We are still having problems uploading photos. No, we are not having problems, we just  can't do it. So narrative only again.

Rather a traumatic day! Cried off the Deben trip when we saw the weather forecast, especially for Monday. Felt like a couple of wimps but just didn't feel up to coping with a new boat in potentially adverse conditions. We need to get a bit more familiar with her first, as later events confirmed. Initially didn't want to leave the comfort of the berth, but decided we had to go for it so planned carefully and all was going really well until we just caught a guard rail and stanchion on another boat's anchor. This really is a ridiculously tight berth where you have to run the gauntlet of all the bigger boats, which are moored stern-to with their anchors sticking out like knives. Got over it and had a great motor/sail (genoa only) almost as far as Harwich, meeting Morgana en route for a quick chat.

By the time we got back in, the wind had become stronger and berthing proved another nightmare, although fortunately with no damage this time. Will be speaking to Peters Opal to try and get a more accessible berth since, at the end of the day, we are here to enjoy ourselves and sail and we won't be doing either if it carries on like this! A few glasses of wine and a good meal later and we are feeling a lot better but we are certainly in no rush to put ourselves through a repeat perfromance tomorrow.