On the 2nd October, we could hardly contain our excitement, as we drove to Alghero airport to pick up our daughter, Caitlin and her boyfriend, Lewis. They were visiting us from Scotland, for a weeks holiday and it was almost exactly a year since we had seen them. This being of course, due to the Covid pandemic but also the busy working lives of our daughter and her boyfriend.
We had a great holiday planned together. The weather was not forecast to be particularly great on the west coast. We were going to head over to Orosei and embark on a motorbike road trip of the east coast of the island. Caitlin had visited us many times over the years but it was Lewis’s 1st visit to the island. They had rented a Suzuki 650 V-Strom and Colin has just purchased a used Moto Guzzi Breva 1100. However, before speeding over to the the east coat, their holiday started with a day trip out on Andrea Jensen. After all, one thing is certain, Lewis could not visit us without a day trip on Andrea Jensen.
It goes without saying that we had a great day sailing on Andrea Jensen. We had steady, southerly wind in the morning, the famous red sails were raised almost immediately as we left the port and we headed for Capo Caccia. Lewis was keen to ‘learn the ropes’ from me and Caitlin took the helm from Colin, as he proudly looked on. Caitlin grew up sailing in Scotland and this tough training ground is obviously still etched in her brain. She looked very comfortable at the helm I must say!.
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Caitlin the skipper with Lewis and Colin on Andrea Jensen
Lewis and Caitlin, Cala Gonone 2021, Sardinia
