Day 47 Eastbourne Sovereign Harbour to Dover

 

Passing Dungeness

Dear Readers, a brief blog today as we are in Dover and just about to leave for our final leg to Ramsgate, which will be day 48 of this leg of the trip.

We had a pleasant and uneventful motor sail to Dover, but it was a long trip of 9 hours. The time does go quickly when you are at sea, so it didn't seem so long. We had a couple of visits from porpoises, but they don't come and play around the boat like dolphins do. 

Yacht trying to fill it's spinnaker, Eastbourne

We had an exciting lock out of Sovereign harbour because it was very busy, so we had boats of all shapes and sizes jostling for position. We passed the remains of a wreck just outside the harbour, only the boilers remain and the birds seem to like it as a perch!

Dungeness nuclear power stations.

We passed Dungeness which is always interesting, as you get a good view from the sea of the two nuclear power stations, and the two light houses. There aren't many fishing vessels left on the beach, which is a shame. 


The iconic White Cliffs of Dover

We soon saw the white cliffs of Dover glinting in the sunshine, and radioed up for permission to enter this very busy port. We were lucky to get a visitors berth as Dover is essentially closed at the moment due to dredging in the Wellington dock, and the brand new marina is unserviceable due to swell. 


Entering Dover harbour for our last night's stay before arriving home tomorrow.

So Lunar Sea is berthed here ready to do her final miles to Ramsgate as I am writing this, day 48. It is going to be a hot day and hopefully a pleasant sail of about 4 hours to her home port, with Josh's daughter Jo on board and two grandchildren, Jordan and Owen joining us for the experience too. 

Josh and daughter Joanne, just before we set sail from Eastbourne Sovereign Harbour

I will do a final farewell blog tomorrow, as we are expecting a bit of a celebration on board this afternoon. Thank you for still reading the blog, stay with me for the final last leg!!


Comments

  1. Anonymous18 July 2022 at 03:52

    Yaayy !! Not long to go now.

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  2. Anonymous18 July 2022 at 04:17

    See you at the East Brake shortly. Bubbly being chilled as I write. Cheers Ali

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  3. Anonymous19 July 2022 at 03:28

    Hooray! Deexx

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