A picture-perfect day with lots of sun, good wind, easy seas.  The delivery was absolutely non-eventful, one of the highest praises for a sea voyage.  We arrived at sundown to attempt our first-ever Med-mooring, bow first into a very tight slip.  Chris thrusts the boat squarely into the berth despite a heavy breeze across the bow as Jackie works with the marinaros to secure the bow to the dock.  No paserel required as we hop on and off SHIBUMI's pulpit.  We prepare the boat for haul-out to paint the bottom and ourselves for our trip back to the states for the month of May.

After a week of moving SHIBUMI around the harbor to avoid swells during the multiple gales that blew through the harbor, we departed Motril..  We needed to investigate the condition of the keel below the water line to determine how our prior anti-fouling paint job worked.  During our stay in Rota, we had visited the harbor master in Almerimar who assured us that he could handle the job, so we left for our appointment with him during the last week of April.