Gijon
Sarah Grace goes to sea
Chris Yerbury and Sophy White
Wed 20 Jul 2005 15:12
July 16th 2005
We got to Gijon (Heecchhon) on
Saturday and immediately met two other boats with live-aboard
cruisers. So networking and information swapping has begun at
last. We know of four other boats heading our way, three with kids on
board. Lack of friends for Otti and Mimi is continuing to be a
problem, as we still haven't met up with live aboard kids. They have
compensated admirably by playing together loads and loads, sometimes
jammed on the cockpit floor with a blanket, whilst underway, and at other times
harnessed onto the cutter
sail boom.
This is a picture of Otti and Mimi
on the boom, coming into Spain, Santander, after crossing Biscay, which took us
two and a half days from Ile D'Yeu.
July 20th
As you have probably all gathered
I'm finding this web-site thing a bit of a challenge. Basically anything
with wires on it is mine to puzzle out, whilst Chris does ropes. Having
said that he changed the oil and filter on the volvo penta deisel engine,
sucessfully.....yesterday,( with lots and lots of cursing and swearing). We are
all learning new skills,I just wish that we had a radio to practice my transmits
on now that I am so overqualified with radio certificates.
Mimi says: 'Hi, I'm learning how to
swim. Otti's giving me swimming lessons. I know how to swim. I'm
learning how to knit and at the moment knitting a scarf for Mrs
Mounter'
Otti says: 'It's very boring
on the boat, on passages. I like swimming. I'm reading Harry Potter
and the half blooded Prince.'
Mimi says: 'If you see Fred say woo
and sponge to him'.