Bryher is the most westerly populated island and is beautiful. The extended spell of warm, windless conditions allowed us time to explore though we were surprised when a dense fog bank rolled in on Friday. Not quite as surprised, it must be said, as the yacht which was on its way out to sea as the fog arrived - they very sensibly returned to the anchorage!
Elderly tractor and classic yacht in the New Grimsby Sound anchorage |
The sole church has wonderful stained glass windows and gravestones that are a habitat for a range of fluffy lichens that wouldn't thrive in a normally polluted airstream.
The laid-back Bryher vibe was to be jolted somewhat by the arrival of the annual Scilly 60 at the weekend. This is an ultra-marathon event which sees runners tackle wild courses on five islands, presumably using the enforced ferry time in between each as welcome recovery sessions. On Friday we saw about 100 runners do the warm-up Scilly 40 event, crossing the rocks above our anchorage.
We were sorry to leave the island but, with the return to westerly winds in the forecast, it was time to do a little rock-dodging navigation back to St Mary's.....
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