2012 Atlantic Preparations
Malua is still at 28:07.84N 15:25.48W at Las Palma on 19/11/2012
Over the last few days be have received 12 kg of various cuts of meat
beautifully vacuum bagged and frozen from the butcher JP Rosper on the
ground floor of the market. I am about to turn the stewing steak
and mince into preprepared meals. We also purchased fruit and veg
from the stalls in the market. We spread the risk of getting a
bad lot by not buying a single type (lemons) from one supplier.
We have 20 lemons from 4 suppliers. Hopefully they will last the
distance. We did that with potatoes, onions, red and green
tomatoes and all the other vegetables we need. There was however
one bad apple in the lot so we had to eat that today!
The citrus and cabbage, cauliflower are no hanging in a string hammock
in the main saloon while the onion are in a dark bag away from the
potatoes which do have to see the light not to sprout.
Yesterday I finally got the generator to work with the new impeller -
purchased locally, and I installed the membrane in the water-maker and
I made my first fresh water from the sea. I only made 20 l but
that took 20 minutes so it looks as if we will have more than enough
water on the passage. Having been at anchor for a week the
batteries are low so we will have to run the gen and motor before we go
to recharge the reserves.
The weather forecast looks good. I listened to a westward net on
8131 at 0830 UTC. Three vessels checked in on passage towards the
Cape Verde. They have had good winds over the stern and the sea
has been flat. I just hope that lasts over the next few days.
Today the last of the fuel and water from the Marina, then lift the RIB
on to the deck and we will be off just after first light tomorrow.
