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Gwenhyfar's Travels
Peter
Tue 17 Sep 2019 14:48
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Dear All,
Sorry about yesterdays communications cock-up - you will
have received yesterdays bulletin late (10.30 this morning). Anyway - where were
we ... are yes, just rounding Cabo Finisterre with mist
clearing....
What a splendid fast and flat water sail we had
yesterday afternoon helped along by the acceleration zone from the top corner of
Spain. The strong breeze on the port stern quarter carried us with speed and
purpose past the beautiful coastal scenery of Cabo Finisterre - a bit like
Scotland - very wild and majestic. It was an afternoon to remember.
David seems to have "fixed" the alarm problem. (Thank
you for the telephone advice from Nigel and Daniel). An added bonus,
he found an errant cloth in the mainsail sheet housing under the table - which
we managed to fish out with our new grabber tool! That will have saved a future
problem.
Indian takeaway at 6pm. (Meal for 4 - our guests didn't
arrive... so we ate all of it.) Someone switched off the wind and all around
became eerily calm. I had the early evening watch and was treated to
dolphin acrobatics as the sun set over the glassy sea. They were 6-8 feet long
and were as interested in us as we them.
The night was long and damp with heavy dews and early
morning fog which persisted until 11 am. Soup and freshly baked ciabatta rolls
for lunch... best go, the table is waiting!
Regards to Everyone
Peter & David
Gwenhyfar
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