Escape to Scarborough

The forecast didn't look bad at all, and it is only about 2.5 hours to Scarborough - we made the decision to go. We cleared the harbour walls at 10-15am and made for Whitby Bell Rock N Cardinal. Once at the rock, we decided to give the shore a bit more offing - especially as we couldn't see the shoreline for sea fret. The passage to Scarborough goes roughly SE for the first 6NM then turns further S to about 160 degrees for another 10NM or so. A pair of porpoises were spotted during the first section - a good omen? We got to within half a mile of Castle Rock before we saw it, but there was blue sky building behind us, A quick call to harbour control on the VHF confirmed that a visitor berth was available, and we were soon tied up securely, and finishing our lunch in glorious sunshine! I had a quick walk over to harbour control to pay our dues, and later we picked up a fish & chip supper to eat on the boat. After covering barely 40NM in a week, we are now looking to more than double that tommorrow with a passage to the anchorage behind Spurn Head ( 51NM ), and if the weather holds, follow this with a passage across the Wash to Wells-Next-The-Sea, or if this looks a bit dicey, carry on along the Norfolk coast to Lowestoft. Of course the weather may not play ball at all, and we might end up with harbour rot in Grimsby instead !!!