After Blyth, our next trip after that was just a short one, a coastal hop from Blyth to Newcastle that could have been designed by the chamber of commerce. Sunny, warm, delightful in every way. And the wind direction even gave us a chance to use the sails! Couldn't have planned it better if we'd tried; we had a ride-along reporter from the BBC who interviewed the captain and several of the crew during the day trip. Here's a short video of the ship underway, and a longer clip on youtube, courtesy of the local news.
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| We're sailing!! |
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| A still from the news ... |
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| and another. We're famous! In fact numerous visitors during the week would excitedly say that they saw us on the news, during their visit. Happy for both them, and us. (Except, I'd already given away some of my best lines for the camera, so had to do a quick pivot to bring new information for the tour.) |
We lucked out that the weather was so benign the day we had the news sailing with us; some days at the helm are definitely warmer than others!
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| During the North Sea 2-1/2 day passage |
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| Just a week later, on the coastal trip, it was warm enough for t-shirts! |
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