Fortunately the winds lightened, although on occasion we’ve had storms packing in excess of 30 Kts come over us and the torrential rain has continued on and off since.
There was, however, enough time for Roy to dinghy ashore on Sunday afternoon to dispose of the garbage and collect a few parcels from the marina office, one of which included a new snorkel set for Elaine and fins for Roy, given that our current ones have all but disintegrated.
Afterwards we passed the afternoon designing a whimsical and fun “boat stamp”, something we’ve never bothered with before, but it seems to be more extensively needed as we continue west, especially those countries, where paperwork is paramount.
Unfortunately yesterday, Elaine was having an “off” day, but given the rainy, overcast weather, it was the perfect excuse for her to crawl back to bed to shake off the fatigue. While she was warm and snug, though, Roy decided to brave the weather and enjoy a long walk ashore. When Elaine surfaced around lunchtime she found Roy back onboard and baking up a storm in the galley; gluten-free chocolate muffins for her and a “tres leche” cake which he hasn’t baked in years.
Today we’d hoped the weather would hold off long enough to allow us to dinghy ashore for a walk and morning coffee, but no such luck. Instead, Elaine forced herself to start her review of yet another yacht insurance policy for our “backup passage” before the both of us got stuck into cleaning the helm station and surrounding rubber trim, since Mother Nature was kind enough to provide us with a surplus of rain water for the job.
Then after a nice shower, Elaine settled down to enjoy an afternoon matinee in the comfort of her bed. It’s a little difficult to describe what Roy did with the rest of his time today, but it’s fair to say he’s trying to find the end of the internet again, besides enjoying a chat to Craig, off Il Sogno.
