Lundy, Lundy Meet

The return boat trip was early so we packed up and went for a walk around the island, before all meeting up at the jetty to catch the tender to MS Oldenburg.

Once on board, everyone crashed out on the seats below, after a bacon sandwich lunch.

The trip home was uneventful apart from arriving back late.

Lundy, Lundy Meet

Over to Flying Buttress area, to do Horseman's route, Diamond Solitaire, and Eclipse.

Lundy Meet, Lundy

There was a stack we had looked for last visit .. but the tides were not right and it had proved elusive form above ... No wonder when we eventually found it at sea level.

The climbing was fairly straight forward, mainly around the back, but sitting on the top and looking around, was atmospheric - even looking across to a tourist aircraft flying past.

Then several abseils to get back down, and  a quick diversion over to the Needle rock sticking out of the rocks with the tide out. A quick dash up the Ordinary route and then a scramble back up the cliffs to the fields above .. all before the tides came in.

The evening routine was the same as yesterday...

Lundy, Lundy Meet

We drove down to Bideford overnight and were ready for the boat at sparrow fart o'clock.

The crossing was memorable for Dave being a little under the weather and out of it on tablets supposed to control an infection in his elbow.

Soon after we "docked", or more truthfully jumped across to the motor boat to take us ashore! we headed off up the hill and across to Devil's slide ..  On our last trip over we had found this to be a good introduction to the climbing on the island.

We all made a number of climbs on the "slope" - rather like a beached aircraft carrier rising out of the sea.

Dave and I completed the slide as well as the slip and Albion - a further route up the left hand edge.

Then it was back to the village to pick up our tents and pitch them in the campsite, dinner then to the bar.