Day 19 - 'Alcohol free' Barbican (knot)...Tequila Sunset

Awoke to a beautifully warm, sunny and calm Dartmouth this morning. We had spent the night moored on the town quay, which was handy and safe. James (our local engineer) arrived at 08-30 hrs to secure the davits which (during last week's heavy seas) had worked themselves loose on the bathing platform.


We departed immediately he had finished and motored steadily out to sea... We took a slight detour today to visit Salcombe on the high tide and decided to fill our tanks at the floating fuel barge. We passed Hope Cove, Thurlestone and then made our way to Bigbury on Sea & Burgh Island. From there we followed the coast to the entrance to Plymouth Sound and made our way to Plymouth Yacht Haven on the Mountbatten side of the harbour. We were instructed to berth between another Lagoon Catamaran (sail) and a racing yacht, it was a bit of a tight squeeze - but Shaun & I are now well practiced.


After washing the boat down, washing bed linen for our new (soon to arrive) crew and planning tomorrow's route - we took the water taxi to the Barbican and found a quaint old pub away from the bars and restaurants which have changed the 'olde worlde' charm that the Barbican once had... (sad)



Shaun & I flipped a coin to decide which restaurant to try and fate sent us to "Arribas" mexican restaurant .... which was 'bloody marvellous'.. I introduced Shaun to the art of slamming tequila and after three of the 'poisons' we sat to enjoy a very good meal. I had to ask the waiter to retrieve the sombrero which Shaun had become quite attached to... Due to slow service and a few 'desparados' we were a little late getting back to the marina (water taxi again) and my new crew members had already arrived !



We settled them in and Ian wrote his blog entry... now the boat is silent as they sleep and I can find time to complete my blog entry for today.... a beautiful day in a beautiful part of the world... Falmouth tomorrow as the forecast looks great !!


Night, night... Tim