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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 16:38:39 JST goatsarah

   Last year Zoe and I commenced operation “Oui Oui Baguette” to move our boat, Scarlet, from Gosport to La Rochelle in France. This was interrupted by a small engine fire which left us stranded in the Brittany port of Quiberon over winter to make repairs.

   Anyway, we moved the boat to La Rochelle a month ago. Today we commence “Operation Churro”. We plan to leave La Rochelle shortly and in a single leg of 36-40 hours in the Bay of Biscay arrive at Hendaye on the French/Spanish border.

   The orcas were attacking boats in this area about a month ago but since then seem to have moved west and are now heading south from Galicia to Lisboa so we should be safe from them (fingers crossed). Weather looks ok. We will probably be motoring for the first part with the hope we can sail from later today.

   If you want to track us, you can follow us live here. marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai…

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 16:38:37 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell
     • Jessica Smith 🏳️‍🌈
     We have 100 litres of diesel on hand, 170 litres of fresh water, a fresh butane cylinder for cooking, and a bunch of fresh food ingredients in the fridge. Our crew is me, @zoe and @mintopia
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     Richard Gadsden (po8crg@wandering.shop)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 18:12:26 JST Richard Gadsden

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     @goatsarah I really liked Hendaye (and Irun) when I was there last year on the way back home from yours.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 18:18:09 JST goatsarah

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     • Zoë O'Connell
     • Rachel Lawson
     • Jessica Smith 🏳️‍🌈
     @rachel @zoe @mintopia If you make a Molotov from diesel I understand it … goes out.
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     Rachel Lawson (rachel@norfolk.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 18:18:11 JST Rachel Lawson

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     • Jessica Smith 🏳️‍🌈

     @goatsarah @zoe @mintopia 100 litres of diesel and. You’re not torching the EHRC? Disappointed.

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     Mint Spies (mintspies@beige.party)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 18:21:59 JST Mint Spies

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     @goatsarah bon voyage! Hope the orcas keep well clear.

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     Inc Hulk 🧪 (inchulk@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 15-Aug-2025 02:23:12 JST Inc Hulk 🧪

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     @goatsarah Be safe, we don't want you eaten.

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     Richard Gadsden (po8crg@wandering.shop)'s status on Friday, 15-Aug-2025 02:30:04 JST Richard Gadsden

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     @goatsarah Also, the views on the narrow-gauge train are very pretty, even if it does feel weirdly like an S-stock tube train.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 15-Aug-2025 02:42:24 JST goatsarah

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     • Inc Hulk 🧪
     @IncHulk They only eat tuna apparently. They just think sinking sailboats is funny.