Sandwich

After a 32 hours passage we eventually anchored off Deal, just after Dover. I am afraid I didn't appreciate fully the beauty of the south coast nor the magic of sailing by moonlight as I was sea sick most of the way! After a relatively quiet night the wind got up over tide and the boat started rolling again. I was sick again, so John and Ian in their kindness changed the original plan which was to go to Brightlingsea and decided to head for the nearest port: Sandwich. After lifting the anchor, we motored across the tidal stream with the windward leeboard still down despite John asking Ian to lift it. It broke! We motored to Sandwich, negotiating the entry into the river Stour, which is quite tricky and followed the narrow channel winding through the marshes, seeing some seals on the way. By the town quay, with the tide in full flood it was very difficult to keep control of the boat. Had it not been for Colin, the friendly helpful harbourmaster, we surely would have found ourselves swept onto the low bridge futher upstream!
All was well though and we have been spending a very happy time here, John and Ian working hard on repairing the leeboard and Nicole recovering gently from her seasickness.
Also had our first solar shower today!