We had arranged to have Dark Tarn hauled out and put in a cradle at Parque de Naceous so we could scrub off her bottom and antifoul the hull.
The bottom was actually remarkably clean with a persistent feathering around the waterline. The hull underwater was just coated with a coat of slime. maybe the river water is a bit less brackish.
Normally Lynne hates being in the "Yard" but she enjoyed this time.
The weather was initially a bit damp but the upside was we had rainbows.
Eventually after filling with epoxy the slight blisters that have been developing, possibly the underwater paint is beginning to deteriorate so we emailed Paul Fay for advice.
We emailed a few yards in Spain for a quote but decided 20,000 euros was too much and we would make do and mend until we could return to England and DIY as Paul had done.
We also needed to repair some under paint rusting on the topsides (the grey areas above )
The improvement in the weather made the work go quickly and Dark Tarn was looking as good as we could make her. My glamorous assistant was still enjoying living in the yard even though it was a long walk to the showers and toilets.
After two coats of expensive antifouling paint had been applied and all the sacrificial anodes replaced we felt we had earned a day out in the city.
Ticking off some things to do included going to the top of the monument to the Discoveries., the climbing is mostly done by elevator. The views are certainly worth the small fee.
A few hardy souls were sailing on the Tagus.
It seemed that the winter storms had damaged a small section of the banking.
We hadn't realised there is actually an exhibition space in the monument, when we were there it was about Myths and monsters.
This chiefly consisted of what the people of Europe thought the rest of the world was inhabited by. The land of one footed people, men who had their faces in the middle of their chests etc. actually very interesting...
We had a lovely day out re exploring Belem, which is one of Lynnes favourite parts of Lisbon.
She had recently visited the art exhibition dedicated to Escher, but had been slightly disappointed by it but cheered up by then visiting the Museo de Barado.
Both of which are visible in this view from the Discoveries monument (a bit of Where's Wally! )
Neither Lynne or I are what you might call "City people", but our time in Lisbon had been hugely enjoyable. I am a sucker for history of any kind and Lisbon is certainly got its fair share of that!
Its also slightly shabby but retains a human scale. a fabulous city.....Just keep your valuables close on the trams.....
Symbol of Lisbon The Torre de Belem.
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