It is hot today. Blue sky with some fair-weather clouds. Last bit of Calima dust gone, which gives the sun an unfiltered line to earth. No complaints.
Besides busy Playa Chica, there is a small natural pool in PDC, called Porís del Angelote, with easy access and safe parking for the bike while splashing around in the water. Did my cool down there before heading back for a siesta nap.
Fair winds…
Precisely as per the forecast the thunder and lightning arrived here ein Puerto Calero tonight. It comes with erratic wind and rain followed by total silence until it starts again. The paintball animation above shows that this pattern shall stay overnight. But tomorrow morning we shall have another beautiful sunny day, Sunday.
First time I witness this kind of weather on the Canary Islands and I am glad to be in a safe heaven.
Fair winds & good night!
PS: We got some more good rain around 4am but no more thunder and lightning. The island is very green now after the unusual rain over the last few weeks and I will have a look from the bike a bit later.
The day started with yoga – engine room yoga. Checking the impeller on our lovely Fisher Panda Generator was on my list and I have postponed this task many times. The main reason is access, not within the engine room itself but particular to the seawater pump housing it. There is hardly any space for the spanner and pulling the impeller out without removing the whole pump is a bit of a challenge. And then…once I got the cover lid unscrewed it slided out of my hands down somewhere below the generator, where the muffler of the exhaust pipe sits. Oh my lord, forever gone! Long story short, more yoga postures were required but finally the pain was gone and I felt all the benefits from the abnormal bending. My face turned into a happy smile while holding the damned piece of metal in my hands again.
Removing the solar panels from the Bimini and placing some minor orders for material, appliances, tea and spares was a good end of the working day.
I then jumped on the bike for some logistic’s ride (coffee & honey) from SuperDino in PDC was on the list. At that time SY Momentum of Fal was approaching and its skipper & 
coach René mentioned to me to take it lightly as there is still some Calima dust in the air. Therefore I invited myself for a beer at Musa Bar before heading back to receive their lines.
Work is progressing as per the plan.
Today I completed the Lewmar track bolt re-tightening project. Well designed by HR it was pretty easy to take relevant parts of the ceiling off across various compartments to get access to the bolt‘s nuts.
More spontaneously John helped me to check the propeller and replace one of the anodes, which was eroded down to bare minimum. He was at our pontoon cleaning another boat and quickly came over for this routine task. I owe him a couple of beers now.
Besides many other minor points, our new membranes for the water maker are now on the way to ensure best tea water going forward. Currently sitting at 400ppm I decided to replace these filter elements.
Fair winds…
I had some pumpkin left, which I got from Babs. Made a spagetti dish out of it with ham, carrot, plenty of garlic in melted Gorgonzola, topped with Sao Jorge 12month aged cheese flakes. Pumpkin is a good superfood with a lot of nutrients. Keeps fresh for a long time. Made for boaties. Fair winds…
With the help of Alberto we tested all batteries today. Although I was quite convinced they are still good, they even turned out better than expected. Still doing my own research a bit on this subject. A battery breakdown at sea is like sailing an unconscious boat, theoretically still possible.
Besides this, I polished the transom this morning and organised the main halyard replacement and rig/gooseneck inspection for Monday morning. Rest of the day, my focus will be on re-tightening the bolds on the two Lewmar tracks for the foresail sheets – one port and one starboard side. For this, some of the ceiling has to be taken down.
Not boring at all but first I will have a nap now!
Fair winds…
Today is national day in Spain devoted to Columbus discovering America on 12th October 1492. To me it was Leif Eriksson in 1021 but that can obviously be debated. What does it really matter?!? It was another sugar day in paradise.🙏
I celebrate with a good fresh tuna steak from the Pescadéria in Puerto del Carmen and a spanish red. Besides that, some projects got completed but others have opened up. As a boaty you can be happy, if the To Do List stays constant rather than getting longer every day. Fair winds…
It seems to be peak season looking at the beach – even more populated than last year is my impression but perhaps Covid still took some tribute.
I keep working through my list. Today’s focus was on replacing some lines. While the cutter stay halyard went smoothly, the outhaul line for the main sail (see photo left) is causing some headache. It’s not the line itself but the Lewmar clutch to hold it under load in place, which is the issue now. Typical boat work: one project creates two new ones!
Fair winds…
During a very nice coffee & cake session earlier today on SY Hullu Poro, Elke, Ulrike, Ulli and myself made plans today to meet Cornelia and Volker from SY Hexe on Azores next year. The plan was made one hour after high tide, so we have a good chance it will not be washed away! 
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