Day 43

Day 43

Oban to Oban new crew

Well we have had less monster attacks overnight which meant we all got a good sleep. We are still a little worried the octopus will be back so we are keeping our eyes out for her.

Clive made us a wonderful breakfast which involved mackerel scrambled eggs and bacon. The Mackerel was caught last night by our own fair hands so your really don’t get much fresher than that.

The day brought new people which has been really nice. The new faces on board are just trying to find their place. 2 have come over from September and one has travelled up from Falmouth to join us all the way home. The crew welcomed them with open arms, part of that was due to the fact we had 70 meters of Anchor chain to pull up and many hands make light work. The hydrolics are due to be fixed in Liverpool so we are all making the most of the free fitness sessions in the morning. Anchor fitness. It might make a good business idea. Maybe we can make a fitness DVD for people to join in with.

“Anchorcise available Now. For just £9.99 you can have a body like mine.” (Well maybe a body like mine is not much of a selling point but you get the idea.)

We have moved from Oban Bay to Oban north pier and tonight we are moving back to Oban bay. This is not just for “Anchorcise” practice. We needed to fill our fuel and water up before we set off tomorrow.

We have a couple of short days followed by a couple of longer ones to get us to Liverpool in time for the tides. Moral is still high and life is still good (obviously, how could it not be. On a boat with amazing people)

I am going to get a bit personal now and talk about myself again. I seem to do it a lot lately but this one is very Turntosartboardy. Today has not been an easy day for me. There is not a reason for it. Sometimes like most people I just get low. Today was pretty bad and I let a couple of thing get to me which I shouldn’t. The Very special nature of the Spirit of Falmouth and the people on board make the worse days and the worst feeling melt away into nothing and life feels good. I am ending what started as a bad day on a high and I will take that as a massive win.