Dry land at last thank goodness!! We arrived in Jolly harbour on 11th December in the morning in the pouring rain. We had to clear customs before going into the marina. There were a mega number of forms to fill in, a task which fell to me. I was dripping all over the customs office and was given a loo roll to dry on, to prevent dripping on the paperwork. It was nice to be met by familiar faces, participants and the organisers of the Blue Water Rally (BWR)...

We set off from Lanzarote on 17th of November. There was no wind so we motored to Fuerteventura and anchored overnight. Alex went for a swim next morning with a scrubbing brush and removed any weed from the waterline. We refuelled in Fuerteventura and finally set off on the Sunday evening. The wind was still very light so we bobbed around and didn't go far but we didn't want to use all our diesel at this early stage. We headed south for the Cape Verdes with...