Gran Canaria
From Puerto Calero a short hop around the corner saw us arrive at Marina Rubicon on the S coast of Lanza. A lovely place: Well sheltered, clean, helpfull staff, plenty of supermarkets, cafes etc and a nice atmosphere. We were moored directly next to a snack bar & we ate out there one evening, pigging out so much on tapas that we had enough left for lunch the next day!
We also got a lot of work done, inc. some provisioning & dis/reassembling the windvane which had become somewhat seized.
Some pleasant evenings with neighbours Eva & Daniel were also enjoyed. It was nice to meet another young couple with a small boat & swap stories (their Biscay dismasting and helicopter rescue being the best (worst!) story by far!).
On the 22 Nov we left for Puerto Pasito Blanco on the S coast of Gran Canaria. Really a fine passage: Sailing the whole way, averaging just under 5 knots & a bright moonlit night. We did have an electrical fault though, which meant sailing with no nav lights - luckily there were few ships about but not a nice feeling anyway.
It could be that I was a little sunstroked as well as tired when we arrived here & that didn't help with first impressions, which were not good. There is nothing here! Ok, just a small shop, no bar, no internet (we had to get the bus to Maspalomas today) and an awkward "lazy line" mooring system. Still, after a good night sleep we are feeling refreshed & ready to make the most of it. We will hire a car on Monday for a trip to Las Palmas for chandlry stuff.
Skipper & 1st mate sat down yesterday eve & had a serious talk about our plans. Most important question was "Do we really want to do the nearly 1000 M passage to the Cape Verdes?". The answer is a unanimous "yes", but we feel that, at this stage, it is an informed decision & not just us being gung-ho.
We also got a lot of work done, inc. some provisioning & dis/reassembling the windvane which had become somewhat seized.
Some pleasant evenings with neighbours Eva & Daniel were also enjoyed. It was nice to meet another young couple with a small boat & swap stories (their Biscay dismasting and helicopter rescue being the best (worst!) story by far!).
On the 22 Nov we left for Puerto Pasito Blanco on the S coast of Gran Canaria. Really a fine passage: Sailing the whole way, averaging just under 5 knots & a bright moonlit night. We did have an electrical fault though, which meant sailing with no nav lights - luckily there were few ships about but not a nice feeling anyway.
It could be that I was a little sunstroked as well as tired when we arrived here & that didn't help with first impressions, which were not good. There is nothing here! Ok, just a small shop, no bar, no internet (we had to get the bus to Maspalomas today) and an awkward "lazy line" mooring system. Still, after a good night sleep we are feeling refreshed & ready to make the most of it. We will hire a car on Monday for a trip to Las Palmas for chandlry stuff.
Skipper & 1st mate sat down yesterday eve & had a serious talk about our plans. Most important question was "Do we really want to do the nearly 1000 M passage to the Cape Verdes?". The answer is a unanimous "yes", but we feel that, at this stage, it is an informed decision & not just us being gung-ho.
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