Colin and I had to be up early to leave Padstow Harbour before the lock gate closed. We headed out across The Doom Bar and anchored in the bay close to The Mouls rocks. At 11:30, LW, we set off for Lundy were we intended staying the night.
Within a couple of hours we were joined by a small group of dolphins who stayed and played in the bow wave for twenty minutes. We did try sailing, but the wind was too light to maintain the speed needed to get us to Lundy in time for HW slack water.
As we approached Lundy we caught the latest Shipping Forecast. This included Force 6 and rough later. Not wanting to be caught in an exposed anchorage or to make passage in rough seas we passed Lundy and set off for Milford Haven, expecting to arrive at 02:00.
Scores of Dolphins joined us for short rides on the bow wave, turned red and green, lit by the navigation light.
We picked up a buoy in Dale, Milford Haven at about 03:00 and slept soundly, dreaming of sailing with dolphins in clear blue seas.
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