Mike Mate

We weighed anchor whilst the boats (Avon and Novi that went missing in action) came up alongside ready to be hoisted on board. They and the crew have been released (having spent just a day and night in jail). Sunshine spilled through the bridge windows as we steered out of Gibraltar Bay, crew stowed away lines, readying the ship for sea – a ten day transit to London. Weather is good as we leave Spain, but we enter a time and ocean of storms. Maybe we’ll be lucky – to be sure we pray for fair winds. The climate is changing rapidly.