Sorry for so few postings lately. We have been preparing ourselves, the house and garden, the cats, and Petillant to head south to Spain. Getting things wrapped up to sail off for 2 months takes a bit of coordination. Boat parts, charts, and reading material had to be ordered. The boat needed stocking. Eight days ago we arrived at Port Medoc without the cats intending to clean up the boat in peace and do a shakedown cruise to Ile de Re. Then we would come back to Port Medoc and park the boat for a few days while we went back home to pick up all the stuff we forgot to bring along this trip and get the cats. But we are still at port and nowhere near a shakedown cruise.
RXC found that the shaft seal was leaking and we had to order a new one which means coming out of the water to change it. And then we thought: why not get other work done while we are out? We were hauled today but not all of the work could be finished because more parts are needed. So we have to wait until next Tuesday for the parts to arrive to compete the work before our departure. Now we are considering going back home tomorrow. Then we will pack up again this time with the cats and return to be here and ready to cast off on Tuesday or Wednesday.
So as we will not be land based for awhile we are shifting our postings over to Petillant-at-sea.blogspot.com
Visit us as we begin our European sailing adventures.
