael and Peter for dinner on the boat.
Another late night.
Wenesday June 28, 2017
0515 Woken up by the radio weather report. Go back to sleep
get up made the boat ready Sally off to dump the trash and check out 0600 we’re
off dead flat calm should be a nice trip up to Belfast. Or so we thought.
Last night after everyone had left both Sally and I worked
out the tides for our morning departure. We agreed on the time to leave would
be around 0600. So that’s the time we left. We motored North with the main up
and at about 0830 I asked Sally to put a reef in she was in the process when
the wind picked up sharply and we put in a second reef. Sally went below to lie
down The wind she did howl and the waves they be big and Noel he get thrown off
the throne and he decide not so good and turn around we did go and bumpy ride
to Howth we had until 1200 when we tied up.
We got out of our wet gear Sally miraculously
recovered enough to make lunch (a bowl of soup). After lunch we got the sewing
machine out and I repaired Sally’s pants and my multi tool sheath. Turned the
heat on to dry things out and then having time I wrote this. So now you are all
as up to date as we are. Stayed tuned it can only get better or at least
entertaining
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