Underway

We're finally on the way again! As much as it was a perfectly effective and much needed working pause we got in Port Ginesta, we were dying to get further away from Barcelona. None of us really feel like we've gone far away from home before we have gotten out of the Mediterranean, so it feels nice to proceed with the journey, again. We're nicely cruising along downwind and hoping to reach somewhere close to Tarragona tonight.

Weather is perfect: clear blue sky, warm sunshine, 24C degrees (75F), fresh air - just what makes life worth living on the sea. Couldn't ask for anything more today!

P.S: Don't forget to follow our steps on the tracker! /T

Still in Ginesta

We have a sort of an issue. We are stuck here. Although we wish to proceed, we're still having so incredibly much to do that we can't leave. Or we can but at the same time we wish to finish with at least a couple of the thousands of pending stuff still to check off from our list.... Port Ginesta is also one of the best harbors we visited in the Mediterranean so far and we're very happy to stay here. They have everything available. All types of workshops, welders, wood-shops, shops with all types of spares, clean and fresh laundry facility, OK restaurants and a grocery store etc.. We were really supposed to leave last night but things got in the way, and now we were supposed to leave today but more things got in the way... and it's never ending. Hopefully making some progress on this world tour of ours, tonight. Just need to clean the dinghy, organize the washed clothes and replace a couple of lines... 

A berth for a 35' (10,5 m) boat costs 27 Euros a night, which should be considered as a bargain in Spain. There is free wireless Internet included in that price, as well as water and electricity.

/Taru

Overweight

We're still in Ginesta. The weather has been perfect for the last couple of days, but we have had sooo much to do that we've decided to stay here until tonight to get back on track. Doesn't matter much for the progress though as we'll need to await the new sails in Gibraltar anyway. At the moment we're changing the cap shrouds, which we just received the parts for (yes, we're still in Spain, remember, everything takes time here) and later on we'll start the serious cleaning number two - which means that everything that is not mega ultra necessary to bring with us around the world, will get dumped off. The waterline stripe is in a critical situation as is the ability to maneuver the boat -  so we'll need to get off at least 500 kilos weight (1.100 pounds) before heading anywhere further. This means my wine is in major danger!!! /T

Our new family member

This is our new dinghy. With the new Suzuki outboard motor. Working really well compared to the other disaster we had, with heavy wooden planks in the floor making it super heavy. This one is so light you can lift it up one person from the water onboard to the boat. And it's fast too with the v-shaped keel. We're loving it! 

Day 2 - Relaxing times

We're still in a bit of a dizzy mode from all the work, sleepless nights and countless dinners and parties we've attended lately. So tonight we're having the most quiet and calm night in months. Alex is slowly  organizing inside of the engine room while I'm laying in the saloon like a half dead, unable (and uninterested in) to move anywhere. Reading an old classic and eating the Swedish candy that my dear friends brought on Saturday. Let's call it a day with the smooth voice of Marvin Gaye. /T