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One week later and we’re still here… Contrary to reports in the Express and Echo we weren´t swamped with sea water in the storm, we were safely sheltering in the harbour!
We’re still waiting for the motor for the watermaker to be repaired. It was meant to take two days but Spanish time seems to run slower than normal. We should be used to this by now. A three day delivery from the local chandlery took three weeks to arrive, as did a 4-day delivery from the States (our sewing machine). No wonder two months have gone by since our arrival…
In the meantime, we’ve been busy with improvements and alterations on board. We’ve finished the square sail, despite a recurring problem with the (new) machine – a cast iron part keeps breaking. We´ve made more storage space below and made room for Dave´s newly aquired equipment. We’ve also had a go at scuba diving in the harbour.
We’ve abandoned the idea of Cape Verdes for Christmas and decided to stay here and meet up with Dave’s old mate Mike Barrows, who’s coming out on Tuesday.
The first boats we saw leave have now arrived in the Caribbean but we’re certainly not the last boat here, in fact new boats are still arriving. We have met people from France, Belgium, Germany, Finland and Norway and are looking forward to a sociable Christmas with our fellow boaters.
And we wish the same to everybody back home. Merry Christmas!!