It is 1520 hours Spanish time and at this moment I am sitting on board an Air Europe flight having just left Madrid and en route to Vigo. A lot has happened since my last blog and hopefully I can fill in the missing pieces. We had hoped that AJ and I would be fit enough to set sail again on Monday 12th June to try and catch the rally that had left the previous day, we realised pretty quickly that this was not going to be the case and had made the decision to withdraw from the rally. All of us were pretty fed up, AJ and I still felt like rubbish. Various ideas were put on the table, including giving up and going home!
By Wednesday we were certain about 3 things:
1. We had chosen to join Arc so that we could travel with a group that gave us the security and back up if we needed it, so going it alone across Biscay did not appeal.
2. We wanted the boat in the Med this year, so waiting for next years Arc was not an option.
3. If there was any way possible, we wanted to rejoin the people we had got to know who were already on their way.
The simplest answer was Yacht delivery, that meant we could go home, AJ and I could make a full recovery and there was a slim chance we could rejoin the rally.
We found a delivery company that was based in Plymouth who were able to take on the job with a crew available to leave Friday. Plans were made and contracts signed. We left the boat in their capable hands and went home.
That is where we stayed until today. Tomorrow on the other hand, is a whole new chapter.......
Sally Dolden