Dawn and Domestic

Well it's not all toilets and polishing the domestic routines neeed to be attended to but the veiws from the back garden are fine.

Don' think I will be keeping up with the Jonses though...

Letting in Water

Well as I managed to get the loo going without shipping too much water yesterday, today I deliberately hosed fresh water in to my water tank.  It was a success! Well no leaks and the pump works and in fact looks to be fairly new.

Perhaps not an impressive site when you live in a house but out here on the ocean one has to be careful as water is also the enemy!

Anyway then I polished the floor after throwing the carpet out.

It looks lovely and a bit of moody lighting too :)

Tonight is the first evening that it has not been blowing a gale. The sound are very different I am not listening to the yacht straining at the mooring lines but to something gentle tapping in the rear storage facility, will have to go and sort that.

In other news I might be at the club on Monday if anyone else is going?

Toilet Time

I discovered that the toilet does not function.  I had it recofirmed that calcium loves all the wet bits of my yacht.  On the plus side I was bequeathed a brand new toilet by the previous owner.

The only thing that does not get replaced is the bowl.

It all gets very messy

I think you'll agree a fine throne !!

Moody Lighting

Sorry about the picture quality!  But I though I would give you an idea of the small amount of progress being made.  I have some LED strips to trial and apart from boat repair, maintenance and upgrade I have to fit my 'life' on to the boat and attend work etc.

So one side looks like that.... nice

And the other is getting some polish and mood lighting.

The more astute will spot bottles of white wine vinegar.  It's for the engine and I seem to have resolved a technology issue so will be able to provide more and better pictures... 

Boat Bits

Butyl tape to seal the windows.  New hinges for the ship's table.  Gorilla glue as I have heard great things about its' strength.  Enamel touch up to do some touching up :) 

Catch up Pictures

Hopefully I can upload these pictures, technology.... humph!

 She needs a polish and her bilge pump cleaned:

A bit of tent practice

The she produced a 'baby'

A bit of polishing

A yacht Petunia!

Bilge

Today was the first full day of boat work in Gibraltar.  It started trying out cockpit covers, then the dinghy then the bilge pump maintenance.

And the picture are refusing to upload, so just close your eyes and imagine the scene...

Yes,Yes,....No, No, No, Yes! And an Arrival

At last the day has come!  Lift booked, a choice of Captains a spare marinero and me.  It all came together; boat lifted, finishing touches applied, boat in water and crew aboard.  Then start the engine.... Errr... Start the engine...... Hmm batteries flat!  Boat plug does not fit the shore socket..  Ah ha! something I can do, pass me your plug and I'll put it on my lead.  Simples!  So a quick charge, motor starts and we set to sea :)

In the water and leaving Spain..

Land Ho!Well a large Rock :)

 

And safely tied up at Bert 211, Marina Bay.  The neighbourhood is not what it was.