Hopefully the final preparations

The day started with coffee at the bar midway, which is just under the aqueduct that brings water from the north of the country to the south (if I understood correctly). The mist made it look stunning today.

After we arrived at the boat there was the small matter of putting the impeller back in it’s place. We had taken it back to Pinoso to get the impeller shaft removed at the garage, which was done successfully – it’s amazing what can be done with the right tool. Anyway, Skipper Nigel did the fix, then found we needed to replace a jubilee clip. Cue my job to head to the chandler’s and get more jubilee clips. We cleaned the engine bay and tested the fix, and we’re ready to go.

While the fix was taking place I took out my pusar’s cap and went off provisioning. Gemini J is now fully loaded ready for our trip. So much so in fact that Skipper Nigel had to readjust the fenders because we are sitting lower in the water ! Still, I did bring on a fair few bottles of water, fanta limón and very importantly, 60 litres of fuel. That should keep us going for a while