Laundry day
Island Wanderer
Peter and Avril Brookes
Tue 24 Aug 2010 19:10
As we prepare to leave the boat, we got on with
some more jobs on board. Peter and Avril hosed down the genoa then the staysail
and dried them before lowering and folding them for storage. Another boat on the
pontoon followed suit and used the specially cleaned pontoon beside our boat to
fold their spinnaker. Unfortunately a gust caught their sail, taking their
baby with it and almost depositing him/her into the water. It took four of us to
control the sail and prevent further mishap.
Cleaning the pontoon to fold the sails
on
Rehoisting the genoa to dry
Our original cleaning method wasn't going to work
on the main, so we sent Helen up the mast in the bosun's chair with the hose. It
worked a treat, but what we didn't realise was the overspray went down the
windscoop into the forecabin of a boat a little downwind of us. We only found
out when the couple sleeping there came out.
Slave
labour or
what?
We think the slave actually enjoyed herself
(Notice 180* change of wind direction? Very typical
of our med experience, if there's any wind at all.)
Avril continued to make UV resistant hatch covers
for the overhead hatches. 3 down, 3 to go. We are surprised how quickly the UV
starts to to degrade plastics and other synthetics. Peter has serviced the
engine and changed the engine and gearbox oil.
We enjoyed another lovely day of sunshine,
realising that when we come home we have UK weather to contend
with!
Tomorrow will be a big clean up, in preparation for
taking the boat out of the water at 8am on Thursday morning. And that will be
the end of "Our Big Adventure; Part1"