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Herring drifter to Newcastle

Two night watches and one day watch later we arrived early morning – still in the dark – at Newcastle. With Storm Benjamin lurking threateningly only a short distance to the south it was felt sensible to wait it out. The entrance to Royal Quays Marina is a lock and not a lot wider than the Tecla, so it took some fairly masterful boat handling to get in, up against...

Day 1 – Witham to London

Day 1 was not taxing (compared to what is coming!) – just a quick 50 minutes on the train to Liverpool Street and then 4 stops on the Circle Line to St.Pancras. We are staying in the Renaissance Hotel at St.Pancras and managed to check in early, so headed off to the British Library hoping to get into the Anglo-Saxon documents exhibition. However, we should have...