Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Tuesday, 2 July 2019

Up a creek but with a paddle.....Southpool Creek in Kingsbridge estuary

Last night was spent up Southpool Creek, part of the Kingsbridge estuary complex. Very peaceful once the pub visitors in their ribs had departed back for Salcombe.


Around the corner is the head of navigation - a stream under a bridge!

Alongside a visitor pontoon - the last of the pub visiting boats have departed

8pm and the tide is beginning to ebb fast 

Tent is up but night time sleeping arrangements have yet to be sorted

Earlier that evening......................

By 2130 the tide has gone leaving only the stream, swans, geese, wading birds 
and squirting cockles in the mud


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