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Meryon.bridges
Sun 22 Nov 2009 23:45
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27.44N: 15.36W: Pasito Blanco, Gran
Canaria
Dear All, We are now poised for departure on the
trans-Atlantic leg having done the last minute shopping, etc. We'll fuel
and pay tomorrow morning and the sail to the most south westerly island in the
group, La Hierro, about 120 miles away. After a night there
there will be nothing between us and either Barbados or
Antigua. Wish us luck with the weather, which our forecast says will be
pretty benign for the first few days at least.
All on board are in fine spirits. A drive
this afternoon took us to the highest point on this very dramatic island, 6000ft
above the sea. The road down was not one you'd like to to take home from
the pub on a Saturday nightbut we got back safely and lad a last meal
ashore.
Touch wood the boat seems pretty much ready now so
if noboby breaks anything we'll be setting off in good shape. We hope to
post messages on this site every few days though in all truth there may not be
much to report apart from the huge fish which Peter Holden is planning to catch
daily.
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