Still sitting in Porto Roma
Persevere
Pat and Bruce
Mon 12 Apr 2010 15:10
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Most things are now ready for departure. We
drove down with another car load of items and after two days found places to
store everything. Watermaker now fully operational, rigging inspected and
okay. We spent two days cleaning the outside, especially the dingy that
collected a winter's worth of storm driven muddy water inside.
We have two small repairs to complete, replacement
of some lifelines and repair some scratches to the hull that occurred during a
winter storm while we were berth alongside a concrete quay. Hopefully both
will be completed during the week and we will move on.
By the way the Simon (the dog) got a new
gangway. Wider and longer so it is more stable. After years of
asking for a new gangway by Pat it took the dog to actually make it
happen.
Weather is beginning to show signs of summer, just
getting warm at times. Warmer temps means that the marina is now buzy
pulling boats, painting hulls, repairing electronics, etc. Spring time
rush but they seem to handle it working seven days a week. Good sign is
two dredge boats working the inlet for the last week. Winter storms tend
to silt the inlet with sand that travels north along the coast. Last fall
we were down to one foot of water below the keel.
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