The wind has gone round to the east, so we’ve taken advantage of it to move to a very rocky, shallow anchorage called Great Porth on the west side of Bryher.
Not to be confused with the neighbouring, rock-strewn bay called Stinking Porth!
This area would be untenable in the usual SW winds but we are anchored very comfortably in about 5m of crystal-clear water. The seabed is covered with tall strands of kelp and other weed but, with the help of polarised sunglasses, we were able to hunt out a patch of clear sand and drop the anchor neatly into the middle of it to give us confidence that it would hold fast in the forecast 16 knots of easterly wind today.
We’ll be on
Scilly for a few more days so some more photos and stories to follow.
Looks amazing!
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