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Date: 01 Nov 2009 09:49:00
Title: Costa del FOG!!!

36:20.00 N 004:52.50 W
 
                   
Cartagena
                                                                                                           
 
Friday 30th October                  
 
After a good nights sleep, we set off from Cartagena at 0800 in to light winds.  As proven optimists we put the sails in-out-in-out-in a few times for good measure before our old friend head to wind comes back yet again late afternoon!!!!!!!!
 
Fog patches develop overnight and everything gets and stays wet!!!!!
 
 
 
Sat 31st October
 
Much talk of fog burning off by 10am at first light - which it doesn't!  A brief brush with P&O's Aurora which was briefly predicted to pass 75ft from us doing 25knots got Matt on the radio quite quickly just in case. 
 
Having heard no fog signals all day Matt decides we need to be doing the right thing ourselves as it thickens considerably later in the day so he gets the aircan horn out. At least the fog clears as we near land and makes mooring at La Duquesa easier.  Lots of I'm over here where are you chatter on the radio all day.
 
A couple of beers and an Indian meal finish the day nicely
 
 
         
 
Looking towards the Costa del Sol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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