The night before the morning after.

Today has been the day for getting the boat ready. Fuelled up, watered up and two beef Ras-al-halout's prepared for en route. Its great to buy really good spices but I 'chickened out' and  bought sealed ones, didn't fancy the open ones after seeing a hedgehog pelt covering one tub.

We found a large supermarket yesterday on the outskirts of Sale.

Sugar loaf

 We passed huge shanty towns, of immigrants from the countryside. The shacks were built of wattle and daub with reed roofs, desperately poor areas but they all had satellite dishes.

I am surprised how finding a supermarket for provisioning becomes so important and I never thought I would become an expert on plastic boxes!  I could never manage without 'lock lock'!



Tristan has been mending the main sail. I've been cleaning. We treated ourselves to wonderful almond paste  petite-fours for en route. Its back on the wobble board tomorrow!

I'd recommend this marina to anyone...the pilots have been excellent, marina staff friendly, clearing procedure by the police and customs was stress free and the marina very secure.  Tristan  gave feedback to the marina today and when pressed to recommend any possible improvements, commented on the showers.....turns out he'd been using the public ones! To think I've spent a week showering on the boat!

We leave early tomorrow and after clearance by the police and customs we are off to Lanzarote. I'm looking forward to the Canaries...... I've spent so much time whale watching on other peoples boats it will be great to be on our own.