Leg 1 Hartlepool - Lowestoft

April 7th:  

Heard from David via text - anchored off by Fildy Brigg, due to no wind.

Sailed on later and arrived in  Lowestoft - marina about 12.30am Sunday Morning.
Had our first Skype chat !! I can just about lipread him along with visual gestures and signs - so that's good!
Seemed that both Stuart and David slept well, did a few jobs on the boat. Stuart left this afternoon to head back up to Hartlepool via train to collect his car to return home. Bless him.
David is now somewhat sorting himself out  and planning ahead. Bank holiday Monday - forecast is  heavy rain so   may have a potter around and back to stay for another night in the marina.
(thank god - skype is free...ish... 45 minutes!)  Email me at pintle - if you would like his skype address.
Hoping now to hand this over to David.....we shall see!...
Fiona

First post

Shipping forecast areas 

So here is the first post.


April 6th 2012: Hartlepool - Lowestoft

This is it - notes from stressed other half. 

David finally departed from Hartlepool to Lowestoft with Stuart on board. They left at 2.30pm on the edge of tide after preparing for this and that.

David has  a laptop on board with a vodafone dongle, and a new Samsung Galaxy phone - all geared up tecchie wise but just need to  have time to practise!!

Kids and I  drove on home afterwards  popping in to see the new addition to the family in Brum - Emily - who is 3 weeks and 2 days old!.

A message of advance apology to all those who read this site - if I am writing this - that is - Fiona,  please forgive my incorrect grammar and so forth. Writing is not my forte! I will try and update where I can and  will also teach (?) David to continue with this. For now - bear with me please!!
Fiona