No Parts As Yet

Anchored outside the marina at Las Palmas

The parts have not yet arrived, and it is an anxious time. Pete has been hearing horror stories from other boats down there waiting for shipments of things, and apparently it is quite normal for stuff to be sent to Madrid and stuck there for at least a week. Anyway he made a phone call to Silette this morning and they kindly tracked the consignment and it is showing as having arrived in Las Palmas. So a bit more digging and Pete now has the address and phone number of the local office so he is hoping to find out some more today. The hanging around is getting to them, as it is not an ideal anchorage, quite awkward for getting ashore, and they have had no wind for a week which means power onboard has become a huge problem. They are running the engine to try and keep the essentials going but it is a pain. It will be a huge boost if they parts arrive today, and the new crew should turn up tomorrow. He is a Canarian called Augustin, and is in his early thirties. He has quite alot of experience and speaks 5 languages so he will prove very useful if they get to the stage of negotiating with the boatyard about lifting out the boat. So, in theory things can only get better!