After a trip home for a few days, we returned to Moonshadow to continue our journey south. Leaving Whitehaven at midday, the sea was slight and the wind force 3. However it soon became a force 5 with a lumpy sea and I was sea sick for the first time on our trip. Maybe I was a little anxious after our crossing to Whitehaven!
Once we arrived in the beautiful sweeping bay of Douglas, Tony called the harbour master to check it was OK to enter the harbour. Douglas is the Capital of the Isle of Man and is the main shipping port on the island; therefore it has considerable traffic including ferries and commercial shipping. We were given the all clear and moored up on the visitors waiting pontoon in the outer harbour at 6.30pm. Entry to the inner harbour/marina is through a lifting bridge and sill, so we had to wait for the next lift which was at midnight.
Finding a berth is not easy in some marinas during daylight hours, but in a very narrow marina in the dark it is very difficult! We eventually tied up in our snug berth at 12:30am!
Our Sunday afternoon collection in Douglas raised £402.59. Thanks go to Sgt Power at the Douglas Police Station for counting out the money with us. He also promised to thank those who had contributed via his regular radio show.
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