Hello again! We are in Mallorca, in Andrax, currently anchored in the inner harbour on 3 anchors. How did we come to be here? Well, Alberto and Manolo finally finshed our steering to all of our satisfaction on Monday 25th of Feb (I think) and we filled up our new tanks with diesel (no leaks - hooray) and set off to try out the autopilot and the steering. It all worked well, and as there was a favourable breeze and we had paid up and packed up the dingy and the bi...

Well far from kicking our heels and tapping our fingers we have managed to have a lovely time while waiting for our steering to be finished. (Although I have to say HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE!!!)We have crossed lots of jobs off our to do list (mostly John really), diesel tanks have arrived and are fitted (no leaks!) and we have even fitted new filler capes in the cockpit.We have also done lots more sightseeing in Barcelona - including the chocolate museum (mmmmmmmmmmm...

On my list of things to do before we leave Port Ginesta was 'update blog'. So here we go! We are paid up here until 15th Feb, when we intend to head to Mallorca. We have done a lot of the easier jobs, we've run the engines, topped up oil etc, fixed the log, cleared out a lot of the cubbys and spaces that get cluttered when double helix becomes a house boat, washing all the bedding while we have access to a washing machine…blah blah blah! I have managed to r...

HAPPY 2008 - FELIZ DOS MIL Y OCHOWe've survived and enjoyed 2007 and the stress and joy of changing our lifestyle, so now we're looking forward towards our travels this year. We still have some work to do on the boat (the forestay is lying on the quay side and the self steering remains unfixed/replaced) but our discussions are moving on to future plans. Dad Douglas and Pamella have been with us over the festive period, which has been a great help since I broke a ...

We have paid for a month here at Port Ginesta - which means we will be here over Christmas while Ian and Pamela visit. We did leave here after a week and try our luck further north. We had aimed to leave at about 7am to make the best of the wind for the day (which was forecast to be strongly against us in the afternoon). However, Ellen woke up at about 5.30 (wet bed) so we thought that we might as well set off then. It was absolutely freezing!!! Even with layers ...