Friday 15 June
After two years languishing in the stern stowage area, a lack of laundry facilities at this marina necessitated a return of the twin tub washing machine system on the back step, for a day of handwashing for Mate. It’s actually a very practical arrangement, as there is a hot water shower on the port side (doubtless included by the thoughtful designer for post-open water swim sessions), and the matching purple buckets fit snugly side by side on the middle step, so Mate doesn’t tire her back too quickly, bending to the task in hand.
The day was again warm enough that a quick squeeze and drip dry did not leave items so wet for lack of a spin dryer that they took much longer than normal to dry. Skipper supervised from a safe distance, under the pretext of sourcing suitable lengths of rope with which to weight pieces of mosquito netting for all my opening hatches – Mate’s next job…