Monday 8 April 2019

Monday morning came with little wind and we were up and doing promptly. Two sets of the workers helping us had promised to arrive first thing and it was a perfect morning to have people up the mast. No one came. We are starting to understand that any statement about the future is speculative at best and the times stated in these conversations bear no relationship to the reality.

By late morning the wind kicked in again, and it was obvious that no further work up the mast was going to be possible for the day. We progressed the preparations for departure with more cleaning and planning.

It is clear that the level of readiness for Easter is increasing. There is much more activity in both the marina and the boatyard, and the town is starting to show signs of tourists. It is evident that the school holidays have started because there are large number of school age children at the watersports centre in the marina.  Every so often they come past on an inflatable tube being towed by a rib. The driver of the rib wiggles the steering every so often and there are screams as either the kids are scared, exited or just wet, I am not sure which.

Tricia has been learning Spanish over the winter and she has been delighting in being able to speak to the locals, who also seem pleased. I bought some shoes today and Tricia was able to conduct the entire procedure in Spanish, which made her in particular, very pleased. It will be my turn when we get to Italy.

Distance covered today	0	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	0	nautical miles
Distance covered 2019	0	nautical miles
Steve (and Tricia)