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I joined the crew of s/v Abundance on the 10th of October, at Yacht Port Cartagena, in Spain. I flew in from London, after having left my wife in France to recover from her ankle injury.
When I met the captain, captain Blaine, he let me know that his girflriend will indeed be accompanying us on this trip. When I first called about the opportunity, captain was not sure if she would be joining us…in fact I think one of the reasons that I was an attractive crew member for him is that I know my way around a kitchen, and so I could help share the cooking duties, especially if his lady would not be coming along with us.
So the evening before our departure we went into town for a good Spanish meal and drinks. A first chance for us to get acquainted, as we would be spending almost 2 months in close quarters. After dinner and a bit of a sight-seeing walk back to the marina, we settled in to bed on the boat for the night.
The next morning captain didn’t waste any time– we had a quick coffee then picked up our mooring lines and were underway! He said we’d get breakfast going after we were well on our way.
The end goal, so far, was to make it down to Gibraltar, where we would pick up a fourth crew member. But Gibraltar was at least a few days’ sail away, so we didn’t plan to try to make it there in one long trip. There were two main goals then as we made our way south towards Gibraltar:
- Find a place where we all could get our passports stamped as exiting the EU
- Make a stop in Roquetas de Mar, where captain had dropped off his backup liferaft for re-certification.
So we set sail in direction of Roquetas de Mar, where both could be accomplished. We were not yet ready to start overnight sailing though, so we found a safe anchoring spot just before nightfall, and slept at our anchorage.
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( Part of series: Europe to the Caribbean with Abundance )