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Bimble - Log 1 Getting prepared



And so it begins for Rod, Freyja, Lucy, Stephen and myself on the lovely S/Y ‘Bimble'….our adventure and this our ARC log!
We have all had a fabulous time in Las Palmas so far most especially all the festivities, parties and getting to know our fellow ARC’ers in the build up to the ARC start next Sunday……So today we have had a busy and full day, storing the massive amount of provisions for 5 people for 21+ days. Also the jobs list is still long and we are still doing so much to sort the boat and get her ocean ready. This along with attending seminars, a working visit from ‘Raymarine’ to up date our AIS and show us some overlays, alarms etc that would be useful for our crossing. Andrew one of the ARC ‘yellow shirts’ also cycled over to finalise the last details of our safety inspection which we have passed with out any hitches….This all came after a hectic social evening last night, starting with the nightly ’Sundowners’, this particular one sponsored by ‘Admiral Insurance’. We then went to The Crew dinner put on by World Cruising Club at ‘Embarcadero’ restaurant . It was a very lively ‘bit of a do’, with fab Canarian food and fabulous company from the other crews…..in fact we stayed so long engrossed in chat that we were asked to finally leave because the staff want to pack up!!!….Oh dear…. So we are feeling pretty worn out overall but in a nice way and Stephen took a brief lull in his 'to do' list to indulge in some well needed R and R……
Nina



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