delay delay. another delay.

so we're still in las palmas. the part for the autopilot is apparently on the island but is not here. so we wait. today actually felt like make-work. a long wander in town. a trip to the grocery, where i bought a pestle and mortar. somehow i think i have actually always wanted one. i think there was one at balmoral house when i lived there, but perhaps not.

the net i made for stowing provisions for the first leg of the trip had a tonne of space and i am pleased that there's enough room for the crossing fruit and veg. seems like not a lot in the pic, but the net is probably about 8' wide and a foot deep. making a pizza experiment. we'll see. fingers crossed. probably not to compare with armand's, but hey. he's not here.

met some italians the other day and had a few laughs on their boat. nice guys. seems like ship captains actually all speak several languages. i get the feeling it just comes with the territory, like the gregarious nature that goes along with the job description. the italians are from napoli and put their red wine in the fridge before serving it. not exactly chilled, but fresh.

listening to some isaac hayes and enjoying a 'tropical,' a canarian beer. this is on matt's ipod and is a gift from his bro chris. it's called 'matt's secret weapon.' not sure what that means exactly, but why be worried about that.


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update: the raymarine dudes are on the boat and it's actually possible that we'll be off this afternoon. that would rock.

more soon,

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