Final Preparations
Chiscos - Atlantic Cruise
John Simpson
Fri 4 May 2012 09:18
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18:23.908n
064:38.140w
Nanny Cay Marina
The ARC Europe starts tomorrow and we are scheduled to
leave for Bermuda at 12 noon.
We have been working hard to get the boat ready this
week. There seems to have been a never ending jobs list of things which need
doing before we can leave.
The food arrived in boxes from the supermarket -
just as the engineer was here servicing the engine!! (and it started
raining)
  It then poured with rain for a lot of the afternoon
  Mikaela went up the mast and changed over one of the
split pins which was worn
 And we had all the sails off doing minor repairs and
checks
 Early evening we played in the ARC volley ball
competition and had a great time with a truly multi national event. I
counted 6 different nationalities playing out of a total of 12 players!! We
rounded the early evening off with a quick swim - likely to be our last in the
Caribbean (for this trip anyway!)
  This morning (Friday) we are getting towards the end of
the jobs list and I am optimistic that we will be ready to leave tomorrow
midday.
As usual, the conversation has been focused on how far
it is (836 miles according to our GPS) which route we will take, and what will
the weather be like for the trip. At the moment, the weather looks like
being light winds and pretty settled - but it can change
quickly!
John
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