Sorry not to post yesterday; it all got a bit exciting. Much of the snagging list is now done, including the extra drain holes in the gas locker, for when the full water tank pushes the standard ones below water.
Peter Harper and I went and fetched Bessie Surtees, mooring her on the shop mooring (Kevin and Brian reckon it’s winter already, and they are not opening on Wednesdays now). This enabled the yard staff to fit her new deck (“cratch”) board, and Phil the gopher polished her starboard side.
Graeme, Cathy, Daniel and Alex arrived mid afternoon, and we spent the rest of the day being entertained by/entertaining them. I’m pleased to say that our arrangements in the study bedroom worked a treat. Daniel was thrilled with the pipe cot, and we rigged a hammock net alongside the berth so that Alex couldn’t roll out in the night.
It only took them a couple of hours to settle down after dinner, and the adults could have some quality time in the saloon.
We made a leisurely start this morning, and have acquired a load of photos of them all, from which I’ll create a Flickr album sometime soon.
The Ocado order arrived in good time, so we’ve been able to restock the wine cellar after the depredations of the Owners’ Weekend. Peter and Gill have left now, so we are the only ones left from that merry meeting; never mind, there’s always next year. Their departure meant that Bessie Surtees could come into the yard to have her port side polished. (She's just been sold, and her new owner wanted some repairs and tidying up done.)
We’ve settled down to enjoy some peace and quiet for the night, though a handy bit of work was put in drying out the stern bilge; tomorrow, some more snagging will be done, and we will be looking after some hirers for Islay, Peter and Susan having taken a week off for a well deserved holiday.
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