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Currently writing from Barcelona, Spain… We arrived yesterday after a rather long (but most exciting flight) – the reason for this unusual excitement being the fact that we somehow managed to get a free upgrade to business class for our Dubai-Barcelona leg!! Awesome! that really is a very different way to travel!!
Our flight started off a little less exciting, with thirteen pieces of luggage to try and get checked in… After our bikes got stolen last year in France, we had to add on two bikes to our already comprehensive list of things to take to europe including sails, foils, rigging and tools.
So after using all our extra baggage allowance up, we had to leave one package behind for another coach to take up in a few days! Twelve out of thirteen was not too bad though! Happy to say they all arrived safely in Barcelona too… Got some weird looks picking up package after package though…
We are getting towbars put on our cars today, and then catching the night ferry to Palma, where we have a bit of time to get back into the swing of things, with the Princess Sofia World Cup Event starting on the 31st of March. With fifty boats entered this will be our first real test since the World Champs last year, and the first time we have raced more than ten boats in ages!!
Looking forward to getting on the water and seeing what everyone else in the world has been up to the last few months, hopefully we have made some improvements and with a good list of things to work on over here, and current weather forecasts looking on the warm side it should be a great trip!
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