Sunday - 24 June 2018

There are two golden sandy beaches in the town of Muros, one less than two hundred metres away from the boat. Last night we had collapsed early-ish to bed after our day out on the sea. After arriving, there was no wind and it felt very hot in the marina. There must have been parties going on at the beaches overnight, although the music had quietened before we turned in. We weren’t up especially early, although it can seem so, as sunrise is at 0700. By the time we went for a walk along the long promenade, the council workers were cleaning up the beaches, removing the remnants of several bonfires. Particularly, as this is Sunday, we were impressed. It was a slick operation and, by lunchtime, there were families on the clean beaches enjoying the warm sunshine.

After lunch, during siesta time, we were glued to the football, enjoying England playing fantastically well, albeit against a very weak opposition. A happy afternoon!

We then had to look into the next bit of boat maintenance. Yesterday, when we deployed the genoa, its furling line jammed when the sail was only a third out. This was a little frustrating in light airs, when we needed full sail, but we had to make do. The outer sheath of the rope had broken and stripped off, causing the jam. After studying the instructions, it wasn’t going to be too onerous a job to take the furling drum apart and run a new line in.

We ended up having supper quite late, but on deck, in the evening warmth. Such a joy!

Distance covered today	0	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	731	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	1451	nautical miles

Tricia (and Steve)