Scawfell island

The weather has been unfriendly of late and Wednesday / Thursday were the options. I opted for Thursday, forecast chopped and changed the last 24hrs. Had to be the worst forecast I have gone ahead on. Leam and his partner still keen as so off we go. Forecast being a good morning with freshening from lunch on. Maybe 10k out I noticed the highest oblong rainbow I have ever seen.

Leaving the harbour just before sun up, conditions were good not flat but ok.

Connie bay was our first stop around the northern side of Keswick. Around to the northern entrance to Egreemont Passage and south down between Keswick & St Bees. I didnt take a lot of photos this day as it was a pretty shitty overcast day, with spots of rain.

After doing Basil Bay, Arthur Bay and a stop off at Singapore Bay. We thought we might as well take in another Island and Scawfell was decided. Conditions were holding flat which contributed to the extra leg. The stretch of water across to Scawfell 18klms was bit lumpy this was my second crossing in this direction. Both these crossings have been in conflict to the flat waters around at time. Back to the mainland it seemed darker and may of been a heavy shower or worse closing in.

So hard to tell at times but I wasn’t sure about hanging around in Refuge Bay for too long. Thinking we should head back before it became to uncomfortable. How wrong was I ? it flattened out nearly as good as we had had.

We carried on to the south end of St Bees and between Aspatria Island. The run across to the harbour was little lumpy. This was a 120k trip in the end, Leam and partner as pillion held up to it and seemed to enjoy herself. Kudos to both as I think it was there first outside waters adventure. Like to see their reaction to the area on a nice sunny day. They were pretty impressed as it was. Even going for a swim at Singapore Bay.

Thanks for reading George