Arkyla - D-7: loneliest man in the fleet!

Still I rattle around alone onboard Arkyla at night… I haven’t quite plunged to the depths of Tom Hanks in ‘Castaway’ yet by painting a face on a ball fender and naming her Poly, but it’s probably good that the first of my crew arrives jet-lagged from Australia tomorrow morning!

A solitary life so far has at least allowed me to get on with jobs unhindered; the boat is ready, the harbour wall has been painted, and provisions ordered… playing Tetris with the dry goods and the lockers will be a nice job for Michael tomorrow to remind him there is no such thing as a free holiday!

Yesterday was the flag parade and opening ceremony… I consider myself fully opened and the week countdown to slipping lines has well and truly begun…