Can you believe it that after 3000 miles and 3 weeks on the sea I have arrived in Newport with almost the rest of the fleet and its pouring with rain. I woke up this morning and all I wanted to do was curl up under a duvet and go back to sleep. Not a good day to work on the tan!! Thankfully after a wonderful BBQ hosted by John (a friend of the race) the clouds broke and once again the sunshine came out. I finally had a chance to dry out my sails and do a bit more work on the boat. I serviced my winches and did a little bit more work to turn the boat into a cruiser! Having never cruised anywhere I am not really sure what this is, But I bought a bit American Esky (cool box) to try and get into the spirit of cruising. I also went to the very famous nautical book store The Armchair Sailor and bought myself a cruising guide of the Azores!! What fun. I cant wait... Dolphins and Whales galore...
Tomorrow we have our official reception here, and so hopefully Mike Collins a fellow Lymington-ite will be finishing in time for a beer!! Mike, I will keep a cold for you! But for now, I believe we have the unofficial skippers pub crawl, Barry and Will... I am coming!!
Hannah
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