Bude
Now in Bude weathers getting better each day looking forward to a walk along the cliff tops from wide mouth to sandy-mouth bay.
I have a care of address in this area so can order items I need and have a fixed address for them to be delivered to, I also have a care of address in Cheshire.
I do love it down south weathers warmer stays brighter for longer and of course loads of beaches and cliff top walks. Mind you have to put up with more than your fair share of wind and rain but every thing comes at a cost personally the views make up for any downsides.
If you can remember this time last year the canal barge ( Orbis ) owed by Lee and Vicky that got into a life threatening situation on the seas and bought safety into Bude harbour by the RNLB. Orbis and the crew have now moved on I believe that they where in another situation which involved the RNLB while heading back up the Bristol Channel and this is after getting in trouble while leaving the Bude canal.
Below are some newspaper cuttings about this to many people are writing Lee and Vicky off as idiots having spent the best part of six months getting to know them they are far from it any adventure involves an amount of risk be it calculated or unseen this couple are only living the dream. And part of this is crossing the channel to France unaided part one of Lee and Vicky,s Misadventure is included in this blog titled ( there's no fool like an old fool )?. Are we ever to old to learn personally I don't think so sometimes though a change of tact can bring the same rewards.
Last Years Newspaper Cuttings 2016
3:39pm 11th July 2016
Lifeboat crews in Bude have been called out to rescue a canal barge and find a missing person all in one day.
The crew had three shouts on Wednesday 6th July, two which saw assistance given to a 60ft canal barge and the other to assist in the search for a missing person.
At 2.06pm the inshore lifeboat was requested to take over an escort from Appledore lifeboat by Falmouth Coastguard. The escort was for a 60ft Canal Barge which had been heading down the coast from Ilfracombe. The crew, Jez Brown, Mike Tame and Daniel Lewis-Bale made sure they were anchored safely until high tide when they were able to approach the lock gates in order to lock in to the canal. The owners were very anxious about navigating the barge into Bude harbour but were unharmed.
The lifeboat returned to the barge with crew Liam Sharpe, Charlie Green and Daniel Lewis Bale at approximately 6.00pm after assistance was requested again following a slight swell that picked up resulting in the Orbis losing her anchor. The lifeboat ‘George Bird’ launched with four crew and put two crewmembers aboard to liaise with the harbour master due to size of vessel and her poor manoeuvrability and to assist piloting her into harbour. The Orbis was safely locked into the canal by the lock gate crew.
Chris Wilson, Lifeboat Operations Manager said of the unusual event: "You don't expect to see a 60ft Canal Barge off the north coast of Cornwall and it required careful planning and good teamwork by the crew and harbour team to safely navigate the vessel into Bude Lock due to her poor manoeuvrability. I would encourage anybody taking to sea to always ensure they carefully plan their journey and ensure that they are correctly equipped.
Newspaper cutting from This Year 2017
Copied From Penarth Daily News
CANAL NARROWBOAT REACHES PENARTH AFTER MID-CHANNEL EMERGENCY
NewsNet
4 months ago
The canal narrowboat Orbis got into trouble in the middle of the Bristol Channel after leaving Watchet this morning.
A 60-foot-long canal narrowboat – which got into difficulties on passage from Watchet on the Somerset coast this morning – has reached Penarth Marina safely after a combined operation involving a Coastguard helicopter, Barry Dock lifeboat and a Cardiff Harbour Authority launch.
It’s understood the skipper of the narrowboat had radioed for help as his vessel – called Orbis – began taking on water in mid-channel.
The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter – seen here on a training exercise off Penarth only yesterday – was today involved in a real emergency in the middle of the Bristol Channel.
The coastguard rescue helicopter took off to ascertain the vessel’s position and the big Barry Dock lifeboat was tasked to head out to locate her and escort her to Penarth .
A member of Barry Dock’s lifeboat crew boarded the stricken vessel.
Job done. The Barry Dock lifeboat – escorted the canal narrowboat as far as Penarth Pier and then returned to station at Barry.
The Cardiff Harbour Authority launch “Harbour 3” accompanies the canal narrowboat Orbis past the Outer Wrach buoy and heading for the locks at Cardiff Barrage
Once the lifeboat and the casualty vessel reached a point off Penarth Pier, the escort was transferred to a Cardiff Harbour Patrol boat “Harbour 3” to tow the narrowboat in through the locks and into Penarth Marina whilst the lifeboat retrieved her crewman and returned to station at Barry.
Copied From Penarth Daily News
Brick to rubber.
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