Another half term holiday, another trip, and where better than the Walton Backwaters? This trip comprised 24.9nm over two days. Check out this video clip of Daisy II in motion...and then another one in slightly faster motion...! These clips were taken on the 29th, on the return journey from the Walton Backwaters, approaching Harwich harbour. Felixstowe docks can be seen in the distance and, in the second clip, one of the Harwich harbour pilot boats is crossing in front of us.
The above picture was taken at anchor, low tide, in Kirby Creek. Horsey Island is behind Daisy II to the right, and, to the left rear of the unfortunately grounded vessel is Skipper's Island. Almost everything else is glorious, thick, glutinous, east coast mud...
I was in good company... Additionally, I managed to anchor next to a flock of restless, 'racketsome', roosting gulls. Certainly helped me to rise for breakfast at 4.50am on the 29th, setting sail an hour later...
This is proof that, despite the recession, someone is still importing something from China - unless this one is returning unsold goods to their origins...!
Another snap, at anchor in Kirby Creek. As I rowed back to Daisy II, the sunset seemed to be highlighting her above all else.
The track below shows the detail of the circumnavigation of Horsey Island. This time, on entering the Backwaters, I headed south - up the 'Walton Channel' and into the 'Twizzle' - towards Titchmarsh Marina. It was huge fun tacking, with the remainder of the flood tide, past the moored yachts outside the marina. I then crossed Horsey Mere, aiming for Kirby Creek, but then ran into fairly strong tidal currents. The outboard was deployed to help me arrive at a suitable anchorage (marked with a waypoint).
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