Mazarron to Gran Canaria
Tioram 4
Tina & Tony
Wed 11 Nov 2009 14:47
Well hi everyone,
As you know we arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 22nd October after a
very enjoyable trip with Janet and Dominique.
The weather was kind to us and we were in great company. Janet embraced the
trip whole heartedly despite having never done an overnight sail or voyage of
any length before.
Tony and Janet made a great watch team and Dominic and myself too.
The watch system worked well again although poor Janet suffered a little from
sleep deprevation but solidly did her watches.
I teased Dominic mercilessly for wanting to twink the sails and make course
changes but in honesty it was great to get another view point and to never
stop learning from another person.
The high light of the trip was seeing two whales gracefully heading North
along the African coast but sadly no dolphins at all. I really wanted Janet
and Dominic to see the night time phenomena of dolphins appearing to torpedo
the boat in the phosphorescence.
One of the lovely things about sailing is also making land fall. It is a nice
approach through the Canary Islands passing Lanzarote and Fuerteventura before
arriving in GC.
We had a really nice couple of days with Janet and Dominic when we got in and
were sad to see them leave for the airport.
Love to all
Tina Tony x x
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