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I need a break
Now I am here in Glenarm it is clear that there could be another extended wait for the weather to improve. OK, I could do as I have done at each stop until now… stay with the boat and be ready if there is a small weather window I can make use of. It has been a successful strategy until now because almost all of my legs so far have been in short weather windows between longer spells of bad weather. In a way, I was expecting some of that but I had hoped, no, expected, a few longer spells of settled weather being in June but not so.
So I am tired of waiting out the weather while living on the boat with limited space and resources and now that I am in Glenarm, nice though it is, it does not have any facilities in the village and so it would be even more difficult waiting out the weather here than at any other stop so far.
Surfing the web I see that Flybe are doing flights from Belfast to Exeter at very reasonable prices and I am afraid that I have succumbed to the need for a bit of a rest and a break from the boat for a short while. So tomorrow I will leave the boat safely in Glenarm and return home to recharge my batteries and sleep in a real bed for a few nights. Of course, I will be keeping a beady eye on the weather and should a better spell show up then I can be on the flight the next day (flights are seldom full apparently) and be on the next leg the day after that so I won’t miss out on any good weather.
I would ask you not to look on this as a break in the principles of the trip. Yes, I want to see if it is a sensible expectation to take my little boat Round Britain but I do not believe that I should have to live on the boat continuously for weeks on end when weather bound. I will stick to my principle of only sleeping on the boat when on route but after such a long spell of continuously bad weather I need a break if I am to continue on.
I will post from home on my thoughts on the weather and also report on what I am up to whilst there so please continue to look in… it won’t be long before I am on my way again and you wouldn’t want to miss it now would you? 
Its one hell of a challenge you are attempting and the weather has been extremely poor, you want to see the state of it here down in Cardiff at the moment.
Hopefully you will get finer weather soon, to help you on your way. It can be miserable enough sitting at home with all the associated comforts in this weather let alone being in the confines of a small boat.
I really hope you achieve your goal and see no problem in you re-charging your batteries.
To date you are doing better than the round Britain power boat race who have had to go by road for part of their trip.
All the best Paul, stick at it.
Sally! Just like a man to come in at the end of the decorating and tidying up! Paul - enjoy your rest, you deserve it after sitting cooped up in a wee space for so long. Weather in the North East is terrific today but no doubt we will get the rain & winds you have been experiencing. Hope the winds die down and you can get going. You’re doing well. Remember to stock up on Sudacreem for those sores. (Nappy cream to the unintitated)Cheers