All So Soon

Ahoy,

it's all a bit stressful at the moment. The intention is to leave in 72 hours and there is still so much to do.
Life always seems to find a way to redefine one's plans, at the moment my bank seems to have an issue, the Ol' Girl needs feeding and watering and right now the cupboards are bare. I am confident that everything will be ok for the off, my plan was to be busy up to the point of leaving, this it seems will not be a problem.
The Ol' Girl it has to be said is feeling less worried about the crossing than myself, my belief in the Ol' Girl and our partnership is not too much of an issue, my ability to cope with my own company for thirty days is. I will have plenty to do everyday and very occasionally I will be able to phone some family and friends, a few minutes a week is possible, anymore and I will be in danger of not having myself any air time in case of emergency, I may be able to send receive email, all this aside I will probably grow tired of my own company and probably learn too much about myself.
Another thing that is lowering my spirits at the moment is having to say goodbye to yet more excellent people and another beautiful island with only the unknown spreading out before me.

Castillo

Ahoy,

as promised some pictures of my dear friends in Castillo, together with some very wise words.

Dreams are dreams only if you sleep

Now a new sun is coming

A sun that you have never seen

Open your eyes,

stand up and look around.

Now you know.

Be calm, think and learn,

and most important,

enjoy.

Always remember:

you can do it.

Good luck my friend.

Capt. Andres

Stay Positive

Ahoy,



a break from the Blog seems over. It is true the Ol' Girl and I have not known what to say for some time now. Some of the time no WiFi caused this, however,most of the time I had no idea what to say.

We are meeting and having to say farewell to so many like minded and kind people that this is something I would have tried to mentally prepare for before leaving the UK. I have realised that it is a part of sailing life, and it is more difficult than we ever imagined it could or, would be.

Add to this some concerns about the single handed crossing and a personnel financial crisis just before leaving, not to mention not doing as well as I had hoped in the fund raising department, all this combined left me feeling I did not have much to say.

As I have said before in the absence of light only darkness remains, if I had not had the help from the people I have met along the way as well as some family and friends from my past this adventure would have been left in the dark long ago, despite what I have accomplished on my own, without the better people of the world I think I would have failed already.

These two weeks before the crossing will be a most challenging time, I have to fill the Ol' Girl with, food, water and more water, sort out some spares and stay positive, not to mention try and raise more awareness as far as the fund raising is concerned.