30/04/2012, Preveza
Finally into the water. Phew!
(Sorry, SailBlogs won't let me put the pictures in the right order but I'm sure you can work it out!)
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30/04/2012, Preveza
Out of her corner...
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30/04/2012, Preveza
Literally millimetres between boats on both sides....
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29/04/2012, Aktio
Sunday
Being on the hard is hard work. Every muscle aches. After spending most of the time available yesterday unpacking and baling out the water under the bed (doesn't seem to be as serious as it sounds), this morning has been about cleaning.
The deck was rather the worse for spending the winter in a field. Coated liberally in the usual sandy sludge it also had its share of autumn leaves. Weeds were even growing in some of the nooks and crannies. With only a trickle of water coming out of the hosepipe it took a lot of sweeping and scrubbing in the heat of the day to get her looking respectable. Neil has also re-marked the lengths on the anchor chain and I've tackled the disgusting heads - why are they always so bad when you come back to them after a break?
While I'm writing this Neil is trying to do something with the passerelle and I still have to reassemble the fore cabin ready for use when we launch tomorrow. Cleaning the interior will have to wait. It's just as well there's a good taverna here, is all I can say!
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29/04/2012, Aktio
The resident dogs keep producing the most adorable puppies. There was a litter of much the same age when we left in the autumn. Apparently they keep finding homes for them.
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28/04/2012, Aktio
Saturday
The return journey to Preveza went smoothly enough, marred only by a) booking the taxi to the wrong airport b) the pilot being stuck on the M6 and c) money grabbing taxi drivers and petrol stations giving the Greek people a bad name. So here we are back in Aktio and Seren Mór has made it through the winter as far as we can tell. Apart from, that is, water under the bed. She is due to be lifted in on Monday so that will be the real test.
Until then it's still life on dry land which I was grateful for when the wind kicked in last night. For those non-boaties who might be reading this blog perhaps I should explain that while the boat is out of the water it is still possible to live on board. Imagine yourself in a small flat. Now halve the size. Picture the flat suspended about 3 meters from the floor with access to the front door via a wobbly ladder propped up on a slippery grass bank. Can you imagine yourself living there for two or three days? OK. Now imagine that the fridge doesn't work and the sinks empty directly outside onto the grass below. Got the picture? Oh, and you can't use the toilet.
I don't live on the boat when it's on the hard. Lots do, and good luck to them, but I don't think I'm being unreasonable either. So when we heard that Aktio were planning to build some rooms over the reception for this very reason we were booked in as soon as we knew what date we were planning to return. We are the first ones to occupy the first room to be completed. It has a comfortable double bed, fridge, hob and small table along with the all-important bathroom. The decor is designed not to put the men off. We've already had someone looking around who is currently spending almost twice the cost on a hotel room in Preveza. I think the boatyard might be on to a winner once the ladies get to hear about it.
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