27:49.30N 15:45.96W Or is it?
Lady Corinne
iain and gaynor macalister
Sat 12 Dec 2009 21:56
|
I really should learn to keep my thoughts to
myself! Having told you how lovely the weather is around here we woke up
this morning to a stonker, with menacing black clouds all around high wind and
severe weather warnings. Max turned up at 12.00 Hrs ready for off and we
stowed all his kit onboard. Then I made the difficult decision to delay our
start. During the next month we will obviously have to cope with all kinds
of conditions but it didn't seem to make sense to set off into such bad weather,
so we are going to wait for this front to blow through. There are severe
weather warnings for all the islands around and many of the local ports are
closed. So we find ourselves in a strange sort of limbo having been so hyped up
for going and now feeling a little deflated but I hope it will prove to have
been the right choice. Sometimes there is a lot of pressure to leave at a
certain time, with not wanting to disappoint all the people here who are so
interested in our trip and who want to watch us depart and wave us goodbye
with good wishes for a safe passage. Also as Max will be leaving us when we
reach the other side there is his flight ticket to consider and we will probably
have to change it, at some cost, to a later date. But ship and crew safety
is the major consideration and if a stressful situation can be avoided then that
is, I feel, the right choice.We will therefore be enjoying the spectacular
hospitality, and culinary delights, of Puerto Mogan for the next 24 - 36
hours and will let you know when we're under way.
Hasta que pasa La Tormenta
Lady C and crew
|