I should never have said we were problem free !!! Since yesterdayâs missive, we have been punished for my (I wasnât, honest) gloating. Having used some water from the tanks, there was space for a âtop upâ from the water-maker. This has given us some problems in the past and it was brought back from... Continue Reading →
Up and away
There were crowds lining the docks and breakwaters waving us off with a cacophony of hooters as the fleet left the marina for the start. We âplayed safeâ and crossed the start line a minute late, conscious that a false start would cost us 3 hours added to our time. The wind was a little... Continue Reading →
Ready for the off!
Itâs finally âstart dayâ and we are off at 1300 today! Bob and I attended the âskipperâs briefingâ yesterday for the final instructions and we spent the day in a fairly leisurely manner as we are pretty well âon topâ of things. This is more than can be said for some of our neighbours who... Continue Reading →
Extremes
Our big shop required two large trolleys and we completely emptied the shelves of muesli. I was convinced we didnât have sufficient stowage for it all but, bit by bit, it all disappeared into the lockers and with only a few fresh items to be bought today, we are pretty well victualed. We decided between... Continue Reading →
Quorate
While waiting for a delayed Stephen to arrive, we made a preliminary sortie to the Hippo Dino supermarket. Although initially only intending to âcheck it outâ and buy a small quantity to carry back to the yacht, it turned into something of a âmajorâ. Thankfully, the supermarket offers a delivery service so, once we had... Continue Reading →