Friday 25 January 2013
Thursday 24 January 2013
JOB'S JOB'S AND FOOD
Sorry I have not updated you for a while but have been pretty busy with Lincoln Model Yacht club where we race 2 different kinds of Radio controlled yacht , as I am the secretary I have to pull my weight a bit and we have some important events coming up a few weeks before I depart on the main event , a couple of pics so you know what i am talking about the top two are working parties to improve our sailing area and the bottom one is to give you an idea of what the sailing is like
I have got a bit of food in because i know how difficult it is in Portugal , a lot of tins!!! I am now in the process of marking all the tins contents with a permanent marker and will then take of all the labels and dip the cans in a very weak solution of Varnish and turps mixed together ,, the reason is most of the tins will be going low down in the bilge and I have learnt from one little experience ( outlined in one of my other blogs ) that when the stuff get wet the labels come off and head straight for the bilge strainer so when you start to pump it all clogs up. below are some of the tins and stuff , but I will get as much stuff as I can and have it shipped over on a lorry , to arrive 1st week in March ,
Fresh food will be purchased the day we leave but more of that later
in the bottom picture at the back you will see a box of red tins , this is tin butter that I had imported from Germany , because as you know we have no fridge or any way of keeping things cool and this stuff last for ever . also Below Glen has sourced a BEMCO 7" oven that will sit on the stove top , I am hoping the Fray bentos Pies will be a perfect fit ,
BEMCO OVEN
also I have been perfecting making bread , with the mixes you see above and it is delicious , we also have a few nice little treats like sticky toffee puddings and treacle tarts in tins and also thick cream in tins as well , I don't think we will starve that's for sure , I have also brought a great book on fishing , so we will be trying to catch the odd meal . Finally got the life raft , and some other bits and bobs and all has to be ready for us to take to the shippers in Andover on the 5th February to allow plenty of time for it to be delivered to the boat .
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Just to wet the appetite'
A little off wind stuff that we hope will prevail on the way home , I have purchased an oven that will sit on the stove , so we can have fresh bread, home made, and also FRAY BENTOS STEAK PIES,, YumYum
Friday 4 January 2013
JANUARY JOBS
Well Xmas is over and we start 2013 , During December I got a fair bit of kit from My friend Robin down at Morton boats .
Nice people and always handy when it comes to a bit off, I got the life-raft, new flares new fire extinguisher a new kicker system for the shortened boom , another tin of deksolj for the mast when I go out in March,a new pear anode, even got myself some new oilies and a bargain Henri Lloyd jacket was £ 99.00 now on the sale rail at £ 25.00, its green and you will see it soon when I pose for a picture , I got a load of stuff anyway and in a couple of weeks am heading off for the boat show , cos I need a new life jacket and also have a look round to see what else I am going to need.
It is going to be a busy Month because I am trying to sort out all the food menus and stuff like that , and my plan is because we don't have a fridge, to get a lot of tin food , you know stewed steak , spag bol, tins of ham , beans, and goodness knows what else , it will be a fair bit of gear and I will then ( probably in the greenhouse ) take all the labels off after I have felt tipped the contents and give a coat of varnish , then we can stow low down in the bilge , which is generally fairly dry ( famous last words ) all will be fairly easy to get to and we keep the weight down low , so that is a fairly big job and I have to then get it down to the shipper in Andover before the end of the month, they will then deliver it to the Yard in March just about when we relaunch Simo , I will only be down there for 10 day's but there is a lot to do before launch and I want to get as much done this time, so when we finally go down in June we are not panicking , and can stock up on fresh food fruit and veg , milk and stuff like that, before we set of on the 20th June . I will be going down at least a couple of weeks before , and with luck get the boat round as far as Lagos, (pronounced lagosh) which will be a great setting off point,, David will probably come down by train from Lisbon a few days before we set off , so it will give him time to acclimatize, , As some of you will know I am a member of the OCC and this year there is going to be a big meet in Horta in the Azores , this is where David jumps ship , and Glen will join me for the trip back to the UK Glen sent me some pics over Xmas so we can all see that he looks quite normal ,
and not somebody who wants to embark on a long trip in a small boat. Just joking , I know the trip will hold a bit of weather that will not be to our liking, but when your sailing you take what your given , at least there will be plenty of food. David has been busy and has brought a new life jacket and a personal epirb both of which he has kindly said he will leave on the boat for the return journey to the UK , The next few months will fly by I know and i will update you with the plans and stuff as we go along . I almost forgot to wish you all a happy new year , so there that's done .
catch you soon .
It is going to be a busy Month because I am trying to sort out all the food menus and stuff like that , and my plan is because we don't have a fridge, to get a lot of tin food , you know stewed steak , spag bol, tins of ham , beans, and goodness knows what else , it will be a fair bit of gear and I will then ( probably in the greenhouse ) take all the labels off after I have felt tipped the contents and give a coat of varnish , then we can stow low down in the bilge , which is generally fairly dry ( famous last words ) all will be fairly easy to get to and we keep the weight down low , so that is a fairly big job and I have to then get it down to the shipper in Andover before the end of the month, they will then deliver it to the Yard in March just about when we relaunch Simo , I will only be down there for 10 day's but there is a lot to do before launch and I want to get as much done this time, so when we finally go down in June we are not panicking , and can stock up on fresh food fruit and veg , milk and stuff like that, before we set of on the 20th June . I will be going down at least a couple of weeks before , and with luck get the boat round as far as Lagos, (pronounced lagosh) which will be a great setting off point,, David will probably come down by train from Lisbon a few days before we set off , so it will give him time to acclimatize, , As some of you will know I am a member of the OCC and this year there is going to be a big meet in Horta in the Azores , this is where David jumps ship , and Glen will join me for the trip back to the UK Glen sent me some pics over Xmas so we can all see that he looks quite normal ,
and not somebody who wants to embark on a long trip in a small boat. Just joking , I know the trip will hold a bit of weather that will not be to our liking, but when your sailing you take what your given , at least there will be plenty of food. David has been busy and has brought a new life jacket and a personal epirb both of which he has kindly said he will leave on the boat for the return journey to the UK , The next few months will fly by I know and i will update you with the plans and stuff as we go along . I almost forgot to wish you all a happy new year , so there that's done .
catch you soon .
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