In this picture we are feeling pleased with ourselves having just landed after sailing non-stop from Paglesham.
Felixstow ferry is at the entrance to the River Deben in Sufolk. The tide runs fast through the narrow channel between shingle banks at the entrance, although not as fast as at the River Ore which is the next river entrance to the North. The shingle spit on the north side of the entrance extends half a mile or more offshore and winter gales shift it around each year. There are a couple of small gaps through this shingle spit which small craft can use to cut the corner in good weather.
The hamlet of Felixstow Ferry includes a boatyard, a pub and an excellent cafe. There is a jety used by the motor ferry accross the river and just upstream a shingle landing where we are standing in this photo. Over on the opposite bank is Bawdsy Manor where early radar systems were first developed.