Too bad you didn't cross paths when you were in the UK.

1:08 installing our new Rainman water maker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSAyrX51Ars&t=87s

1:42 we left Gasport and moved Athena to Chichester for a couple of weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0CgwXyk40g

1:55 James not only let us use his Workshop but he also helped us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpx9yj0G2sQ

2:22 after two weeks in Chichester Athena looked a lot more finished on a nice calm day we left Chichester and headed back to gospel to continue working on our very ambitious to-do list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNDS2Ia18F4

2:30 back in Gasport we were fortunate enough to find a true DIY gold mine in the shape of Make Gasport, where I could make new solar panel supports for our Arch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYd4d8ZXBsI

2:47 One of the big downsides to Volvo's D2 engines are their MDI boxes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHR5P4Wf7Ec

3:29 We had Marine rigging Services unstep theMast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5SbD4Tj3C0

3:32 I replaced the coax cable, did the Assembly of the furler, installed

a second camera in the mast, we installed 1600 Watts worth of solar panels on the arch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F27yfLGhazE

4:25 we also replaced Athena's old two-stroke four horse outboard with an electric outboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sx33mkuXSE

4:43 Our time in Gasport had come to an end we untied the lines with goodbye to our good friends Mark and Marcella and headed to Southampton to meet up with Carly and

Dom from Sailing Kadoh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qv2cxI5OFk

4:58 before leaving the UK I finally got around to installing the door handle

on the door to the door head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EOjXOBgQpE

6:19 Ava really got into his sewing and needle related projects while we were in Cherberg. She made some super spiffy covers for our Jerry cans and also made an equally spiffy cover for our propane

tank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKizDBmEQ3g

7:44 Ava went to Ikea and picked up two cheap mattresses for us to use in

the AFT cabin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhgKgD-AJFQ

8:01 We had a reasonable weather window to go straight to Ireland and left Sherburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft2HPEWfFZs

8:18 we got to visit some of the spots that make the south coast of the UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXSnFYNDLsU

9:10 We got to enjoy what's lovingly nicknamed the Caribbean of Europe with crystal clear water and white sandy beaches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp99PyZD_0E

8:55 We got a warm welcome in Ireland by the best Dolphin Show of 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLT2nVGXJM

9:27 Jameson's whiskey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdhbVxu61w8

9:36 unfortunately we think that's also where we managed to pick up COVID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGo_94eLUBs&t=913s

10:11 because of COVID and whether we didn't get to go up the west coast of Ireland as I had originally hoped but we did make it to Baltimore which is the most western part of Ireland and we spent a few days on Heir Island enjoying the nature and the bird Cliffs where I got my best bird pooping shot of 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVVbv5l5_E

10:27 The drive unit for our autopilot that failed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwSJ26AIpVA

11:03 I was free to go nuts and DIY to my heart's content, cleaning out our water tank, installing a new accumulator tank, replacing the fuel pump, also a leaky chain plate that needed fixing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AEM-ZbkxYY

11:58 12-volt fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jJ21flm6I4

12:00 I built a cover on the cowling for the Drive Unit I made it out of 10 millimeter foam core. I decided the cockpit Locker would also be the best place for us to store our scuba

tanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewhb4ZQzlwI

13:54 We met up with our friends, I installed new curtains and Sky screens from Dometic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K2NyKZOZWk

14:36 I did have time to install a shower in the cockpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDhEnIaaZUk&t=16s

14:47 There was also time for installing Starlink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMyNj8IMEes

15:00 Crossing the Bay of Biscay is a big milestone we had a decent weather window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL6H1ngyUzQ&t=686s

15:22 we sprouted the coast of Spain and pulled into Gihan after a short stay we headed to Akuruna accompanied by dolphins and nice warm weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcN2FwjMeLk

15:35 the single biggest source of worry for us in 2022 has been orcas and their attacks on sailboats along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvHRABci7WY&t=8s

16:21 we also managed to squeeze in another few projects like making DIY bean bags for the cockpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQNQdamkX68&t=776s

17:29 We made it safely another couple of miles down the coast to Porto where we all went for a port wine tasting, we made it to Gashqai's where it was yet again time

for some DIY projects like for instance, installing our new wind vane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh8-xNXSvmw&t=34s

17:52 doing a service on the engine and also provisioning the boat for the Atlantic

Crossing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TnEhRXrjII&t=860s