Departure day is fast approaching and disappearing as we suffer from cruisers 'last minute delays and repairs syndrome.' Fellow cruisers will recognise the symptoms immediately. You can spend months, sometimes years equipping your yacht, checking systems, replacing, repairing, installing. Yet on the week - no - day before you want to leave port, you will be throwing screwdrivers in frustration, disappearing up the mast 2 or 3 times in the day or just waiting for a delivery that was supposed to be 'next day.' This can continue right up until you start the motor, pull in the lines and wave goodbye.
True to form, we have had to wait for a new motor for the windlass (coming from Holland) and a replacement wind generator (let's not go into details on that one please!)
Everyone here has been wonderful and we've had so much help. Perhaps they just want to get rid of us! The laurel crown goes to Derek who has steered us through our electrical problems in return for bottles of Plymouth gin. The next recipient will be Richard who has kindly agreed to sail with us across to N. Spain. Thank you Liz for letting him out whilst you deal with buying a new washer/dryer.
 |
Here she is - almost ready to go. One day I'll get the whole of her mast in a picture! Skip-diving has proved most productive over the last couple of years as can be seen in the cover on our inflatable dinghy. It's a professionally made cover which was just thrown away in a sail bag. Many, many useful items have been acquired that way. It seems that some people
have more money than sense!
 |
| Overworked crew - checking the cricket scores |
 |
| Dealing with the wiring - and still smiling! |
As for me, washing and shopping are up to the mark. Naturally, I can't cook anything at the moment 'cos the fridge is covered in tools. Hoot if you know where I'm
No comments:
Post a Comment