The heat of this summer made work in the engine room
uninviting at best, but nonetheless Ford & Lehman received thorough
servicing and oil changes, as did the gear boxes, a new fuel pump to port, stern
glands were adjusted and everything from engine batteries to water tanks was
fixed down for travel.
We did a couple of sea trials, the first only to the fuel
quay, the second out and about when we encountered Steve on a run in his big
boat tender – thanks for the photos Steve, it’s a shame the deck hand hadn’t
brought in the fenders :-(
There was plenty of land based work required to prepare our
move, for which we had a willing volunteer – Dad came to stay for a week and
did 2 van runs to Port St Louis to move the contents of our shipping container
from Biot to Port Napoleon, as well as making a generous gift of our new
inflatable tender, after the sad demise of the Y-Emma. We had a lovely day
moored of the Iles de Lérins together (*see separate post under Travels), with swimming,
paddle boarding and Moules Frites to celebrate a fantastic week, & Dad’s
birthday. Thank you Dad!
Not that J did nothing, you understand – there was also
plenty of admin required, including securing a new mooring, selling the Antibes
one, post forwarding, etc. Having had no interest in the berth, we left it with
the Capitainerie to rent over the winter period.
So, despite a rather manic build up, we were ready for the
off as planned, on September 19th!
Yee-ha!
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