This was a full weekend of cleaning. The layers of dirt from all the sandblasting and grinding was endless and I expect we will be finding sand and grime in small crevices and cracks forever. Without water on board, we had no choice but to use the hose pipe to spray down everything. It worked well and the water just ran down into the newly painted bilges. Patrick set up a small pump and we just pumped it out through the hand basin
It was so satisfying and now we can start to stay on board overnight, for the first time in over a year. I am so excited, even though she is still not back in the water - we are waiting for the tanks and engine, but it feels like we are getting there.
We still need to replace things like the bed headboards and side lining, which I suspect has been there since she was first fitted out. We need better clothes storage and the toilet/wet room needs a complete re-do. All have been added to the To Do list.