A day of maintenance.

Ola, or if you prefer Hello!. We have spent most of the day in the marina here at Baiona. We had a couple of jobs to catch up on. Glynn has fixed our radar system, we have topped up 'Cariad' with fuel including filling two 20 litre cans to prepare for our anticipated long next leg, which, depending on conditions could be a marathon 2 day non stop sail.
Hilary (Cuddles) and Martin (The Wallet) are up at the local supermarket attempting to buy essential provisions for this next leg so hopefully they will return soon with supplies of beer, wine, brandy, port and possibly food!
As 'shipwright' on this boat (and god goes she need one) I have spent the morning rubbing down one of the cockpit floorboards using wire wool. These boards are made of teak and should be rubbed down each year and treated to a coat of teak oil. (hope you are all learning something here). The last time they were treated was when Cariad was built by Westerly which was in about 1985, way before blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Ipods, and Kia cars.So there was a bit to do.
Anyway this is my first ever blog. Bit of a milestone really, like your first pint or your first girlfriend, except I can't remember that far back.
Can I say hello to my lovely wife Carol and my son Anthony.
Cheers all, Peter.