Yesterday we spent a lazy day in Dartmouth. Breakfast in the famous “Alf Resco” Breakfast restaurant, before heading off in search of sunglasses, My new pair bought only last week, made a leap to freedom, but sadly fell off the boat and drowned somewhere in Start Bay.
A stroll to the castle at the head of the estuary and back. Then where’s the best place to be on the hottest day of the year, the M&S foodhall of course, just the job for cooling down, and we could also buy provisions for todays passage across Lyme Bay.
Friday 8th.
Up early for the journey across Lyme Bay, we were aiming to overnight in Weymouth, but it seems there is a fish festival on and it’s too busy, so we may anchor somewhere like Ringstead Bay or Bats Head.
We set off at 0730 into the misty morning, visibility about a mile or so. Once past the Mew Stone we set our course and had little to do for the next nine hours. The only highlights were dolphins, on occasion, but they too seemed lethargic in the growing heat and none of came to play.
After rounding the Bill of Portland, we headed straight to Ringstead Bay. We anchored up and surveyed the scenery. Oh its a nudist beach.
Then the excitement began. The coastguard helicopter arrived over the cliff top and dropped down close to the end of the beach. After a couple of practices it went in very close to the cliff face a lifted a casualty up before making a quick exit toward Dorchester Hospital.
Certainly a lively end to the day
4 Kidneys and a Wonky Leg 