Ahoy, Great Britan! (Patreon)

We made it to the UK and with really nice weather! I was a little worried that we'd end up having to sail in the pouring rain without the fabric extension for the dodger, but it's been mostly sunny. We plan on heading out on weekend trips around the Solent during the winter, but we're switching back into DIY mode.

There are a ton of different projects we need to get started on. Some of them require the assistance of other people, such as modifying the arch, canvas extension for the dodger, new sails, etc. Other projects are more just a matter of making a decision. An example of that could be the watermaker. Depending on what brand we go with, it might be cheaper to hold off on the watermaker until we get to Ireland or back to mainland Europe. If you have a suggestion as to who we should use (in the Solent/Gosport area) for the canvas work and/or the sails, I'd love to hear it :) 

Visa issues are apparently going to be a theme. We planned to head to Scotland in the spring and then head south later in the summer, but if we can only get six months in the UK, we might have to skip Scotland and spend the spring in Ireland. That would also be cool, but I was hoping to bring Athena back to Kirkcudbright, where I purchased her and spend more time in Scotland (the last time was very rushed). It's unlikely we'll have time for that if we need to be out of the UK by the end of March. On the plus side of things, we're now 99.9% sure that once we're married, there will be no more 90-day Schengen nonsense :) 

We're planning to have two separate meetups while we're here in Gosport. One for Patreons and one for everyone. The marina has offered us to use some of their facilities. More about that once we've figured out the details :)

Ava and I are heading out to see what Gosport is like. We'll be back later to reply to comments :) Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :)