FINAL BLOG from the BUSHES!
Gillyb
Mon 8 Jul 2013 13:59
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Position:38:57.0N 22:45.80E
In May 2013 Graham and I went out to Cleopatra once
more and had two days to polish and anti foul the boat and get her into the
water. We arrived to find that there was a birds nest in
the boom! Sparrows I think. They were encouraged to fly
from the nest when the tractor arrived to pull us through the yard early
on launch morning! (A reefing line pulled through the boom gave
them incentive to leave!)
We were duly hoisted into the water and
spent a few days in the marina polishing and cleaning. The reason
for all the extra cleaning was that the 'brown rain' had left the boat extra
dirty AND we had friends of friends coming to see Gilly B as prospective new
owners!! We had some variable weather but were able to
spend several days showing Vivienne and Peter the boat and cruising
around the Ionian They decided they would like to buy the boat and
we were delighted! They are keen sailors and enthusiastic
about spending time in the Mediterranean so they are the ideal couple
to take over Gilly B! As their holiday came to an end and they flew
home to make all the necessary arrangements, we were able to
spend our last few weeks aboard our much loved
boat.
We had Susie on board for a short week just
before her birthday and the weather began to
improve. One of the first swims was
Graham having to snorkel under the boat with an extra bit of hose attached to
remove the rope cutter cover (accidently left in place) and to check the
stops that he had replaced in the propellor. It worked allowing him some
extra breathing space BUT DON'T try this at home! It is a bit dodgy
apparently!
On the 1st July Vivienne and Peter took over the
boat and spent a week with Graham going through the inventory and having more
sailing around the Ionian. They are keeping the name Gilly B and are
even taking over the blog!! We are so pleased that she has such
lovely new owners (see picture) and we wish them many more years and sea miles
and adventures with her.
Best Wishes
Gillian & Graham
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