Round Britain for the RNLI Blog

Golly what a week so far! So sorry I’ve not written my blog but it really has been non-stop.

Monday was spent with the builder and his mate constructing and plumbing in the new bath - it’s a bit more complicated than just a bath which I won’t try to explain but suffice it to say it took all day before it was all in and working.

On Tuesday I had the Windows and Doors man round to look at a problem with the front door and then I got stuck into clearing up from the day before, clearing out all the rubbish in the garage, taking it all down to the dump and then constructing the bike rack which I had ordered online.

On Wednesday I went off to get a number plate for the bike rack and also went to B&Q to take some tools back. You may be detectng a certain pattern to how I like to use my time. Give me a few hours on my own and I am more likely to fix the toilet than to go shopping or do my nails! I guess the fact that I chose Engineering and IT for my career is a bit of a clue to what I enjoy! Our friend Colin helped me drill the number plate and fix it to the bike rack - thanks Colin!

Today I went round to a friend with our two mountain bikes on the new bike rack and we spent the morning servicing them and fixing the faulty gear change on one of them. I then reciprocated my friend’s help by fixing a few problems he had with his laptop! Thanks for your help Terry!

That sorted I took one of the bikes out for a ride, came home and had a shower and now in an hour I am off to meet the new Amateur Dramatic group who are called The Tamaritans. I’ll let you know how it goes.

So that ends Thursday. I am hoping tomorrow is a bit less hectic, but we shall see. Paul can do the moving tomorrow I think!! I plan to watch the cricket….

Finally, after over 12hrs of continuous rain it has stopped. The wind is F1-2 and cloudy but the wave heights are already coming down so looking promising for tomorrow.

I like it here. The Neyland Yacht Haven is a little true haven… up a little, well, almost a creek, off the river it is very sheltered and so much so that it makes it difficult to assess conditions properly. None the less, I will be glad to be moving on after nearly a week here. I am hoping that extended stops like this are not common… it could take me the rest of the year to get round!

The ridge icontinue to build from the south but there are a number of fronts bringing rain to the area. The rain is not a problem but the sea state is still improving from the blow of the past few days. Forecast is currently moderate becoming slight.

This is a 100nm leg and if I can’t plane then it will be a very long run… 10 - 15 hrs… at planeing speed it is 6-7. Tomorrow looks significantly better than today and so I am waiting it out one more day. I fully expect to leave tomorrow, Friday.

My apologies to all those waiting for me to arrive at Pwllheli and beyond but this is the nature of doing the trip in such a small boat