It’s back to the marina again and amazingly when we arrive there is a little man already under our boat taking off the sail drive seal and draining it of sea water. Progress.
Then the side window covers arrive and get fitted making the boat feel instantly cooler. However, it’s the little men doing the painting underneath that I want to see.
During the morning Basia arrives into the bay and we watch as she is brought out of the water on the Travel Lift. She is placed into position opposite us and for the first time you can see the tremendous damage that was done below the water line. If the bows were not constructed as foam filled ‘crumple zones’, neither she nor her crew would probably be here today. I meet up with the crew, Anna, Basia and Michael, in the bar when I am on yet another laundry run (wherever does it all come from?). Bev and Moe are also with them and will be staying on board in the boatyard until we are back in the water when they will transfer to Jeannius.
After lunch some men do arrive and start to rub down the hulls. They are the same crew who did the work before the World ARC and Mike finds them standing and admiring their work from last time. Just get on with this present job, guys. Every day we are delayed means another day’s hotel bill!
Rosemary and Maryann arrive in the afternoon and come over for a look at Jeannius. Maryann is at a loss to understand how one can live in those two thin hulls but once she sees the arrangement she is amazed at just how spacious it all is and how much storage is available.
Everyone goes back to La Sagesse in the evening, including the crew of Basia and Bev and Moe. Mike and I join them all on the beach for a swim before another nice long shower. We fully intend eating in our room but I plead when I see lobster on the menu again and Mike is easy to persuade. We both have dessert tonight!
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