Eve of Departure

Kelpie
Sarah and David Holtby
Fri 3 Aug 2018 21:09

So we are frantically preparing for our departure to Northern Spain tomorrow.  Had Andy from Greenham Regis aboard most of yesterday checking over the electronics and reconnecting the radar so Kelpie is now fully match fit for the Atlantic.

Karen Irwin spent this evening packing and labelling our medical kit and writing instructions how to use it.

Jane R helped Sarah empty every cupboard and remove all the stuff accumulated over years of being a family cruiser that wil not be needed on an ocean crossing - A whole car load as it turns out!

And our ARC 2018 banner is flying (photo tomorrow morning!)

We still have a huge amount to do but the plan is still to slip from Shamrock Quay tomorrow afternoon and tide down the Solent towards the Western Approaches and A Coruna in 5 to 6 days time

Then coast hopping south to Lisbon by around the 19th.  Then across to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by the end of the month where we will wait for the end of the hurricane season.