Newlyn to Padstow 14 June 2022
Lazaway tied up in Padstow harbour |
Rounding Lands End in beautiful weather |
Our trip from Newlyn to Padstow was fairly uneventful - the sea was calm, the tide was with us, and the weather was sunny. What’s not to like!
It all became more interesting when we got to the mouth of the River Camel where we had to pass the infamous Doom Bar - a sand bar across the estuary mouth - and then motor up a relatively narrow channel to Padstow. At Padstow the harbour is protected by a single lock gate which is only open two hours either side of high tide. The channel and harbour entrance dry out at low tide. However, Gordon’s meticulous planning got us there at exactly on time and access was just as planned.
Once in the harbour there is not a lot of room to manoeuvre and we were asked by the harbourmaster to moor up alongside a Trader 42. We soon got used to the busy harbour pier side where there was a constant stream of holiday makers looking at us, and us looking at them. It is a beautiful place.
Rick Stein’s Cornish pasties are very nice indeed. We decided to stay two nights.
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