Wednesday to Friday, 28 - 30 August 2019

I know that we said that we would resume on the 1st of September, but the trip started for us on Wednesday afternoon, so we might as well restart there.  Our flight was departing Stansted at 07:00 on Thursday morning, so we had concluded that a night in an airport hotel was the best way to get there on time. 

The alarm went off at 04:30 on Thursday, it really was getting us back into the swing of being on the boat. The flight was undramatic, but on landing, before we could even find the vehicle to take us to the marina, we bumped into one of our sailing club friends.  We had known that he was roughly in this area, but were only expecting to catch up with him next year.  He was meeting other folks from our sailing club, and in a quick conversation we realised that our paths would cross over the next few days, so we will aim to meet for a bigger catch-up session.

Equinox was exactly as we had left her, and the boatyard seemed to have made a great job of looking after her.  We were recognised as soon as we arrived, and agreed a couple of jobs that need to be done before the relaunch, which they rapidly got on with.  By about 6:00 in the afternoon, she was lifted carefully back into the water and we moved on to an overnight berth.  It had been a long day, and we did not want to do too much that evening, so we walked into town for a very pleasant meal and then turned in early.

Friday was spent recommissioning the various boat systems that had been mothballed while we were away, and the guys from the yard did another job.  We were in need of fresh food, and found a fabulous deli / supermarket in town. Another long hot day of work, but ultimately rewarding, and we should be ready for visitors arriving tomorrow.

Distance covered today	0.01	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	0.01	nautical miles
Distance covered 2019	1159.01	nautical miles
Steve (and Tricia )