Episode 17: Landing and Thank You

Last miles

The sun rises and we are alone at anchor in a bay in the Gulf of Aranci. A final splash amidst the fish and turquoise water gives us courage for departure.

Avel Héol sets sail for the enormous port of Olbia, from which sea monsters sail to Sardinia. Moby smokes on the horizon and hums.

Arrival at the Circolo Nautical of Olbia. Sailors are busy on deck. Large buckets of water are thrown, brooms and shovels are busy to leave a clean boat for the next crew, and also to forget that they will have to say goodbye.

Arrivederci Avel Héol. We fold up the Bonitas flag and put it safely in a bag for next year.

Thank you

Thank you to our friends and family who encouraged us in our endeavors and told us how proud they were of us. Your encouragement has been with us throughout the journey.

Special thanks to:

Stéphane for spending hours providing IT support for our blog, for managing Valérie's stress before departure and for welcoming and lifting the entire team to Geneva this Saturday evening.

Jérôme for his weather monitoring and for managing family life on land.

Grégoire for his availability on a stormy Sunday in the port of Marseille, for the care taken in the preparation and monitoring of Avel Héol.

Guy for the extra security his beacons provided us.

And thank you to the girls

Esther shows us a photo she took of Valérie climbing the mast. The resemblance is uncanny. We see the same joy and pride as in Miette's photo.

	Credit Crumb of Saussure, photograph Mariel Jean-Brunhes, copyright La Collection, Paris

Congratulations again girls for your achievement and thank you for inspiring us to embark on this magnificent adventure which will remain etched in our memories forever.

And that was only the first volume of our adventure.

We send you a big kiss,

Dyna, Esther, Valerie, Yvonne