Bridlington is a totally
drying harbour but with Ti Gitu’s twin keels this isn’t a problem and we stayed
for six days waiting for the weather.
Then it was a motor all the
way to Whitby.
The town of Whitby
is worth visiting but the local council who run the marina have decided to
frighten us sailors by charging exorbitant rates. Over £30.00 a night for Ti
Gitu. So instead of staying and spending our money in the local shops we left
the next day and had a good days sailing before anchoring in the river Tyne entrance overnight and then another good sail to Lindisfarne also called Holy
Island.
We sailed straight through
the Farne Islands
to look at the incredible amount of wild life before making the anchorage at Holy Island.
The current runs through the
anchorage at 4 knots and with the wind it was quite rough so we telephoned the
harbour master and he gave permission for Ti Gitu to anchor in the harbour which
is known as the Ouse.
We laid out bow and stern
anchors to stop us swinging around in the tight space and dried out onto fairly
firm sand.
Just across the bay are
hundreds of seals who make an amazing din first thing in the morning.
If it doesn’t blow up too
strong from the South East then we will probably stay for a few days to re acquaint
ourselves with this magical place.
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