LaGmra Day 5 - Painting 28 Nov, 06 - 20.16

A short one today. Last 2 days of work left with the boat is scheduled to be in the water tommorow.
Schedule for tommorow:
Morning:
Painting & Stickering
Afternoon:
Applying antifouling paint on the hull and marine trials.
Time and tide permitting, marine trials.
The weather has been hot with little wind. For some reason, there were more tourists on the island today than I have seen over the past 6 months. Some travel guide somewhere (I suspect Lonely Planet) must have recommended a visit to La Gomera because its off the usual tourist trail. How ironic.
Today has been more work on sanding the hull. In the spirit of cross training, was my run to the top of the volcano on the island.
The cooker still remains an issue to be closed. Shipping a replacement from the US would take too long. I will have to put my trust in Russian engineering for now.
Victor Gavrishev & the team arrived yesterday. Andreu Mateu arrives later tonight. Kennith, Tatiana, Stuart Turnbull & Ed Baylis arrive tommorow.
Another long day tommorow.Thats all for now.
Over and out
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TODAYS PHOTOS -
1. The rain forest in the crater of the volcano

2. Overlooking the Atlantic from the top of the volcano

3. Valley Gran Rey, the small fishing village on the other side of the island, 40 mins by boat from San Sebastian