11 Dec – The dinghy!

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Bridget & Nick Gray
Fri 11 Dec 2015 16:29


The dinghy arrived the day before yesterday and a kind man from one of the nearby boats took Nick ashore to retrieve it. Hooray!


Then yesterday we tried and failed to get the thing assembled. The floor boards are a very snug fit and without a flat surface we had problems getting them to locate. In the end we gave up, thinking we would need to take it to the land.................


The next day with the help of a couple of planks of wood we carry we succeeded in about 5 minutes!  Final task was to give it a liberal coating of suntan lotion (UV protector) and then in to the water.


After 12 days stuck on the boat we finally made it to shore – and a very exciting trip to get rid of the rubbish, recycling and to do the laundry. Turns out it is Christmas, something we have had almost no exposure to so far this year.

 

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