Monday 5 May 2008

Alcoutim, Rio Guadiana

Sunday reunion with friends from Gelves


SUNDAY 4 MAY 208

There had been quite a lot of water in the bilges yesterday, which may have come from the engine or the fresh water system. We spent the morning emptying the cockpit locker and trying to expose pipes to see if there were any leaks. Roger found a leak on the engine, which he repaired. We couldn’t see any more, so will have to wait until we get to Isla Christina to sort out the fresh water problems. We had a well deserved lunch on the terrace of a cafĂ© run by an English couple overlooking the river.

About 4 p.m. we canoed over to see Carol and John on Taio. Verna and Anna from Sailaway were there, and also Julian, Bea and Diana from Gelves! It was like the Sunday reunions we used to have by Diana’s boat in Gelves. Bea’s family has got a holiday home in Mazagon and they come down most weekends in the summer. Julian, Bea and Diana left about 7 p.m. and the rest of us went to the riverside bar for a beer, and then Carol and John came back to our boat for coffee.
We  often used the canoe instead of our dinghy


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello there, Sheila,
Are you no longer blogging? I cannot find anything after this date...
Hope you are well.

mimi