Dear Together people getting nice and salty.
It's better than old and sour.
So this morning got pretty salty. From the sea water, of course. Because I suddenly had work on the foredeck (you). Where overcoming salt water constantly tries to keep the foredeck wet. And it must be said, credit where credit is due, that works out nicely. The front halyards for the spinnaker booms and other functions were neatly screwed into the cutter furling jib at the top of the mast. That's a possibility, so why not? As a result, the furling jib jammed. That hydraulic system has about 120 bar of pressure, so a hose said 'you watch it, I'm not going to do it again at this age' and collapsed under the pressure. So everything was also covered in oil. Bought brand new hydraulic oil in Darwin. 10 euros per litre. Sigh. Fortunately, the stock of spare parts also includes a few hydraulic hoses and wonderfully they were mounted in a poop and a fart. Deck scrubbed, everything neatly made. Finished!
What a hassle. Nice job in the harbour. But with a dancing deck Bft 5 and overflowing water you wish everything didn't fall apart.
Never mind, the best misery is self-chosen misery.
Mark baked his crepes du arrivé au La Reunion and we ate them deliciously. We're not there yet, but a preview is welcome.
After eating, toileting had to be done and so the toilet became clogged. Soil the earth-moving machine. Is it Saturday or something? (My wife doesn't let me swear. It's amazing that such a ban goes so far..)
So after I was up to my elbow in the brown ………, etc, etc. (Thinking of all the others who would also like to use some prohibitions with this epistle), and that job was also done. En passant cleaned the entire toilet. How convenient.
That door to the salon was also very close to letting me get rid of some protruding phalanges, so I also prevented them from moving with a… string! If only we didn't have a rope. And I'm just standing on deck enjoying the fresh air.. the string of the first reef breaks. Oil shit, IT'S SATURDAY!
Greetings from the pirates.
