Monday 16th August
Got the boat ready for a 2pm departure this morning and then I prepared a huge
lunch for the four of us to have in the cockpit before we left. It’s been great to spend some time with
Tim and Asta here.
They will be going back to
Ireland tomorrow
so hope the storms stay away and they enjoy the rest of their stay. We will be heading into sunnier weather
according to the forecast. We set
off at 2 45 waved off by Tim and Asta on the pontoon and it was warm and cloudy
with hardly any wind.
The trip could take between 24 –
30 hours depending on the weather and sea state. To begin with the choppy sea slowed us
right down but it gradually calmed down the further out to sea we got. This will be our last overnight passage:
Max and the two boys arrive on Wednesday and the rest of the journey to
Barcelona will be short 3 or 4
hops. By evening our chart plotter
was showing an arrival time of 3 or 4pm – perfect for our plans to get the boat ready for 3
extra people. So far, no storms,
fishing boats or high waves so I’ve been able to have a leisurely read as we
motor along (thanks again to Asta for the Rough Guide to Spain). We weren’t
hungry until almost midnight so just
had a sandwich and some potato tortilla to keep us going through the night
watches.
