Today's blog will be the last!!!
Yesterday, knowing that I will write today's blog, I wondered what new or
interesting I could possibly write. All seemed to be said, the look back over
the 18 days done, the outlook to what we will do on St. Lucia also. But then,
thanks to Mother Nature, the subject for this blog came in form of what Jacko
called a “tough night”... We have seen strong winds during this crossing,
the waves have been big before, we went through dark nights, and rain too, was
nothing new. Last night it all came together. Sometimes I was just glad that it
was too dark to see anything, so I didn’t know how big the waves were, they
would have frightened me for sure. When Steve did ride down the waves, there was
nothing than foam all around the boat and all you could hear was the roaring
water and Steve’s “ jipiiii”. Mel found herself woken up by a salt-water shower,
that found its way through the cockpit, down to her berth. New experiences till
the last day.
This morning, the sun is up again, the main sail is reefed and life on
board back to normal again. The miles are running down, only 127 more to go. We
expect to arrive in St. Lucia early next morning, so be ready to get a call from
the Caribbean!
So one last thank you to all of you, that have followed our adventure by
reading our blog and have sent us messages and good thoughts. Love,
Annette.
Last few words from the crew -
Mel – it’s been everything I imagined and more. A magical journey. Last 3
words from me: Not Coming Back! Haha! See you all soon shippers xxxxxxx
Rob – It’s been a fantastic ride. Pretty much all directions of sail and
all manner of breezes to contend with too. Looking forward to finding the
nearest air conditioner unit as soon as we touch land though
Matt and Terisa – What an adventure! Our first time sailing and we have
stories and memories to last a lifetime.
Steven g. OMG what a incredible journey, tangfastico. A journey for me into
the unknown,new experiences,new destinations and new friends. This is now my
life and i'm happy i'm following it but very much looking forward to sharing this
adventure with family and friends and to all of you supporting us massive thank
you xxxxxx
Jacko – Thank you to the ARC 2013 crew of Lancelot II, you have all been
fantastic and it has been a pleasure to get to know you, thank you also to
friends and family at home for following across, I hope you have enjoyed the
blogs, your messages of support where fantastic and a highlight of the days
aboard... next year perhaps you’d like to join us! xx