Slipped out of a raft of 4. Miserable bugger in X boat, most unhelpful and rude, seemed like a typical asshole that you get in the Solent not like us simple country folk. Bacon and sausage sandwiches on route.
0900
Failed to tell Vasgo the navigator our destination. He is very irritated.
Thoughts, Beaulieu for lunch, Cowes for overnight. In Poole Bay. Weather sunny with NE wind. Under engine.
1030
Rang Mary, she was off to dentist. Abeam of Yarmouth. Vasco navigating to the second. Decided that if The Gnome of Zuric, Ian, runs out of money he will have to sell his camera or body.He kindly offered to fund the whole trip.
1400
Lovely run up to Beaulie.
Moored Bucklers Hard sunny hot. £12.50 for a lunch time stop!! The working classes must rise up and seize the land from these bloated aristocrats! Pint in the pub and hot pasties on board, somewhat spoilt by a yacht "Airel" colliding with us. Women drivers!
1600
Motored to Cowes, no wind, moored visitors pontoon. Weird bird in next boat who broke her leg and missed the season and said her her water tanks are dirty and needed flushing and could she get out in the morning through the mile wide gap we left and and.... I need a lie down.
1900
Scrubbed up and walked into Town. Drinks opposite Marina, Roy on the Scrumpy. Jim having nightmares about sausages. Asked way to China China, other end of town. Found pub with two big attractions!
2130
"China China" good restaurant where the Maitre D spoke French, German and presumably Chinese. The Gnome matched him verb for verb in French and impressed us simple country folk who only speak Oldbury! Nice meal.
2200
Back to pub with the resolution that we would all look into the barmaids eyes and see what she looked like!
Pub duo guitarists, murdering Eric Clapton in the corner. Boys stayed talking to locals or rather letching over a girl that looked like that bird in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" who keeps telling you "Shes worth it" Returned to boat for relatively early night.
The crews motto was "Ever vigilant"
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