1 - 3 December 2018
A bit of despair has set in regarding the progress of the boatyard on our jobs, so I have flow to Spain to do some of the work myself and generally make my feelings known to the boatyard boss.
So Saturday was just the average day, up at 3:30 am, drive to the airport, fly to Almeria and take a couple of buses to Aguadulce. Once here I had to track down the deck treatment chemicals that I had sent from the UK to the marina office, before transporting them to the boat. After all that, I spent a couple of hours putting the first coat on the deck, while crawling around on my hands and knees. Loads of fun. It was a long day and I was quite tired by the time I returned to the hotel.
Sunday was a bit easier. Just another coating deck treatment. Being used to the weather in Britain, I had been concerned that rain would make it impossible to treat the deck, but of course this is southern Spain, it it seldom rains. Sunday was absolutely gorgeous, and I was questioning why we were spending the winter in cold and damp Britain. Needs must I suppose.
Monday was even easier. A meeting with the boatyard guy and a couple of other local service companies, and then the return journey home, this time at much more reasonable hours of the day. I left Aguadulce at lunch time to be home in the evening.
This is the last posting of 2018. we will return with our super new blog address equinox2019.blogspot.com when we resume our travels.
So Saturday was just the average day, up at 3:30 am, drive to the airport, fly to Almeria and take a couple of buses to Aguadulce. Once here I had to track down the deck treatment chemicals that I had sent from the UK to the marina office, before transporting them to the boat. After all that, I spent a couple of hours putting the first coat on the deck, while crawling around on my hands and knees. Loads of fun. It was a long day and I was quite tired by the time I returned to the hotel.
Sunday was a bit easier. Just another coating deck treatment. Being used to the weather in Britain, I had been concerned that rain would make it impossible to treat the deck, but of course this is southern Spain, it it seldom rains. Sunday was absolutely gorgeous, and I was questioning why we were spending the winter in cold and damp Britain. Needs must I suppose.
Monday was even easier. A meeting with the boatyard guy and a couple of other local service companies, and then the return journey home, this time at much more reasonable hours of the day. I left Aguadulce at lunch time to be home in the evening.
This is the last posting of 2018. we will return with our super new blog address equinox2019.blogspot.com when we resume our travels.
Distance covered today
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0
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nautical miles
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Trip distance covered
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1616
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nautical miles
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Distance covered 2018
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2336
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nautical miles
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Steve (and Tricia)
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