Here in Las Palmas it feels like fresher’s week, with an unmanageable number and frequency of opportunities to meet new people and drink plenty of beer and wine, as the pace of events and activities has continually increased since the ARC+ departure.

From family barbecues to picnics to parties on boats to family celebrations to sundowners to fiestas to opening ceremonies and even ad hoc pontoon parties, having a quiet night in is hard work right now, with very little time for any rest, let alone for preparing the boat for an Atlantic crossing.

It’s a lot of fun though, and we understand why some keep coming back year after year.

Still, it’ll be very different in a week’s time.

Pontoon parties

Out on the town

Family events

Chez nous

Trick or treat!?!

Boat parties

Fiesta

Nightly ‘sundowner’ (ARC drinks party)