Challenger 2 - Challenger Two Entry Thirteen

Hi to you all who are following us. As I am typing we are enjoying bacon and tinned tomato sandwiches and tea for breakfast, whilst the rain and a squall pass us with music full blast! Making those on galley duty work very hard in the heat as all hatches are closed. All the crew are well and enjoying seeing our progress plotted on the chart in the saloon.

The wind remains steady east south east with Yankee one polled out, our stitching holding out really well! 178 miles have been covered since the last blog with 620 to go. All are beginning to think of our arrival to St Lucia and then returning to the UK as we sing along to Robbie Williams Angels and Pink Floyd. We start the countdown preparation today to sort through provisions which have been dotted all around the boat and centralise in the saloon.

Galley duty fed us a lovely chicken tikka masala for supper last night, and all are enjoying the bananas which are ripe now. We all have settled into a routine of sailing, eating, sleeping, doing some washing and having a shower when able, but with the humidity at times you wonder why you bothered!! During our free time I have taught Stephen to sew on two buttons on his favourite H&M shorts and Ollie practised his sewing by repairing the seams on them and then learning to embroider a motif.

We all send our love to family and friends. We have all been sharing our photos of family and are looking forward to getting back in touch.

Best wishes to you all love to the ‘Smallers’

Kathryn