In the afternoon we walked round the Barbican and on round the seafront and back over the Hoe. Sir Francis was still keeping an eye on things. Back at the harbour we consumed what must be the most impressive beefburgers from Capt'n Jasper's Shack before returning to Pepsand. Whilst this marina is expensive, the service you get is first class, and it is incredibly convenient for the shopping centre of Plymouth. Fried mackerel for tea, and then a pint in the nearest pub, about 100 metres from the marina gate.
Day 15
Monday 17th May
Slept very well. Steve was up first and made coffee. Then cereals and toast. By now the marina reception was open, so we paid and managed to buy a new gas bottle, as ours had run out. To solve the problem of charging mobile and netbook we made our way through the Drake Circus shopping centre to Maplin's where, for a consideration , we obtained an inverter and a charger. The problem appears to be solved.
The tide was high and the lock open for free flow of water and traffic, so we were able to exit the marina promptly, and made up the Tamar, past the Devonport Naval Dockyard.
Passing the German warship Koln we dipped our ensign, but got no response. Bright and sunny. We soon shed pullovers and motored upriver in shirtsleeves. We had hoped to get to Calstock, but the falling tide removed the water, and we turned round to avoid getting stuck, not before running onto the mud once or twice. With the ebbing tide pushing us along we came back rather faster than we went up, and were able to admire the Tamar bridges from the other side before turning west up the St German's River to anchor. Here Steve got cracking and fitted a 12v socket beside the table for convenient charging of the netbook.This is working as I write. What a sailing companion!
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