Days are passing so fast. It rains occasionally. I spend entire days on Tanasza, fixing the self-steering gear. I dropped my wrench and one part into the water, but, fortunately, I had a spare one. The engine is fixed, the forestay – shortened and the standing rigging – set. A bit of knitting with the sail, stern light welded, inverter fixed, etc. Meanwhile, I’ve met a lot of people, every day brings some new friends.
I have had a supper with a large group of Poles, it was very nice. Polish food – Grazyna baked a cheesecake – just like mom’s!!! She gave me what’s left to take it “home”. It was a pain to share it.
I was visited, again, by Mira and Staszek who wanted to say goodbye, for I am sailing out tomorrow. I check the weather daily and I talk to other crews who want to sail out on the same day. A “bad wind” is supposed to end this night, and we want to set off as soon as it’s over, even if it‘s still dark.
The Poles there want to take me everywhere and show me around, but the yacht has to be ready. Besides, I am exhausted after entire day of work at the yacht. Andrzej managed to take me away from marina (I still don’t know how) and he took me to a valley, so beautiful and green!!  Grazynka and Andrzej took me to the Two Oceans Aquarium. It was wonderful, like on a shipwreck. I have seen my favorite seahorses and those “largish” and “nightmarish” sharks. I got a shark tooth as a souvenir at the end. I don’t want to leave, but I have to…
PS. Finally, I got a basket of flowers which had been ordered for my arrival to Durban. Beautiful, I am telling you!!! They look lovely inside Tanasza, and the smell… I love how they smell!!! I love getting flowers…