Tuesday 14th July : Tynemouth and Herd Sands

It was now time to head south and formally finish our UK mainland circumnavigation. We would be passing familiar places and decided to break our trip to Hartlepool at Tynemouth. With low water at 09-00 we had to wait until 12-30 for clearance over the cill to exit Amble marina. 

Leaving Amble. 

Heading out towards Coquet Island. 

Coquet Lighthouse. 

Puffins. 

 A 'new' weather mast off Blythe ( not on our chart ! ).

 Passing the end of the north wall at Tynemouth.

We motored as there was very little wind and by 15-50 we were anchored off Herd Sands, behind the south sea wall at Tynemouth. Herd Sands is a place we have used several times in the past, it is an amusing place to stop and watch the shipping movements in and out of the Tyne. We were not disappointed.

'Norman James' at anchor in Tynemouth. 

'City of Rome' departing 16-05. 

HMS Protector departing 16-40.

 HMS Protector with tug and pilot in attendance.

DFDS 'Princess Seaways' departing 16-50. 

Container vessel 'Gerda' arriving 17-30. 

Dinghy racing from the anchorage.