We spent last weekend aboard Zen Again in Milford Marina. We trained up from London on Friday evening, arriving a little after midnight. We had to ring the on-call marina staff to get the PIN code since it had changed!
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| Zen Again at rest |
- Freshened the nip on the mooring lines
- Transferred 60 litres of fuel from jerries to the main tanks (now full)
- Drained the water from the void under the chain locker
- Sponged out a little water from the lazarette
- Sunned the saloon cushions
- Cleaned the galley, saloon, head and forepeak
- Replaced cockpit starboard-side Raymarine autopilot connector with Bulgin connector
- Secured loose cap on engine throttle/gear control
Winds throughout the day were very light and the sun was out for most of the day.
We had brunch at the Spinnaker Cafe, followed by a short walk to the large Tesco's to reprovision. After that it was beer o'clock so we had several and dinner at the marina bar/cafe Martha's Vineyard. Both very pleasant.
On Sunday morning we walked around Milford Haven town. It is quite a small town and the marina development with its cafes and boutique shops seems to be the social centre. There are several nice little parks around town and the war memorials are very well looked after.
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| View over the marina from Milford Haven town |
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| View from high street of the well-tended war memorial |
Sunday afternoon was spent on a few more boat to-do items:
- measured the forepeak and saloon for new cushions
- fitted the cockpit side-dodgers
- disposed of an old headsail, boat hook and very "hairy" old battens
- polished various s/s items on deck
We trained home in the afternoon, arriving home in Woking mid-evening.
It was great fun spending the week aboard. We plan to sail for the south coast when we next visit, which will include completing our first circumnavigation of the UK (excluding Northern Ireland).
Brings back memories of when I was boatman at Thorn Island, then a hotel, in the early 60s. The marina was still the fish dock then!
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