Today was a big day for us. Our two pallets of stuff from the U.S. were delivered to the Garcia boatyard,
and the coach roof (the last big structural piece of the hull) was glued on to the superstructure.
Our pallets arrived in Rotterdam 6 days ago, and we honestly didn't expect them to reach Cherbourg as quickly as they did. Guillaume, our contact during construction at Garcia, texted us this morning to let us know that our goodies are here.
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| The "big" pallet |
We toodled on out to the yard (Katy on our folding bike, me jogging) and spent much of the day pulling out critical items from our boxes: radio parts that Garcia will need very soon, cruising guides for the French Atlantic coastline and Scotland, Hanabi (a favorite game) and, perhaps best of all, Katy's folding bike.
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| Our bikes, at home at the apartment |
Besides the arrival of our stuff, the coach roof was mounted on our boat today. There was a small army of workers spreading the glue, and then the roof was lowered and bolted down.
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| Cake frosting? No, lots of glue! |
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| The hull for the coach roof attached |
We also had a good discussion with the lead electrician regarding the SSB radio installation. All in all, quite the exciting day!
