Slides — 1990

Life continues as normal, sailing on Waverley, chasing steam trains and little else.

Steaming around the Bristol Channel — from Friday, 8 June 1990

Dave and I went for a few days down south, a weekend of Waverley sailings followed by visits to various steam powered railways. I think we drove down on the Thursday and stayed overnight in B&B in Porthcawl. I found a credit card slip for a payment to Waverley Excursions on June 4 for �103.70, probably the tickets for both of us.

Day 1 - Friday, June 8 — The scheduled sailing from Porthcawl to Ilfracombe was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions offshore so we were offered and accepted a coastal cruise to Swansea with coach return. (Fare �4.95 and save the pre-booked ticket for another day.)

PS Waverley on the breakwater at Porthcawl	The inner harbour

PS Waverley at the end of the breakwater	Leaving Porthcawl

On returning to Porthcawl, we drove to Clevedon where we found a rather nice B&B just up from the pier, with an excellent view out to sea. On Saturday morning, the lady of the house asked what we wanted for breakfast, anything we liked, we asked for kippers. She hadn't bargained for that so we had something else. On Sunday morning, she didn't ask, she just put the kippers down in front of us. She'd been at the market in Bristol on Saturday afternoon and called at the fishmonger.

Day 2 - Saturday, June 9 — Depart Sharpness Old Dock at 09:15, calling at Clevendon (11:00) with time ashore at Ilfracombe (14:00 - 16:00), returning to Clevedon (19:15), Sharpness (21:15) and Clevedon again at 23:15.

We drove to Sharpness in the morning, there being a sad lack of public transport, and got off there in the evening, a better balanced day than sailing from Clevedon.

Entrance to Sharpness Old Dock	Looking back up the Severn after leaving Sharpness	Entrance to the new Sharpness Docks

Looking back to Sharpness	Is that a nuclear power station upstream of the Severn Bridge?	The Severn Bridge

A nuclear power station just above the Severn Bridge?	The Severn Bridge

Approaching the Severn Bridge	Passing under the Severn Bridge	Approaching Clevedon

Clevedon	Clevedon with pier	Leaving the end of Clevedon Pier

Approaching Foreland Point	Foreland Point on the Exmoor Coast	The lighthouse on Foreland Point

The lighthouse on Foreland Point	Lynmouth, below Lynton, on the Exmoor Coast	The Exmoor Coast, "The Switzerland of England", west of Lynmouth

Lynmouth on the Exmoor Coast	Detail of "The Switzerland of England" west of Lynmouth	A secluded beach on the Exmoor Coast

Combe Martin Bay on the Exmoor Coast		Waverley at Ilfracombe Pier

Waverley at Ilfracombe Pier with church above		The harbour at Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe with Waverley at the pier	Upper Ilfracombe	Ilfracombe Pier with the Waverley

The outer harbour at Ilfracombe	Waverley blowing off steam at Ilfracombe Pier	The inner harbour at Ilfracombe

The inner harbour at Ilfracombe	Waverley bridge from Ilfracombe Pier	The west end of Ilfracombe from Waverley

Day 3 - Sunday, June 10 — Depart Clevedon at 08:45, calling at Penarth (10:00), Lynemouth (11:45) and Ilfracombe (13:00) for a cruise round Lundy Island, returning to Ilfracombe (17:00), Lynmouth (17:45), Penarth (20:15) and Clevedon at 21:30.

Waverley at Clevedon Pier	Clevedon Pier with Waverley at the end

Cliffs to the east of Penarth, South Wales	Crowds waiting on Penarth Pier as the Waverley arrives

Cardiff, beyond the Penarth cliffs	Penarth, South Wales

The west end of Ilfracombe from the Waverley

Then it was off for a cruise round Lundy

The anchorage at Lundy	The south end of Lundy with Rat Island	The south west corner of Lundy

Looking up the west side of Lundy	The south west corner of Lundy	The south west point of Lundy

WW II fortifications on the west side of Lundy	Lighthouse on the south west point of Lundy	Lighthouse on the north west point of Lundy

Lundy from the north west	Lundy from the north	The north end of Lundy

Lundy from the north east	The anchorage at Lundy	Ilfracombe in the evening sun

Cliffs to the east of Ilfracombe Harbour	Waverley's lifeboat at Clevedon Pier	Waverley departs in the dusk from Clevedon Pier