530 nautical miles left to go! Yesterday we had a great day of favourable
winds, stronger than forecasted. Ocean Lady continued to chomp the miles up.
After a lovely chicken and pasta supper the skyline got progressively
darker, Stu came on deck for the 8 til midnight shift and within what seemed
like 30 seconds We were experiencing torrential rain and 35 knots of breeze.
Soaked to the skin and four hours left of his shift! - thats the last time
we leave him in charge on his own!! For the next four hours the squalls kept
on coming, wind across the deck of 40 knots and persistant rain! Even with
the bimini up there wasn't a dry place to sit. At midnight Alan came on
watch, the weather wasn't any better and to top it off, Alan was attacked by
a flying fish who got a good clean right hook to Alan's face, the fish then
landed in the cockpit, jumped around a couple of times and disappeared down
the cockpit drain.
The weather has now cleared up, but unfortunately we have light headwinds of
around 8 knots. The sea is slight and we are taking the opportunity to dry
out from last night. We were treated to a pod of dolphins thismorning which
was beautiful and always makes a nice start to the day.
Our noon position yesterday was 12deg 49.9N, 50deg 14.8W
Todays noon position was 12deg 46.2N, 52deg 43W
Love to all at home, xxx
Joining you guys on the drying out front! By the way Stu, bathroom's not quite finished yet! X
ReplyDeleteHow could I forget-just to keep you posted Stu, I have out on very good authority that the jail in the mead is in excellent condition!
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