I have been in France for over a month and living on the boat since December 21st.  Finally we are to depart from La Rochelle tonight. Michelle, the forth member of the crew, arrived today. His picture below. He is getting a tour of the boat. Then we are off to dinner and then we set sail with the tide.  We are targeting Gijon on the north coast of Spain.  It will take two days.  We are expecting another front otherwise we would try to round the headland toward Portugal.  We will most likely hold up in Gijon until the front passes.  At least it will be a change of scenery.  You can follow along by opening Course and Location and clicking the URL.

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  1. SV Sea Odyssey: The Adventures of Getting UnderwayJanuary 7, 2018 at 12:27 PM

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  2. SV Sea Odyssey: The Adventures of Getting UnderwayJanuary 7, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    Fair winds!! Enjoy!! Stay safe!! Don't see the link to follow your course tho....

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  3. rckeyes2January 9, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    At least you'll have time to ship the AT line and top-down furler.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 11, 2018 at 7:05 AM

    Good Afternoon Barry. Are you in port in Spain or have you left to cross to Grenada? I followed the route map. According to it, you should have arrived in Port yesterday. How is the weather? I know that Spain can get pretty cool in the winter. When do you expect to hit warmth on the crossing?

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