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Jus'Do It 3 - watching the weather....



Wednesday 23rd July

Everyone’s getting the same weather warnings now so there’s an even greater demand on these berths. We hear numerous requests on the radio and there’s a waiting list – we’re definitely staying put! We can see from the cloud patterns that there’s a change afoot and a more wind in the air. Annie and Alex go off in the hire car to get the major shopping done, buy Ian a cheap watch and collect the laundry. Annie gives Alex a tense moment when she turns on to a road and drives on the wrong side headlong towards a lorry – luckily the lorry notices in time and Annie manages to pull up on the side – Alex generously blames the French for driving on the wrong side anyway…. Meanwhile Ian and Stewy are busy repairing a leak at the mast. Kevin’s hosing down the decks and Phil’s helping where he’s needed. Late morning the lads head off for a tour in the hire car leaving Alex and Annie on the boat to prepare for the voyage and clean the bilges. Early afternoon Alex gets the necessary photocopying done for Stewy leaving tomorrow then heads off to the Aquarium. Annie continues pottering around the boat – glorious peace and quiet. The diver comes to clean the bottom and the marina man arrives with the bolts Ian ordered to complete the mast job. When he and Stewy return they get on with the job .When they’re finished they get Kevin to hose hard round the mast – success. Well done the lads, they diagnosed the problem correctly AND managed a successful repair. The boat is soon looking ship shape again and we’re all getting ready to go out for Stewy’s last night - there will be tears! Unfortunately Stewy has to get up at 5.30am for a taxi to the airport so we don’t have a late one. Drinks and pizza round in Citron bay; Phil and Kevin head home first – the hard core stay out a bit later, then head home to say very fond farewells to Stewy – he’ll be gone in the morning,…. and very sorely missed .




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