Our new video is finally here! Part one of our time in Portugal:
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So our goofy Hungarian friends over on Irreversible have launched their site and are cracking on ahead to Madeira. You can follow them here.
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So we're back in ol' Blighty and hunting around for our new main mast. I spent this past Monday driving a 404m round trip to Plymouth and back to look at a potential rig.
It was a pretty soggy drive across but Stonehenge still looked quite impressive.
The mast and fittings all look good so we're just organising prices and transport, and much to Lauren's delight, I can finally stop pestering her with pictures of masts and what rig setup we need.
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So we thought we'd spend our last few days in Nazare going on a hike and exploring the town away from the touristy sea front.
Of course after all that hiking we gave in and hit up a bar on the beachfront.
A huge thanks to Keiron and Beth for showing us around Nazare and listening to my constant ramblings about which mast we're going to fit over the winter.
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Well, it's been another interesting few days here in Nazare as we countdown to our trip back to the UK and Australia. Other than the daily drinks at Luis' cafe and bbq's, we spent a bit of time exploring the local beach.
Pete from Irreversible also dived on our prop and rudder to remove a faulty anode (typical "marine-grade" rubbish) and some netting.
Before Irreversible left, we caught up to exchange photos and also go through the hundreds we've taken over the past couple of [.....]
Wed, 2nd Sep.
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04:00 - Wake up well before our alarm, mind going round in circles as to whether we can dry out the boat today on the harbour slip way. Wind is blowing in fits and gusts but doesn't seem too strong yet. Good.
05:45 - Wind picks up. Still dark o'clock. Decide that it's just not going to happen today, so go back to bed.
08:30 - Wake up again. Light outside at least. Head feels like it's full of wool. Stumble onto pontoon to have a chat to [.....]
