After lunch we moved into Killyleagh harbour about 2 hours before high water to give ourselves time to explore, get some fuel and be away with enough water under us. We were hoping to fuel up in Portaferry marina but they don't provide any - you have to walk quite a way to the nearest petrol station. A quick look on Google maps and we'd spotted a petrol station just off the high street so Ian was on the fuel run with his 10l can. I did the exploring (not really Ian's thing) and had a mozzy round the village.
Killyleagh Castle is very picturesque and one of the oldest inhabited castles in Ireland. You can go up to the gateway, which is left open, for a look.
The village is also very pretty with pastel coloured houses on the harbour side and up the high street. Not a very busy village - maybe it was half day closing.
With a rubbish forecast for the next few days (strong winds) we didn't want to be sitting on a mooring for 2 days. We decided to move to where we could get some shelter. So we donned our wet weather gear, as typically it started to rain just as we headed down the Lough to Strangford.
We managed to secure ourselves a pontoon berth in Strangford Harbour, out of the winds and strong current at this end of the Lough. I managed to stay all dry but Ian had decided not to wear his boots resulting in some squelchy shoes - luckily he has a few other pairs.
We're not far from the ferry that crosses over to Portaferry so while we're here waiting for the weather to improve it'll be something we can do. We'll have plenty of time to explore around Strangford and nearby over the next few days - hopefully it's not going to be too rainy.
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