Roger and Anita Whiffen arrived mid morning and set about rigging 'Little Dipper' whilst I drank coffee and read the paper in the sun.
Adrian arrived and got to work sorting out 'Torridon' and once all was ready we negotiated the queue for the lock and were heading down Itchenor Reach towards East Head.
Jeff Lander was at anchor there, enjoying a quite lunch... at least until we arrived. The three of us rafted alongside and had our lunch whilst waiting for Richard Goldsmith and John Boston to come out of their creek.
Once they emerged we bid farewell to Jeff and set off out of the harbour. The wind was south westerly with a bit more south to it so we managed a sail down to the submarine barrier when it died completely and we resorted to engines to give us a chance of getting to our planned destination - Cowes, in time for supper.
On arrival at Shepard's we found the rest of the gang, Barry Fudge and Pauline W, Andy and Anne Cooper, and Dave Quick. Rafting alongside them the wine boxes and nibbles were soon out and the party in full flow.
The nights have drawn in too much now for sociable BBQ's so we adjourned to the pub for a very good evening.
The next day dawned bright and quite warm with a gentle westerly breeze.
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| Early morning at Shepard's |
With tide and wind under me I had a great sail along the island looking at the various houses, ports and inlets along the way.
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| Norris Castle - East Cowes
Click on link for more info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_Castle
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| Kings Quay |
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| Wootton Creek |
After a rest and late lunch at East Head I set off back to the marina and home.
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| Itchenor Reach in late afternoon sun |
A lovely couple of days - good weather and good company.
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