Sorry things went quiet
21 January 2012 | Marina Gloria, Rio
I've having trouble connecting through the satphone and I've been wasting a lot. of precious minutes, hence the silence.
After a great deal of not being able to make up my mind about what to do next, and where to go, we headed off for Rio, having had to sail 30 miles back to Salvador to get clearance, only to find it. was a public holiday. Damn these officials and their system.
Thinking thr engine problems were over, they resurfaced in Buzios- a smart. resort just north of Rio once favoured by Bridgette Bardot. Great place to buy Gucci but not so good for fuel pipe fittings. All our problems were the remsult of a pinprick hole in thr copper fuel pipe, in a conduit, underneath the galley. Repaired with Araldicte. Will probably outlive the boat now. So I am striking engine problems off the list of things to sort. All thanks to Al who brought his Cambridge e ducated analytical mind to bear on the problem. Mike mostly read the Daily Telegraph which seems to be delivered for free to his Kindle every morning for free! However, his efforts to keep morale high during the testing afternoon should not be underestimated.
More soon.