Amble 7th July 2010

Still struggling to download pictures from Chris's camera and my phone but haven't given up. Hope to include them later when i have resolved the problem.

Amble....

We arrived in Amble on Monday after a short and very windy journey from Blyth (about 3 hours and B'ft6/7). Had to make a large detour around two fishing boats and Coquet Island as we approached the harbour. They were drift net fishing for Salmon. Coquet Island and Amble both make a splendid sight as we entered the harbour mouth. We made our approach from the north to avoid Pan rocks sailing close to the pier which is the deeper water and suddenly we are at the Marina. Amble Marina is off to Port and Warkworth Castle stands ahead in the estuary as we turned into the Marina. We made our first approach at our designated berth but had to make a hasty retreat as the wind was blowing us along far too fast for us to manage on our own. We moored on a large empty berth instead but moved onto our designated berth later with help from Ben other Marina staff. The Marina and staff are pleasant and helpful. This, the beauty of Amble and surrounding countryside make this a worthwhile stop so we have decided to stay for a couple of days. We seem to be shadowing another couple from Belgium Kris and Jenny. Both of us seem to be following the same itinerary. Well i will let the pictures do the speaking. The sun is shining and we need to get moving. byee