And suddenly, we were back in Augustenborg, to begin the hard work of returning Melodrama to peak condition. After a long day removing most of our possessions from the boat, it seemed to sit higher in the water!
The following day, the hard work of cleaning the hull and deck began….
… while the reassembly of the broken furling drum was carefully executed in a quiet corner of a shed.
Even so, there are way too many ball bearings to keep under control!!
Eventually they were all counted back in, and William and I both signed off on the assembly being complete, with all the ball bearings in place – no fewer than needed and no more than needed (and yes, that was indeed a possibility)
With many, many thanks to our wonderful crew – Brendan, Diane and Nev for all their hard work helping us, and for all the laughs during our final cruise.