Port Edgar - Granton

We set ourselves up for the day with a 'Full Scottish' in the Port Edgar Yacht Club. After topping the tanks with 27litres,  which had been used since Peterhead, we set out. A light breeze from the SW helping us under the two bridges. 

The wind did drop off a bit, so the engine was on for the final half hour into Granton, where we moored alongside the visitors pontoon.

After paying our mooring fees in the yacht club, and a visit to the local shops for supplies, we caught the bus to Leith, where the Royal Yacht Britannia is moored. She is a beautiful vessel and I can understand why the Queen was so upset when she was decommissioned. Boats are not like cars, they are part of your family. She and Prince Phillip were involved in her design & decoration. How can we call ourselves a 'maritime nation' and not have a Royal Yacht?  

After eating back on board Calviere II, we went along to the Royal Forth Yacht Club for a quick drink. I retold the story how Eddie had applied to The Palace asking if QYC could become The Royal Queenborough Yacht Club and how he received a very nice letter, saying 'no'. We ought to have it framed in the club.