An old classic hillyard boat built in 1956 called Ladybear. Owners, David, Manda, Artie and Lolly. We have sailed from Turkey and greece to Spain, Italy to France, See our pages below for our adventures!
what a wopper!!!
Full story on how long it took to get this beauty, and how we celebrated coming soon, keep posted!!!
Just for Bread - June 10th
Just for Bread
Everyone was up at 4am this morning after a mosquito attack, so we sailed
20 miles to a area called Cap Bear ( good name I thought) We went into a
harbour and anchored outside a town called Port Vendres in Spain just to get
some supplies and bread for lunch.
After making sure the anchor was
settled Dave, Arthur and Adria take the dingy and leave Lorenzo and me on the
boat listening to music and tidying, then after about 15 minutes later a small snorkeling vessel came over with a group of people on it, I didn't
realize he wanted to speak with me as I was cleaning the back cabin and washing
up and tiding the boat, he told me to leave this area as a big ship is coming into harbour.
Where was I suppose to go?
Leave the harbour I was told!
Not without the captain I said
I suddenly realized I hadn't taken her off anchor before on my own.
I was told that I could just move over into the beach area, but there is
rocks there?
So, I pulled up the anchor and fired
up the engine and slowly motored closer to the shore.
Okay alls well this is easy no problem,
Lady Bear moves gently and like a dream slowly around the bay closer to
the coast. I radio Dave but the connection isn't good.
'Return to Ladybear, need you!!' short and sweet and to the point I thought
The snorkeling vessel who turns out to be very nice man who speaks good
English stays by just in case, because there are some underwater rocks.
A long while later Ladybear and I were fine, gently bobbing about now I
started to worry about Dave. Where was he, I called him again on the radio
saying ladybear is in good hands.
But later decovered he thought I said that she was on the sand!!
I get radio message back from the harbour master saying ' engine is broken
down'.
Who's engine, not us, we are all right? Then I realized ...Dave!!
Then there, to my surprice a huge
cargo ship was coming through the small harbour entrance and
looks like it wouldn't fit. It dwarfs our boat and makes me feel very small.
Suddenly I realize Dave and co are bobbing about on a tiny dingy with no
engine with this large vessel heading their way.
I see on the deck they have left the oars for the dingy, so now they have
no engine and no oars to get themselves back. Oh great! isn't life fun!!! I
thought.
So I watch this great big cargo ship head
its way into the harbour not knowing what has happened to Dave, and wondering how long
can I just go on motoring around this bay on my own avoiding these rocks.
Finally I see in the distance the snorkeling vessel coming back to me and
asks if alls well I said that they have broken down, and then he disappears
back towards the harbour and marina . A while later there coming towards me was the snorkerling
vessel behind being pulled on a rope was our dingy with a very stressed Dave,
Arthur and Adria.
I motor forward to pick them up and then we are off out of here .
We went to beautiful bay to eat our bread and chill after all the
excitement.
'Is it always this exciting getting bread' Adria asks!
A great night out
Grussan Festival
Went to Grussan festival Last night, What a great night!!! Lorenzo had a go on one of their drums, Danced away, and then home again on a Thai Tuktuk!!
Went to Grussan festival Last night, What a great night!!! Lorenzo had a go on one of their drums, Danced away, and then home again on a Thai Tuktuk!!
On our way once again
At last we finally leave Balaruc last night after spending our winter here.
We wave goodbye to all our new sailing friends who we have got to know while waiting in Balaruc for our outboard motor to be fixed. Sharing drinks and going shopping together and sitting at the bar, and we nearly went dancing at the little bar that has party music all weekend, all afternoon and all evening. Very lively little town. Even though we have enjoyed the Etang we are eager to get moving again.
As we arrived towards Sete we could see the bridges going up. Full spend ahead lets get out. Our engine did 5.6 knots, but still we watch them go down again as we were so close. Artie was disappointed !
An hour later tied up against the wall near the bridges we watch the golden rays of the setting sun as we baked a cake,
and eat our pre made chickpea curry.
Also great to find a water supple from a public fountain, so
filled up the water tanks and our drinking tubs.There is always that mystery when you leave somewhere, when and where you will get water again, and where we will be that night?
The last few days in Balaruc, summer arrives at last
We wave goodbye to all our new sailing friends who we have got to know while waiting in Balaruc for our outboard motor to be fixed. Sharing drinks and going shopping together and sitting at the bar, and we nearly went dancing at the little bar that has party music all weekend, all afternoon and all evening. Very lively little town. Even though we have enjoyed the Etang we are eager to get moving again.
As we arrived towards Sete we could see the bridges going up. Full spend ahead lets get out. Our engine did 5.6 knots, but still we watch them go down again as we were so close. Artie was disappointed !
An hour later tied up against the wall near the bridges we watch the golden rays of the setting sun as we baked a cake,
and eat our pre made chickpea curry.
Also great to find a water supple from a public fountain, so
Now waiting for the bridges |
The last few days in Balaruc, summer arrives at last
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Cleaning her bottom |
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