Hospital Radio

Moving further north we're finding the limitations of modern technology and struggling for phone signals and WiFi connections.

We're going to miss Arbroath: the Arbroath Smokies that were a definite treat and very popular with the locals and the resident dolphins which we managed to see again from the cliff tops. Another local delicacy was Radio North Angus give it a try: an alternative form of evening entertainment but with an excellent, yet diverse, playlist -- don't knock it 'til you've tried it!

We slipped lines as soon as the harbour master arrived to open the lock gates at 07.15 to head north for Peterhead. I say lock gates but they leak and the guaranteed 2.5m of water was often reduced to 1.6m, with a combination of that and local silting this meant tip-toeing around the boat at low water as we sank into the mud.

The weather situation is now becoming a familiar pattern with the temptation of wind for some comfortable sailing soon to be replaced by a flat calm and sunshine. Offshore the sun has blazed down whilst the land can be seen shrouded in cloud and showers; our engine is getting a good workout lately. Peterhead arrived without incident, a welcome pitstop along the way: good clean facilities and some familiar boats to moor along side, seems like we're all heading the same way!?