16. July 2012 · Comments Off on 2012/07/16 Has any one seen my paddle? · Categories: Posts

Well I have it good!

Strong south westerly winds and driving rain means…..

long walks with the dog!

 

They may be interested in getting on to new ports of call but I like nothing better then when they are STUCK somewhere.

We all took the dingy across the river to Kingswear because they ran out of propane.  No one has had any yet, and you should have heard the curses this morning when they could not make a morning coffee.  The Marina across the river had some, so off we went and I got to have a long walk.

 

We discovered lots of great things.

The first was the best boat house in the world!

And got a great veiw of Dartmouth Castle at the entrance of the river.

And found a mini castle hidden in a cove.

They looked into cheaper places to moor or anchor up the boat, but the harbour master charges any vessel our length £10.10 a night.  We may move up the river, but at the moment we are on a floating pontoon just off the town centre for an additional £10.10 a night,

It is a bit expensive, but close to the library, shops and best of all ‘The Oldest Pub in Dartmouth’ with cheap beer and free WiFi.  They also give out free dog biscuits.

Looks like it will be Friday before the weather improves.

That means more long walks maybe to the Castle tomorrow….and probably an anchorage up the river.

 

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