Saturday 13 May
Overnight remained misty and still, but the forecast wind began to make itself known bang on time at 0930, accompanied by more rain. My people donned full wet weather gear to start Trevver, and go for a motor around in the Lough to give the electronics a chance to charge up, and get the heating running to warm up my cabin. They looked in at an anchorage recommended in a Southerly wind, but weren’t convinced it looked too comfortable, so we headed back up the river Quoile, and this time Mate was more confident about tucking right in to borrow a vacant mooring at Quoile Yacht Club.
She enjoyed catching up with some e-mails and phone calls, as the Club offers free wifi to visitors, and later they went ashore and (accidentally, I’m told) gate-crashed a birthday barbecue. They were encouraged to take me into the Club pontoon to fill up with water, and maybe to take the bikes ashore to explore a little more of this lovely area.