Out of the Water
Gillyb
Thu 14 Oct 2010 09:15
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At 0730 0n Saturday morning the travel hoist
arrived to lift Gilly B out of the water and by 0900 she was safely
installed in her winter cradle in the large Cleopatra boat yard. The
weather was fine and dry, but the forecast from Monday onwards was dire -
storms, wet and windy! Living on any yacht which is out of the water
is grim even in good weather, but in bad weather the experience is truely
dreadful. Our original plan was to fly home on Sunday, but the limited
flights home were full. We put Duncan on the case and he found us a flight
with Air Berlin via Nuremburg to Stansted on Tuesday.
As forecast the "storm" arrived late Sunday
evening and it then proceeded to blow hard and rain until we got off the
yacht on Tuesday lunchtime. It really is quite unnerving when the strong
wind caused the yacht to rock and shudder even though it was captive in its
cradle. To make life even worse
we had already removed the spray hood and the bimini so there was no protection
from the rain other than inside. The only consolation was that we
were able to confirm that we had no leaks in any of the windows or hatches.
We are now thinking about next year and where we
might cruise. Down to the Peloponnisos and/or through the
Corinth Canal back to Cleopatra Marina for a second winter??? This might
allow us to drive to and from the boat!!! Or over to
Marmaris and cruise in Turkey....The possibilities are
endless!! We will be studying the charts over
winter!
Best Wishes to everyone.
P.S. The last two entries were made on
our new "notebook" style computer. Very much easier to carry but it
seems to leave the photos smaller! We suggest a magnifying
glass!!
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