Today we went on line and checked the weather forecast with a view to heading over to L’Aber W’rach in Brittany. The weather patterns are somewhat complicated and hard to figure out as the positions of the lows and high around Europe are a bit complex. We finally made a decision that we would not head across the Channel today but will leave when the wind direction finally changes.

The added bonus of this decision was that we could leave Falmouth today and head round the short distance to the Helford River which has a reputation for being one of the jewels of the south coast of England. We arrived around 1630 and I really couldn’t face blowing up the dingy and then having to deflate and store, so when the moorings officer came out for our fee (the engine was barely switched off!!) we asked if there was a local water taxi – which there was but unfortunately (for us) they only run between 0930 and 1700, and he was finshed for today as he was off to watch the local rugby team Penzance Pirates. So a night of R&R onboard instead. The wind is still from the east so we are a wee bit exposed until it changes direction.