Started our summer holiday with dinner at The Castle on Tuesday night which was a fantastic start! Kinda weird to think the next time we go there we’ll probably be winter-berthing in Gosport marina!
Wednesday morning we set off at 7.30 and headed for Dover. Pretty uneventful trip, apart from thick fog which lasted from Worthing and didn’t clear until we got to Dungeoness.
We got the tides just right getting to the Looe channel at low water and keeping a min speed of 7 knots meant we had the tide with us all the way. Which gave is an average speed of 8.5 knots.
Finally got to Dover at 8pm so the trip took 12.5 hours in all. Lucy was fine as the weather (apart from the fog!) and sea state were good so she was able to walk around and stretch her legs. When we got to Dover we filled up with fuel ready for the next leg. Wed used 70 litres but we were pushing hard.
We weren’t able to find a restaurant to celebrate the start of the journey as Lucy was pretty tired so we got a chinky takeaway, had a couple of vinos and got an early night.
Mooring: Dover marina
Cost: £33
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