Hello everyone,
It’s been a while, but we are here in Weymouth for the Sail for Gold Regatta and it has been a very eventful first day already.
We arrived in two groups: the coaches catching an SQ flight and a train down to Weymouth, while we had Roy pick us up from the airport and drive us and the trailer down).
As we drove out, we were hearing squeaking all the way as we drove round bends. None of the lashings on the trailer were loose, though, so we went on.
An hour from Weymouth, we came round a roundabout (boy, are there a lot of those here), and got a warning horn from a car, accompanied by the driver pointing at our trailer. The squeaking was going like mad then so we pulled over and had a look at the wheel.
The ball bearings were shot, the hubcap had popped out, and we were so not going to make it any further.
We had a pleasant surprise then, though, as the car who had pointed it out to us came back round and stopped to help us. (Well, the driver of the car, I mean.)
And so we got a real taste of English kindness as the man called up friends, helped us to drop off the trailer at a safer place, and so we managed to get on our way and arrive at the hotel in Weymouth at a decent hour for bed.
Still, we have two boats to trail down (back and forth) to the club today, so it looks like a long day on the road – for those who have to drive, at least. (It pays to be short, in this case!)
Also, it’s SIOBHAN’S BIRTHDAY! 
