Embla

Day 1 in Porto Santo.  While watching the very clement weather forecasts in Porto Santo from a full and drizzling Ireland, a two week visit to Embla in Porto Santo seemed a good idea.  Last night, I landed in Porto Santo after a long layover in Funchal, Madeira.  The sun wasn't shining!  Forecast for strong breezes and occasional showers.   Since Embla is on the hard, I thought a few initial nights in a local hotel would be a good move.  Porto Santo in February is rather quiet and so I'm thinking I'd be better off in splendid isolation aboard Embla.  This morning I carted 20kg of spares (exactly 20kg, RyanAir take note) to Embla.  Day 1 on the project list.  Our dinghy RIB is leaking and so I tackled this first with limited success.  T he glues I had ordered from an excellent chandlery were incorrect, so I had to turn my attention to fixing some other items.  I have an old DuoGen onboard which creates about 8 amps i...