Dear Readers,

although we deftigst today at Walmart in Kilmarnock and slammed 190 $ liquid and 390 $ have edible food in four large cart to Chevy Cobalt car rolled, Gavdos is only slightly lower in the water - while the car quite deeply depended on the Street. We opted for the luxury, 50 Gallons of water in Gallonenflaschen from the supermarket to take on board, so we not only keep a good overview of the remaining water supplies, but also the 75 Deal gallon water tanks can, Make sure the water would not particularly tasty. Because the water here is not only shines in Deltaville brownish, but still terrible even in the shower and while brushing your teeth taste, We want a marina about three hours away, rinse the tank installation and fill with fresh water, we want to use on their way to Portugal as a backup and for washing. As far as the plan. Next 50 Gallons of water are still about 80 Liters of juices, Cola, Fanta, ... And the like on board, so we should now be supplied with sufficient.

After two shopping carts full of fluids followed by two more full of pasta, Tomato sauce (The usual food of my first Atlantic crossing ...), Kings, Pasta, Tomato sauce, Noodle soup, Sweets, Pasta, Tomato sauce, Apfelmus in all Variations, Pudding in all Variations, Canned fruit, Pasta, Tomatensauce … 😉

With fresh food, we want to provide on their journey to New York. Since then I have gone out on the journey with Maverick Atlantic half the candy, This time I was very precautionary, As for what the. When unpacking the bags but then I was a little surprised, how much I have packed. Now we have from 4 large lockers for food locker for an entire candy!
-> Supplement, an hour later, after dinner (well what it was probably?): We also have a full locker just for pasta and tomato sauce!!!

During the last trip, it is given me so, I bought some stuff at the supermarket in Germany, I had never eaten before. For example, it happened to me with a certain type of crispbread Sun: The stuff was just great, I wanted more, but had only a single package on board! In America, it gets even more before, that we throw something in the car, what we have tried it before and I really would today be as consistent, several of them to throw in the car, only for the case. But so great was the desire, a can “SPAM” and “Mini-Sausages” throw in a can in the car - but so great was the distrust, so perfectly to grab next. Above all, in terms of canned meat. So it was with me at the time “Baked Beans”: In a cowboy movie, the guys always seemed delighted with the mush, but almost all of my cans, which I have sailed across the Atlantic, the U.S. has reached closed ...

Once on the boat we have draped the whole shopping for a group photo on the cover page. Unfortunately we were not fast enough and much of the chocolate was from the sun's rays “irreversibly denatured”, as it would have put my Biolehrer. Nevertheless, interesting, all times bosom spread on the boat to see.

While Egi brought the car to the lender to Newport News, I set out, warping everything below deck on the sunken living room table, I sleep on the. A madness working in the sun, at 30 Degrees in the shade.

In the evening we made our way into the, We thought we, impossible feat, all the supplies to be stowed under deck. An hour later, everything was gone - and you can not even below deck, that the boat is occupied. Incredible! A real spaceship.

Morning, standing at the last work and especially on boat safety checks and we are quite surprised, the boat that we effectively only three days of “Eingewintert on land” to “Mostly usable for an Atlantic crossing” have received. But it still may have time and again the little details, how to make problems: When stowing the water containers we found today, for example, the accidental opening of a panel under the sink to the sea water pump hose for washing dishes, along with the nozzle of the pump is broken stick in the other tubes. Mit offenem Seeventil. Incredible. Had we sailed Sun, We certainly have looked for a while, until we found the leak. Also: Check, Check, Check! Yet: A boat is never 100% complete. We will look at 99% content, otherwise we will never go ...

Tomorrow we will check and warping then probably over to Fishing Bay, for water bunkering. And Sunday (or Monday?!), depending on the weather, then we are on the way to New York. If all goes well - nonstop. As a test ride for the Atlantic.

I'll call tomorrow!

John