“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

Friday, September 16, 2011


Sunday 11th September
It is only day 3 and we have already weathered a storm (at anchor), caught a floating mooring in the rudder and the automatic bilge pump in the engine room has failed. All of this is part of the game and we have learned something from it.
What we wish did not happen is that Julia cut her foot while exploring the rocks.  Cara who was cooking pasta transformed instantly into a surgeon with gloves and everything else. The cut was deep, it would probably have been stitched.  Cara cleaned it, closed it with steri-strips and dressed it. What’s more amazing is that after all this she still put on the table spaghetti perfectly “al dente”.
Crossing fingers for Julia’s speedy recovery as she won’t be able to get her foot wet for at least a week.

On a positive note, the storm proved that our new anchor holds well even in 20m depth; more importantly we wake up to a spectacular view, the water-maker is running smoothly so we can shower until our hearts are content and the girls are happy.  We started school today but it took all morning to cover one subject!

1 comment:

  1. Forza Julia, non preoccuparti se il taglio non ti permette di approfittare del mare. Tra qualche giorno sarai in piena forma e nuoterai come un delfino!

    ReplyDelete