Steve arrived a little later than he hoped, being caught up is several road works. However we soon put that behind us and set off to the Marina. After leaving the moorings we decided to bite the bullet and fuel up. We have an unwritten rule never to go to sea with less than half a tank of fuel. When we were about to tie up Stephen spotted that no moorings buoys were out on the fuel  barge, Yes, it was shut. Since we had more than enough fuel for …

It was a very cold start to the day with temperatures at -3 when I set out for Mikes home. We arrived at Noss Marina on a cold and freezing morning with overcast sky. Still having not been out on the boat for several days and the monthly safety checks due a small thing like permafrost was not going to stop us.
The flotation suits, wooly hats and thermal gloves were essential equipment today. We slipped across the frozen gangways and pontoons and found Blue Marlin II covered in ice. So …