Graham
06/11/2008, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
So here we
are in Las Palmas for the start of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, the ARC as
it is known. This is a BIG marina; spaces for 1250 boats, and it appears to be
full. Luckily, we were booked in a month ago so no problems with our arrival.
We got here at noon today after a 6pm departure last night from Gran Tarajal. A
reasonable passage of 80 miles, but quite bouncy. We were certainly glad to
finally get behind the breakwater and the boat levelled out enough to get the
kettle on for a decent cup of tea! We fuelled up on arrival and discovered that
we had used 19 pounds worth of fuel in the last 500 miles of sailing! I think
we can honestly say that we are helping with minimising carbon footprints... We
have had an excellent meal out tonight; a kebab with a beer, with waiter
service! We're all tired after the night crossing, so an early night tonight
and a fresh start tomorrow. Our next sail will be 2700 miles and our longest
yet, but we have to get in at least 20 parties yet here in Las Palmas, so we
are having a quiet night in with a film....and a bottle of fine, red wine that
cost 2 Euros....and no doubt, a packet of Rennies to offset the cheap red wine!
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