Another early morning saw us slipping our lines at 05.30. The tide was just ebbing so it carried us away from the silent Wells quay that will be buzzing again later with children and their parents catching crabs.
We wound our way along the creek past the Lifeboat Station and a deserted beach and out towards the bar. Once safely over the bar we turned East for the long slog around the Norfolk Coast. The little breeze there was, was yet again dead against us. The tide was in our favour for a few hours so that helped us along. We passed all the well known seaside towns of Blakeney, Sherringham and Cromer.
Off Cromer the pot markers were everywhere and we had to weave our way through them. Before long we were starting to turn the corner and beginning to head South. There was still very little breeze but putting some sail out gave a little extra speed. We passed the sprawling Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft came into sight.
I had called the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club earlier in the day and was told they were quite busy and we may have to raft up. We arrived and the marina was chocker. I found the last remaining single yacht and rafted alongside. Foreness came alongside Jeddo, so we were 3 deep. The crew of the inner boat were a little concerned when the returned as they wanted to be away about 08.00. Checking the tides we needed to be away by about 06.30 to get the last of the Southbound tide a reasonable way down the coast before it turned against us.
Not long after mooring up a very loud horn started sounding. Two very large rig support ships were reversing back through the road bridge the crosses the channel into the inner docks and Oulton Broad and runs alongside the marina. For some reason the second one was blasting his horn.
