Started the engine and motored off downstream with the ebb, doing an easy 5 knots, past tankers, ferries, and a huge cruise ship anchored in the haven, the Deutschland:
We fancied a night at anchor, but settled for the pontoon at Dale - seemed nice and easy. Met a couple with a Mirage 27, from Cardiff Bay Yacht club.
An early morning start, just after a heavy thunderstorm and we sailed the short hop over to Castlebeach and dropped the anchor. Louise pumped the dinghy and we rowed ashore.
There are lovely walks to St Anne's head and to Dale. Both gave stunning views of the bay, and of Ishtar at anchor:
Back aboard and another short sail across to Longoar bay, near Sandy Haven. Ashore again:
Back up the river towards Llangwm. We'd hoped to call at the Jolly Sailor at Neyland for lunch, timed the depth just right, but there was another boat there, tied up in the middle of the hammerhead and we could not moor, so we headed for Llangwm. An hour later we tied Ishtar up. Short and sweet.
