getting very close now. Tried to get Perry up the mast the other day, but failed miserably. So he made a few adjustments, and so on Monday had another go....
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| And there he is poor boy, up the mast sorting out a halyard for the cruising shute. |
On Wednesday we did our final shakedown cruise before the big event, which consisted of sailing round the Island. Left at 8.30, great conditions, ate our way all round. Took 10 hours, Bertie was pretty fed up most of the time. Only two other boats on the south side of the Island.
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| Going round the Needles - take a left hand round |
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| And here we are the other side of the Needles, just to prove we did go round |
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| And here is St Catherine's lighthouse on the extreme South Side of the Island - no turning back now. |
Tomorrow we are off to Gin's Farm on the Beaulieu River, before moving and loading the boat Tuesday and Wednesday. Bertie has had his hair cut and suffered the injections at the vet.
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Love that photo of the needles from the sea. You don't often see it from that angle. Not long now. Looked after Ella yesterday. She has gone home with a fat lip, scratched nose and arm. Fell over clambering on the stairs in the garden!
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