BLOG TWO –
FALMOUTH 5th to 9th June
If you have
to be stormbound anywhere, Falmouth isn’t a bad place to be.
Known internationally
as a safe haven it lived up to its reputation this last week. Monday saw horizontal rain with winds gusting
up to 40 knots from dawn till dusk. Ian
very sensibly jumped ship (again!) and had a difficult train journey to Bristol
airport. In his own words “signal
failure at Par; train off tracks at Saltash; all trains suspended on Dawlish
route – it can’t get any worse!. It took 20 hours to reach Milan and he arrived
in drizzle and thunder rolling around the alps!
Maybe it can……
Pendennis
Marina has been wonderfully welcoming.
We are located five minutes from a Tesco Express and fifteen minutes
from lovely beaches. In between heavy
rain showers, we have walked the coastal path and sampled the delicious sea
food and explored the town.
The Royal
Cornwall Yacht Club 1871 opened its doors to us and has been showing the
Americas Cup on a large screen. It
provided us with somewhere to walk to most evenings and welcome sustenance with
a stunning view .
Last night
(Thursday8th) most of the ARC Portugal crews were at the club to watch Sir Ben
try and keep the cup hope alive. There was even a special recorded message from
Sir Ben in Bermuda to the Royal Cornish Yacht Club to which Ben has fond
memories. The first two races were tight and as BAR won the second race a big
roar went up from the watching crowd, sadly BAR lost the last race of the day and
New Zealand won the semi-final so the cup will not be coming home this time – A
big thank you must go to the RCYC for putting up with us and being so
hospitable.
There is a
possible weather window early on Sunday morning. The fridge is stocked again and with all the
hot air coming out of Westminster, we hope for a speedy Biscay crossing. All for now.