Kalessin passing Mousehole When I sketched out a rough plan for this voyage many months ago, I expected to sail from Kilmore Quay to the Sci...
Well, I didn't get to Arklow on the Saturday, when the wind was at the extremely top end of what was forecast. But it did look as though...
After storm Lilian passed through, Friday was forecast to be gusty and generally unpleasant, so it seemed a good idea to see the bits of Dub...
Dun Laoghaire is in exactly the same position in relation to Dublin as Bangor is to Belfast, a port/resort on the south side of the bay and ...
I spent some time trying to work out what formalities were needed to taking ourselves and a boat from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ir...
Bangor looked like another place where we might be stuck for a while, but on Saturday 17th there was a quiet period and fair tides to get us...
People kept telling us that we should visit the Titanic experience in Belfast. One even said that you could spend the whole day there. I thi...
It was good to have Monday to take things easy, after several very busy days. It was grey and breezy so my pleasant day of motoring seemed l...
When I booked into Rhu they told me they needed me to leave by 12 August. Then Erika told me that the earliest she could arrive was the even...
Last full day in Rhu The last few days in Rhu were delightful with a lovely walk to the Glenarn gardens and then uphill towards (but not ver...
