Friday 21 October 2011

Thursday and Fridays fun

Hi there Parisa and Amy here, yesterday we woke up at 04.30am so we could get to Piel Island, we were all really tired but got up and had some cereal. After a quick breakfast it was straight to work as we needed to get ready to leave the lock gate.


It was a 3 hour long journey to Piel Island from Fleetwood so we all fell asleep at one point. Everyone got a go at the helm, I (Amy) got to go first as most of us were asleep. We were all awake to see the sunrise which was a beautiful sight and Dawn kept going on about it. When we were heading to Piel Island on the way we saw some seals and got to stop and watch them for a few minutes. We then anchored in the sea near Piel Island and got a very filling breakfast of bacon sausages toast and eggs. After breakfast we went on the dingy to Piel Island, we got off and looked around the Island and the castle. We decided to play hide and seek but only played one game as were all tired of running about. We attempted to go into the castle after told not to but we got stopped by Dawn who was hiding at the front of the steps. We went back and looked around for a few minutes before getting our gear back on and going back to the boat.

As soon as everyone was on were had to leave the Island and head back to Glasson Dock which was a 4 hour journey. We got to use the sails on the way back we used the Main sail and the Genoa sail. After that we got jacket potatoes with butter on for lunch whilst we were sailing on top deck. We all stayed awake until the last hour when everyone went to sleep after singing for a while. When we finally got to Glasson we thought we would have to wait for the Lock Gate to open but they opened it for us. We had to move all the fenders lower and get prepared to go out of the Lock. Whilst we were in the lock the ring that secures the boat to the wall broke with a loud bang. After nearly banging into the side we got through and back to our space on the Jetty.

For tea we had stir fry with rice which was made by us and I (Amy) had about three piles full of rice, before I was finally full. For dessert we had a chocolate fondue with apples bananas melons and grapes, we had two dishes of chocolate one for us and ones for Dawn, Simon and Ruth. We finished our way before theirs and licked ours clean. We were hoping to get the left over chocolate from their Dish but had to have loads of fruit, before finally getting the leftover chocolate.

After dessert we had a 20 minute sing song while Simon was playing the guitar. We sang songs like Mr. Brightside, Valerie, I’m yours, lazy song and marry you. We then brushed our teeth and went to bed.

Today, we woke up at 8 to the sound of dawn’s voice. For breakfast we had cereal, bacon and toast with various toppings. Then Ian set us jobs. I (Amy) had to scrub the decks with Simon, me (Parisa) and Claudia had to clean the toilet, floors and cushions and Sally and Christie sorted out the galley and made it look nice and did the washing up. For a treat, after all the hard work we all had orange flavored cookies and choccy biscuits.

From everyone on Tenacity (Sally, Christie, Claudia, Parisa, Amy, Simon, Dawn, Ruth and Ian)

A few pictures of our
many smiley moments:



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