9th to 13th September

On Tuesday we continued to pack up Imagine and took off the mainsail. The other two sails came off on Wednesday and both engines were serviced. From the dinghy Lucinda cleaned the hulls. The dinghy was then washed and dismantled. On Thursday we went to Reus to see the Gaudi museum which is a modern glass box, most unlike Gaudi's architecture. We discovered it was the national day of Cataluyna. Like the Scottish they have a vote coming up on national sovereignty. Unlike the Scottish vote it appears to be unofficial and non binding. We were up early on Friday to have a final flush of the heads before motoring to the other side of the marina where Imagine was lifted out. Her bottom was pressure washed and she was transported to her winter berth. I changed the anodes and put anti freeze in the engine seawater coolant circuit. We discovered the expensive 10 year anti foul was flaking and some screws have sheered off on the propellers. There's always something. On Saturday I took off the propeller to send back to be repaired. We packed, cleaned and tidied, and Imagine is now ready to be left for 7 months.

Over the winter the anti fouling will be touched up, the heater serviced, the seat and lazy bag repaired. On Sunday we will drive to Bilbao and try to get there in time to visit the Guggenheim. We have Monday to explore Bilbao further. On Tuesday morning we board the ferry for the overnight ferry to Portsmouth. We have already made provisional plans for next year. We will be back late April 2015.