2/4/08

16:00

We had meetings with the yard this morning and we all agree the boat will probably have to be hauled.  The only way to do this is to get a crane to remove the mast so we can take the boat to a commercial yard where they have a rail system but unfortunately it means passing under a bridge with only 14 metres clearance.

Two men from Princess arrive tomorrow afternoon to inspect the situation and make their proposals. Nick Fletcher left us this afternoon and Niko leave a couple of days after I do. Friday afternoon I fly to Santiago in order to fly to Madrid on Saturday and on to Athens on Sunday.  After a week in Spetses I return to London for a day then go to Rotterdam for LES MISERABLES for a few days then back to London for almost a week prior to returning  here.  This blog will probably go pretty silent during this period although if there are any interesting developments on the repair front I will post an entry, otherwise you all get a few weeks off until we start the next Act in The Pacific.

I enclose a few photos of the yesterday’s trip up the Valdivia River; Up market Fishing boats, a wreck that didn’t  pay attention to the  green marker, various views, our much used  pilot book and a mascot which has mysteriously appeared and  disappeared.