Wells to Whitby

We had a really excellent overnight sail from Wells.  A decent breeze of the right strength and from the right direction and a smooth sea.  Oh yes, and the sun was shining too!   The highlight was eating Mike's excellent boat-made shepherds pie while watching a gorgeous sunset.  This is what we signed up for!

Goldfinch is really sailing at her best at the moment.  We were quickly up to max speed and she kept this up until the wind died right off sometime during the night.  That said, she has a minor engine glitch which we are going to have to deal with soon...

We arrived at Whitby rather early but were fortunate to catch an unscheduled swing-bridge opening into the Marina where again the staff are extremely helpful.  A relaxing day and maybe a bit of sightseeing is planned.   Whitby is of course "Dracula Central" and it was an unhappy coincidence that we learned of the death of the great Christopher Lee* just as we arrived.  We shall commemorate his passing in a fitting way with a liquid lunch!

* Thanks for the correction John B.  I was getting my Draculas in a twist!