8th July
We left Helford late morning heading towards Falmouth. The wind was from the North West and still blowing a bit. We sailed up the River Fal through Carick Roads and moored up for the night at the visitors’ pontoon just past Ruan Creek. This was a good sheltered spot with only three other yachts tied up and proved to be a very peaceful berth. However, we did not have any television signal or internet and only the Orange mobile network intermittently accessed. After a good dinner we settled in to watch a DVD we bought some weeks ago.
We both slept soundly and awoke to find that everyone else on our pontoon had left. Chris, not known for his patience decided that we should also leave now and have breakfast on the way. From getting out of bed to slipping our lines must have taken 6 minutes. Chris said it was good to practice a quick getaway. Only later did Carole realise why!
We sailed back to Falmouth Marina so we could watch the Wimbledon Final and do some laundry and shopping. Once safely tied up we had a good shower and completed our tasks in time to watch Andy Murray’s valiant attempt on the Wimbledon title. Sadly, it wasn’t to be, as Roger Federer played that little bit better, but the game was well worth watching
