This evening I arrived in Blyth, Northumberland. I passed the entrances to the Tees (very industrial) and Tyne (surprisingly pretty), and covered the 50 miles from Whitby in a comfortable day. It started off very, very wet - it rained for a good three or four hours, and not light rain either. I thought I would see nothing of the coast at all, but it cleared up as I got the Tees abeam. The forecast wind did not materialise so I motored all the way on a fairly flat sea. The photo shows Blyth this evening, no rain in sight.

Tomorrow the wind is forecast to be even lighter, only F 2 - 3, so I will head off to Lindisfarne as the anchorage there is best in the absence of wind. PS - it is now raining. My fault. Shouldn't have said anything.