Not much change to report since being lifted out of the water. I was delayed for a day by the yard then on the day was the worst weather pretty much since leaving UK . Now being stored in the boat yard. The assessor has been and the latest is that the insurance company say they will not pay the bill because I was not in a marina. This is definitely a semantic argument because .I was moored at a boat mooring inside the entrance to a port with all the facilities of a marina as defined by the insurance people, it being an area of the marina. One wonders what the clause means as it's practical application when cruising precludes anchoring, using mooring buoys ando staying in ports!!? There is an argument to be had probably including solicitors which is not good news.
18 metre barrels and made by Vickers in 1926 ,fired only once. What a waste but the buildings around them are amazing and devoid of the vandalism usually seen on non protected sights at home.
Nige and I visited the naval museum in Cartagena where the boat is and saw this submarine. One of the first practical working designs apparently. Spain has a long history of submarines usually second hand off the Americans ,German (u boat) and others .there are two in the naval harbour at the moment.
What a coast line around Cartagena! Now staying in La Manga some times as Ali said I could use the apartment. I just pop over for a change of scenery at the week ends some times but how nice is that and lucky.
Went for a shore based boat bbq the other day with an Italian and some of the boat yard workers and live aboards , that was nice and he had general Francos baton apparently!!
That's all for now not feeling too good about everything because of the insurance issue but hopefully things will get sorted at someone's expense.
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