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Thursday 3rd June 2010

It might get shade here quickly in the evening but the early morning sun makes up for it. Wall to wall sunshine all day today and a fresh SE 5-6 built through the day outside apparently. Gone off to nothing again this evening. Spent the day loafing around the boat and updating the blog.

Friday 4th June 2010

Went up into the town of Neyland after breakfast for fresh provisions. The town is a good ten minute walk up set of steps from the marina and is basically one long main street running up the hill. It has obviously seen better days and only a few shops remain. A small Co-op store half way up the street on the left and another small supermarket at the top, again on the left. Just past this it levels off and there is a fish and chip shop. After a quiet afternoon aboard in baking hot sun it was time to move on to Dale bay with the ebb. Hardly any wind so a motor all the way. Slowly out past the oil terminals and tankers. One tanker was in mid stream stationary with tugs standing by. He then turned himself around under his own power across the ebbing tide and slid into a berth. Good skills and seamanship. The terminals dominate the area but after a while you get used to them and concentrate on the prettier reaches and bays of Milford Haven near the entrance around and opposite the Dale Bay area.