Sunday 17 July
Skipper set up his mobile workshop on my back step to fit the new parts to my baby sister’s outboard engine, much to the surprise of the local boys, who were surprised my owners seemed to be “having work done – on a Sunday”. Frustratingly it turned out to be only a partial repair, but he also sorted out my bow navigation lights, so I’ll be visible on night passages again. Mate was also busy in the galley, baking bread and cake as well as washing…again. Smoked salmon and beans salad for supper by candlelight in the cockpit, as the saloon temperature was a sticky 29˚C. We basked in a stunning sunset before the crew showered on the back step under an almost full moon.