Hi all
Well David has left this morning and handed the boat over to me and after a good clean and sort through we moved her to the outer marina to fuel up and get her ready for her Biscay crossing. Sue has been up the mast checking the rig and we took some picies of her which I hope to have up soon.
The weather has been calming down since my arrival and is now quite balmy with a fresh breeze from the south west dying as I write. The winches have been stripped the fuel filter drained and the heater got working after patrick and I sucking diesel through the tiny pump to prime it. So all is well and the plan is to leave La coruna after lunch as the wind will be a bit calmer and still blowing from the south west. An anticyclone is building over biscay so we may even get to put the spinnie up which would be fab.
The town of La courna are still cellebrating the festival of begining of lent, all week end and yesterday the whole town has been partying with fire works and dancing on the streets. It seems it is important to dress up in costume as everybody from babys to grannys were in fancy dress. Streamers fillled the streets at night and different bands and singers provided loads of entertainment for all on the narrow avenues.
Gerry from Adrigole Arts has joined the crew for the last leg back home and he has fitted in with the rest of the guys and was busy stripping a winch as I left. Gerry is taging along to build up some more miles and will be taking the Yacht master exam with the others in March.
Will sign off for now and will re contact again in Camaret Sur Mer. Vive La France and Biscay here we come.
Niall
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