A dreadful night as the wind came in from the east and kicked up a swell that had Harvard snatching at the mooring and the mooring chain making awful graunching noises at the bow. It was impossible to sleep in the fore cabin so we tried sleeping in the main cabin where it was a little less noisy, but it was still pretty horrible.
We were up early and left with the dinghy in tow to head for Falmouth. Happily there was no damage visible at the bow despite the uncomfortable night. It was still blowing hard outside the river and so we just unrolled a little genoa and kept the engine running to quickly cover the few miles to the shelter of Falmouth harbour and to recharge the batteries. We passed the Regal Princess leaving the anchorage outside the port because we assumed it was too rough for the tenders to operate. No AIS signal as well. Richard not impressed. We picked up a mooring buoy in the harbour rather than anchoring as we were tired through lack of sleep last night and didn’t want the hassle of fighting for a good spot in the designated small boat anchorage.
After a nap we went ashore and walked through town and did a little shopping. Big shops like Marks & Spencer and the major banks have left so there are many premises for sale or lease. It seems the economic situation is not as good as the last time we were here. Early to bed to catch up on our sleep.