Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Pictures


Could this be the new home?? Requires work the brochure said! On the bank of the river next to the tasting houses of Porto! Chris just thinking of the work to be done.
To all of you who have asked, no there are no photo's of the Biscay crossing, I was too busy being sick, we have not yet encountered sea monsters but promise to keep you posted and no there may at some point be photo's of the haircut. Love from us both xx

Portugal

Well, finally, package arrived, weather fine and we managed to leave Spain behind and arrived in Leixoes, 10 miles from Porto on Saturday 11th September, in time for Fionna to join us on the Sunday (we had told her we would be in Lisbon, so she had an epic journey to find us). I celebrated my birthday on Monday exploring (and tasting)Porto. On Tuesday we moved South to Figueiro da Foz, (50 miles not a lot of wind), the plan is to leave here Thursday early for Peniche (60 miles), and then the weather looks favourable to head to Maderia Friday. A little behind schedule but whatever....

Friday, 10 September 2010

Friday 10th September

I didn't realise how difficult is was going to be to get internet connection, but her we are again.. Moved south by 140 miles and now in Baiona (still Spain) we are waiting for some papers to come from home..Royal Mail took extra money for 2 day delivery and then said that once passed to Spanish post they had no control but if we didn't have it by the end of September they would look into it for us (!) Well it has been traced and we are waiting for it here in Baiona, could be worse places. This coast is just fabulous, and the further south we go the more people we are meeting and the exchange of info is good, Chris is enjoying his ''networking". I am enjoying the weather and beginning to get into the life aboard, still getting seasick at the beginning of a journey but recovering quite quickly and Biscay is now a distant memory.
Hopefully the package will arrive and we are able to move tomorrow and get into Northern Portugal and begin the next leg.

I have a request for you all to send me an email as my address book has been compromised and I have no back up, we are on the same address as usual sulayacht....... . I look forward to hearing from you all. I will try to send pictures next time.

Hi Roseann you remember I didn't want the short haircut? well my Spanish isn't very good and I think the hairdresser was having a laugh!

Love to all xxx

Wednesday, 1 September 2010


Wednesday 1st September
We are still in La Coruna Marina having decided to take a few days to wait for mail from the UK, sort the boat, have a sail altered and just become tourists. Our new plan is to leave here on Friday/Saturday and head South. x As you see Chris is taking this tourist bit serious!