1073 sailed, 1934 miles to go
Day 16 is set to deliver us some significant landmarks, although clearly
that is anything but the apt phrase. We are just about to reach the halfway
point between the Cape Verde Islands and the Caribbean, and later on towards
midnight with the good winds forecast to continue, we should drop below 1000
nautical miles to St Lucia. We have seen dolphins on many days and this
photo was of a pod that stayed with us for a few minutes - always difficult
to capture a good image of them, and most times we just enjoy their company
and watch and admire them. Every night we seem to get at least one flying
fish on board - the challenge is to spot them in the dark before treading on
one; morning chores include brushing fish scales out of the cockpit.
The hours pass very agreeably, though it has to be said the sizeable swell
and rolling of the boat make cooking, serving up food and activities such as
showering quite a challenge. Just about anything, come to think of it. You
will be pleased to learn that the cabbage is still holding out well and
Helen is currently preparing her special White Satin Waldorf salad with some
of it. We all continue to enjoy our watch system. All three night watches
have their advantages - a good long sleep after the first one (theoretically
anyway), some star gazing in the middle watch and then seeing the dawn on
the 4 a.m. red-eye. Last night is our most complicated hot bunking
arrangement - with the B's on the first watch, the C's start off in their
cabin and the A's are in the C's cabin. The C's then take over the middle
watch from the B's and finally the A's (aka Captain & Mrs Skipper) come up
for the final watch, so that the B's and C's end up in their own cabin by
morning! Simple...
Domestic times
Fiona
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