Good Afternoon
A quick update from onboard the Lakota.
It is raining and the sea would be too choppy to go sailing today so thank goodness we always planned on going tomorrow!
I have been onboard with my brother for a couple of hours, so I now know how the engine work (to a fashion), how the toilet works (A necessity), where everything is stored (need to know where to find the bond - nautical term for the booze) and finally how the cooker works! It is small but perfectly well organised. I am very impressed with the amount of space we have. I wish we were going today!
-I have about fourteen layers on and Don made me try on my sister-in-laws wet weather gear. It fits on top of all fourteen layers so I am going to be toasty and dry
The engine is running, and is very quiet, which I didn't expect. I thought it would be clunky and smelly and noisy.
Lakoa is a MacWester26 - this just means that she is 26ft long. Seems little compared to the yacht moored ahead of us but onboard she is pretty spacious.
I have to go and make sandwiches for lunch. I have to practice moving around in the small space available.
Signing off.
Speak soon.
Christa
Officially Lakota Crew
