Naughty-Cal's East Coast Adventure

[Naughty Cal]

So the time has almost come. Just four days left at work and then we can set out on what is set to be Naughty-Cal's biggest adventure yet.

This weekend has been spent getting her ready to go. The engine oil and filter, supercharger oil and hydraulic fluids have all been changed in readiness and the final job of the weekend was changing the props for a fresh set.

So on Thursday evening we will head down to the marina and I will spend Friday giving her a quick wash down and clean inside and she is ready to go when Liam gets back from work on Friday evening.

Now all we need is a bit of help from the weather gods.

Edited July 7, 2014 by Naughty Cal

[LEO]

Hi,

 

Have a good trip, look forward to seeing the pictures.

 

L.

[Guest]

Don't forget to give us a wave when you pass Saltburn!

 

Have a good trip.

[Naughty Cal]

Just to throw a little spanner in the works I have just spent half an hour on the phone with Santander. It appears my bank card has been cloned so it has been cancelled and we have lost Liams!! So two days before we go and neither of us has a bank card. Will just have to do it the old fashioned way and visit branches along the route armed with ID. At least there are plenty of branches along our chosen route.......

[koukouvagia]

Bad luck. Can't you ask Santander to post your new card to one of the branches you are expecting to visit?

[Naughty Cal]

Apparently not. But I can pick it up at my local branch in 7 days time. Which is great when we will be in Newcastle!

[frangar]

Blimey even HSBC can post a card to another branch....they managed to do it with a cheque book as well when I needed one last year....I think you need to make more of a fuss....all banks have a secure internal postal system so there isn't any reason why not....try phoning the head office no and asking for fraud dept as you card has been cloned....they can often help where branches etc don't know what to do.

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[Naughty Cal]

It was the fraud department I spoke too!

 

It's not really going to be too much of an issue. Liam's boss is being helpful and is going to pay him cash in hand so we don't have to worry too much about finding a branch of Santander. Plus I took a load of cash out last week so we should be fine.

[frangar]

Well I would be making noises about moving banks!....when we had a similar issue with a business account at Barclays the local branch were useless...however a phone call to the fraud dept and the fraud dept phoning the branch was an amazing kick up the arse and the branch couldn't do enough.....mind you Barclays were useless at most other stuff so we moved accounts!

 

It brasses me off when banks feel like they are doing you a favour....it's your money that pays them!...I would ask for a letter explaining the situation to take into other branches just in case they decide to be difficult as well.

 

Good luck with your trip!

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[Naughty Cal]

Don't need too now. We should hopefully have more than enough cash on us to see us through. Don't like carrying as much cash as we will be but sometimes needs must!

[carlt]

....try phoning the head office no and asking for fraud dept as you card has been cloned....they can often help where branches etc don't know what to do.

When it happened to me Santander froze my account completely pending an investigation to satisfy themselves that it wasn't me carrying out the fraud so I'd have been happy with the restriction of having to pick up my card from a branch.

[Naughty Cal]

Well thats it. Torksey Lock is booked for 8.00pm on Friday evening. We will spend the evening on the lower lock landing and by 4.00pm on Saturday afternoon we should be sat in the clubhouse at Grimsby enjoying a beer or two.

[haggis]

have a great trip and keep us posted on your progress

 

haggis

[Naughty Cal]

Well that's me and Naughty-Cal ready. Now all we are missing is the skipper!

 

Come on Liam........

 

[leeco]

Where are you setting off from and going on the east coast?

 

I would love to do something like this one day and go to brid filey and other places.

[Naughty Cal]

Setting off from here tonight when Liam gets back from work. Then it's off to Torksey and through the lock tonight.

 

Tomorrow it's a one night stop in Grimsby to refuel and get us on the coast, well almost!

 

From there we aim to stop at Whitby, Newcastle and Eyemouth on the Scottish Borders spending a couple of nights in each harbour, before turning around and heading for home calling in at Amble, Hartlepool, Scarborough and Hull hopefully having a couple of nights in each port again.

 

Much depends on the weather and sea conditions really but it will be a fantastic trip if we manage to pull it off.

[Kae]

Look forward to the updates, hope you have a great time!

[Naughty Cal]

Waiting for the tide at Trent End in glorious weather.

 

[leeco]

It looks a nice day for it.

 

Have fun.

 

Them boats

[Naughty Cal]

Made it to Grimsby.

 

[Naughty Cal]

Wow what a fantastic run to Whitby. Flat calm seas all the way with an average speed of 30 knots!

 

You don't get many of those runs.

 

Bit stormy here now though which is a shame.

 

 

 

[LEO]

GREAT!!

 

I love Whitby - some excellent F&C shops - but parking is tricky.............sorry forgot you are boating.

 

L

[Naughty Cal]

No problems parking NC

[Naughty Cal]

Forgot to mention. It was a proper nature spotting trip. We saw at least three dolphins, too many seals to count, puffins, gannets, guillemots, numerous gull species and a big fish that we are struggling to identify!

[Naughty Cal]

It's stopped raining at last and the sun has put in an appearance.

 

 

 

Forgot to mention earlier. We were boarded by a fox whilst moored in Grimbsy last night. It chewed up Liam's gloves and my leather sandals. I scared it away twice in the night but obviously not quick enough . Little bugger was sat in the car park this morning bold as brass in the sunshine