The last week or two have been quite fraught really. On the positive side, we have located the holes in the toerail across the transom to fit the Aries. Then, after removing the strip of teak across the aft end of the cockpit coamings we also found the holes for the rest of the vane gear so we should be able to proceed with that once we have some blocks of wood to build up the mountings on the toerail and we will finally have a wind vane.
I have also removed two of the hatches and after buying a load of plywood from Robbins Timber in Bristol will be replacing the rotten plywood in them.
I would show photos but forgot to take the camera down last weekend.
On the other hand, we have had a bit of a blow to our plans since Audrey's employers have backtracked on offering her two months off work. Most likely option is that we will still aim to get the boat to Gibraltar/La Linea but she will only be on board for a month while we cruise Galicia and down to Lisboa. I will then seek out other crew for the rest of the trip round to Gibraltar. This was all very tedious but is just one of those things you have to deal with.
We aren't going down this weekend but I will fill up with photos the following weekend for everyone's interest and enjoyment.
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