Just in case you think we are sitting in the sunshine with our feet up.....!

We have tried to use the extra time that we have in La Gomera wisely and have today been repacking our food supplies (for the 4th time). Due to the amount of salt water that washes over the boat we have to be very careful to ensure that none gets into our food and destroys it. The food is stored in compartments under the deck of the boat which have waterproof hatch covers however no hatch is ever completely watertight so we have spent the day double packing each days supplies in 2 layers of plastic baags and sealing them with tape.

This is a long and laborious process we managed to repack approximately 25% of our food in 4.5 hours. This was aided by the fact that it was hot with bright sunshine after yesterdays rain. This also has it's disadvantages as the main cabin on the boat where we sleep was 35 degrees this afternoon.

The pictures above show us packing the food back into the boat.

We hope to finish the job tomorrow before flying home if the weather holds, it has however in the last hour started throwing it down with rain again so we will have to see what the morning brings.