Re-joining the crew on board in Bristol after a week at home, we ‘locked out’ at high tide early on Sunday morning to carry a favourable spring ebb tide down the Avon to the Bristol Channel. The turgid, brown water of the upper Severn Estuary gave way to clearer seas as we headed west. Having... Continue Reading →

A long time friend as a result of him being a fellow Parker 31 owner  when our children were young, John Morris arrived by train from Birmingham. The 'Mulberry' pub in Conwy marina provided us with an excellent meal and an opportunity to 'catch up' before returning to Hejira to watch the spirited England football... Continue Reading →

Sunday was a leisurely day of laundry, cleaning and planning in Inverkip Marina while waiting for the late arrival of Dave and Mike by taxi from Glasgow Airport. Perversely, although I was able to pick up a good TV signal in Holy Loch, Kip marina seems to be a black hole and I had to... Continue Reading →

Checking out of the hotel near Glasgow Airport and collecting  Dr. Stephen Williams, my only crew for this week, we embarked on the drive back to Oban. The scenery was pleasant and unspoilt with a coffee stop in the pretty town of Inveraray where the author of the Para Handy short stories was born and... Continue Reading →