This is an experimental ‘blog’ to check the functions and, more importantly, to test this Luddite’s ability to use them! Once Hejira is underway, the Email updates that I used to send will cease as I will be operating on a Satellite connection and instead, I will be posting a regular (hopefully daily on the... Continue Reading →

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 →