Wedding Anniversary!!

Hello

Well yesterday we had another visit from the Rigger and bad news - apparently one of the cap shrouds is definitely showing signs of rust in a very small crack ( so small we had to use the magnifying glass!) anyway the advice is to change it completely so new wire was put in today. Peter called Jerry the Rigger in England to ask about warranty as all our rigging is brand new! He says the piece will have to go back to Selden in Sweden so the Riggers here will save the offending piece of rig for him to collect when he comes out to Las Palmas in November to inspect the ARC boats.Peter also had a new jammer fitted to the mast so we reckon all in all the rigger is going to want about 750 Euros so Peter has just gone off the find out the damage!!

It is our Anniversary today so we will treat ourselves to our first meal out since we arrived here in Las Palmas. There is a nice place overlooking the Marina so we will probably go there tonight.


Last night was quite noisy as the music from the night club could be heard until the early hours of this morning! All quiet and peaceful again apart from the regular ambulance sirens as the main hospital is just across from the Marina so all ambulances go there.

Yesterday we met an English guy called Brian who has a little wooden boat anchored outside the Marina and has lived on his boat for 12 years!! He has an Avon dinghy ( same brand as ours ) but a lot older and he says his valves are worn so that is why he dinghy des not hold air. Peter helped him lift the dinghy over he wall last night and he says there is a hole in the dinghy which is quite big! Brian told us he used to have a girlfriend with him but she was fed up of not being able to wear dresses etc so it did not last. He told us the flour here is OK to make bread he uses it and it works so will have to try today. We bought a couple of bags yesterday to experiment with.



Mike has e mailed to say he flies out to meet us in Tenerife on 15 October so in the meantime it is just the two of us! We have booked another week in the Marina as the spare Carr ends Peter needs are not due to arrive until Friday . It will cost 100 Euros to get them sent express delivery but Peter needs them so we will just pay.

Have a few tasks to do today - nothing too taxing- Peter is going to find the shower filter so he can remove my hairs which are making the pump slow to empty the tray. I will sand down and varnish the hatch surround in our cabin which will involve removing all bedding first so dust does not get into the sheets!!

Looking forward to a pleasant afternoon in the sun and a good meal out! Cheers to all at home!