On Our Way to Gibraltar
21 September 2013 | La Herradura
Ange
Back into the water on Wednesday morning after having our rigging checking & altered by Chris from Almerimar Marine Services - he has a great source of information & help regarding our sanding & antifouling and also the water maker installation. We were given our berth in the marina at 1pm & spent until 4pm cleaning the topside of Pannikin. She was so filthy & it was lovely to have her clean again.
Thursday, Steve completed the water maker installation while Ange did laundry & cleaned down below. We stocked up on provisions & had Susie & Jeremy over for a farewell dinner. The temperature in the Weber got a little hot as Steve talked & talked (and also a few beers!) and the next thing we knew there were flames shooting out of the BBQ. Our poor chook's bum was on fire & the casserole dish it was sitting in broken in three... no problem... BBQ off, chook transferred to another dish, BBQ back on & all well. We will be purchasing another dish in Gibraltar! We had a great night - if we don't catch up with Susie & Jeremy in Gib, we will definitely see them in the Caribbean. Best of luck with your repairs - we hope you are back in the water soon.
Friday we left Almerimar feeling a little sad, but happy to be on our way again. We really enjoyed Almerimar - it's a nice little town. We had a nice sail with spinnaker up for most of the day & spent the night on anchor in La Herradura. We will spend a day or two here finishing our reading for the ARC & getting a provisions list ready for shopping at Gibraltar. We are finding the preparation for the ARC a little daunting, but making our way through it slowly.