Wednesday 5 October 2011

Wednesday 5th October 2011 – We had to go home




Today was the last day of our voyage. We heard Max com into the galley this morning and say “Wakey wakey!” whilst putting the kettle on for the first job of the day….tea! We got up and had cereal and toast for breakfast, after a trip up to the shower block to brush our teeth etc..



Immediately after we had washed and tidied up the breakfast things we were determined to make the best of our last short day on Tenacity, so we lowered the dinghy into the water and Dawn & Ian showed us how to drive the tender responsibly around the marina.



After we did that, we had bacon butties on freshly baked soda bread, and then back up onto deck to swap the small lines for the big thick ones as we are leaving Tenacity with some pretty strong winds forecast. The food fest continued after this flurry of activity with the production of pancakes, , rocky road, chocolate crispy cakes and fruit scones to have for our afternoon tea, then we had another go at driving the dinghy round…..then we ate the homemade afternoon tea!



We also helped Max pump out some of the water that had got into the bilge yesterday, and then it was time to leave the boat unfortunately. We really enjoyed our time on Tenacity, we learned lots of things including tying knots, cooking things, living together in close proximity etc...we had a great time..thanks to the guys on board!



PS from Skipper & crew

It seems strange sitting aboard without 9 lively young ladies. We had lots of fun too...hope you enjoyed your time on board, Max, Ian & Dawn



Read more about Sail Training on board Tenacity of Bolton at http://www.tenacityofbolton.org/

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