Jean says: Cooking on board is easy. We've got a Remoska, a small cooker from the Czech Republic that looks like an electric frying pan, and can fit on any small surface near a plug socket. We can use it anywhere that has shore power, and it saves hugely on the gas. It does what an oven does, but seems easier.
You can sling a load of chopped vegetables in, a drizzle of oil and then a couple of chicken breasts or similar on top, put the lid on, switch on a single switch, and everything takes about an hour. You can even bake scones or crumble in it, but it's highly unlikely that either of us will be doing that, given that it would involve waving a bag of flour around in a confined space. We've eaten 'Remoska' style 5 times out of six already, and we only set off on Friday. The other night was fish and chips in Dartmouth. I'm wondering how else it could be useful, and if it would be possible to dry any washing in it? Not that we've done any yet!
Today, we set off at 9.30 for Fowey with the intention of arriving at lunchtime and having a relaxing afternoon (for once). We had more choppy seas and big gusty winds, but at least it was only for four hours this time. We almost enjoyed this trip, as we knew it was only for a short time. We are however looking forward to future sailing being more gentle, and not like a Bucking Bronco ride. (Yes it was meant to be a B!) I wonder when that will be? If we didn't have a trusty boat like Bella Rosa, we'd still be in Portland right now, so we're happy to be making progress and are optimistic that we'll be in Newlyn in time to meet Alex before crossing the Bristol channel.
Fowey is a lovely place, and because it's April, there's not a grockle in sight, and what's more, all the visitor moorings are available. This is clearly the time to come here.