Brits on holiday!

Ed in holiday spirits
Originally uploaded by rosailither.

After 8 days of peace and solitude at sea, we were invaded by four (and a half) Whittons in full holiday mode. We rose to the occasion and had fun swimming round the boat and basking on the beach, especially after Alice & Grace’s discovery of two abandoned lilos. We consumed large quantities of ice cream and rediscovered the joys of a real English breakfast. Maria found that pregnant sunbathing was made easier by digging a hole in the sand to accommodate the bump, a job which reduced Ed to a state of exhaustion, especially after Dave took him for an evening´s ‘short stroll’.
Los Cristianos is definitely a home from home for the British tourist, with cheap beer and steak ‘n’ chips on offer everywhere. The sun shines every day and the sea is finally warm enough to swim in. Amongst all this, David still managed to find somebody to mill a new prop shaft, which he installed within a week so we are now fully mobile again. We plan to stay here for another three weeks to catch up on a few small jobs before the big crossing in late November.