Always look on the bright side...

On the way here the genoa shred. Not good, not good at all. Our budget seems to disappear in a faster speed than we´re able to sail - alarming! But on the good side, and you shouldn´t forget about that one;), better here than on the way crossing the Biscay! When we after a bumpy sail in rain and wind and moody about the and just longing for a cup of tea in front of the hissing eberspächer, we climb down only to find that there´s been a rather big leak in the fore peak and everything´s soaking wet. So one day of sailing equals at least three day´s of work; find the leak, dismount the front hatch, replace it, seal, sanding, varnish, do laundry, cleaning.
Well, I try to think of the song "always look on the bright side of life" and whistle along.

We´re in Port Ellen on the little island of Islay. It´s a good place to be "harbored" in, with the most decent harbor fee we´ve come across here, 14 pounds. No facilities but a friendly pub around the corner. There´s eight distilleries on the island. Yesterday Hampus and friend from Norwegian Idun went to Laphroige´s, which is situated just a walking distance from the harbor. The weather´s keeping us here at least one more day and hey!, whistle along, "always look..." we couldn´t go anyway until

Thanks all of you who´s been e-mailing us, it´s good to know that someone actually IS reading what you write. And anyone who IS reading, please DO feel free to comment. It´s good fun hearing from you all!

/Lotta, a bit cheered up by the fact that someone wrote to us about their boat, one just like ours, and said it´s been on a circumnavigation and over the Atlantic twice, this must mean that Ingeborg´s not sinking yet although she´s seems to be falling apart. Darn, I forgot, but now I whistle as I continue to write...

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