Finale, Wednesday 15th July : Hartlepool.

What would we feel like, returning to Hartlepool again after 4 years away? Today we will find out! We left Herd Sands at 09-50 and motor sailed with the blue genneker. By 11-05 we were rounding Souter Point and turning on to a course for Hartlepool.

Souter Point Lighthouse. 

Genneker up. 

The sun comes out. 

 The entrance to Sunderland.

Approaching the Heugh at Hartlepool 

Tees Bay wind farm ( not there when we left in 2012! ). 

Nearly there! 

In the lock at Hartlepool, we're back! 

Hartlepool Marina lock office. 

Moored in Hartlepool, job done! 

We were very happy to be back in Hartlepool to see what had changed over the years and felt a great sense of achievement having completed what we set out to do.
     

View across Tees Bay towards Teeside. 

View from Seaton Carew looking back towards Hartlepool. 

Our old familiar walk, nice to see it in beautiful sunshine!