Guernsey

Soooo it has been almost a week since my last blog!  We have landed in Guernsey. Our shipmate Peter Dawson-Ball is from Guernsey.We have spent the week getting organized and dealing with some repairs. During our trip across the English Channel we had some wild weather. The winds gusted up into the 40's and the seas were 10 ft. I was scared to death! Joseph did a great job keeping us safe and I did a lot of praying.


We ended up in Cherbourg France. We stayed at a nice marina and went out for dinner. As we walked into the town I noticed a nice piece of home, The American Flag! It was the first one I have seen since being here in Europe.  We spent only one night in Cherbourg then headed to Guernsey in a one day trip. It was a nice easy sail and I was happy to see Guernsey.




The past week as I mentioned we have spent repairing out travelor. The travelor for those who don't have the sailing lingo down is the part were the main sheet travels back and fourth across the deck. During our rough sail in the English Channel we broke it. Apparently it was already cracked. We met some very interesting and sweet people while here in Guernsey. Peter and his wife Jane had us over for a lovely Brine. It was a South African barbeque. There son in law Trevor made all the sausage and meat from scratch. It was deliciuos! The hospitality had been overwhelming!  We also met a lovely couple Ian and Wendy from South Hampton England. They were recently married and are also live-a-boards. They are planning on doing the ARC or better known as a transatlantic this December. They have there dog Bummble with them.

We are looking forward to getting onward today(Friday) and heading for Roscoff France. We are going to do about 80 miles today. We are getting ready to head across the Bay of Biscay early next week. I can't wait to hit Portugal because Alison and Kate are meeting us there!!! It will be great to have some friends from home on board.
I miss home and all my friends and family!!! Please keep the prayers coming and I hope to have internet to keep blogging as our adventure continues.
Hope everyone at home is healthy, happy, and safe! xo