Today sees us making good progress with some respectable winds. The swell has settled down a bit so not so much of the rock and roll except for some of the music.
Late yesterday afternoon we acquired a new crew member. I can see the headlines. Boat with all male crew on ARC pick up chick mid Atlantic. As you have probably guessed the new crew member is of the feathered variety and more specifically an Egrit. He arrived on the deck looking very sorry for himself but perked up a bit after some ham and fresh water. He has stayed around the back of the boat most of the time since only flying off when there was work to be done. This morning he feasted on some flying fish that had found their way on board over night and during the day he has become a lot more confident culminating in a tug of war with Richard, first mate, for the fish lure. Obviously there was only one name that we could call him and that was Eddie.
So, 750nm to go. Looks like we might even catch our designated flights home rather than swanning around in St Lucia for a few more days. You can sense our relief......perhaps.
Rik