S/Y Gwendoline M - Atlanterhavskryds
08. December. 11.35 UTC.
On bord Lene, Bente, Annette, Maiken, Oliver, Orla og Kim
Position: 14.80.073N 37.57.6531W
We are keeping our ventilation system running - even though we got water down the skylight yesterday. It is too hot not to do it - so we are keeping a sharp outlook on the wawes, so we can close the skylight - we we get water on deck - before it reached the skylight and drains down into the for cabin.
Once again yesterday Bente spoiled us all rotten with a delicious lunch - made of tuna, eggs, corn and finely chopped white cabbage. She had also found the one remaining avocado which completed the meal.
Yesterday, was also "Big Bath Day" - on the aft deck. It is very refreshing with a seawater bath - followed by a final rinse in fresh water. "It is very nice, once one is finished with the bath - you feel like a reborn human being," Annette said with a huge smile all over her face.
Yesterday we also sailed through a very large area with a lot of seaweed. It gave us a lot of false alarms on the fishing tackle - and finally Oliver decided that it was time to reel in the lines - as all we caught that day was seaweed.
Annette also showed her "magnetism on men" yesterday. Orla and Annette sad opposite each other in the cockpit, when a giant wave tilted Gwendoline so much - it rocketed Orla out of his seat and directly into the arms of Annette. Impossible to say who was the most surprised of the two.
Len had decided that yesterday was the day we all should have a traditional Danish Christmas meal - rice porridge. It turned out to be a much bigger endeavor than anticipated, boiling 3 liter of milk in the largest pot - with special rice added. For more than one hour - she had to operate as a gyroscopic "hang" for the pot - so the warm milk didn't spill all over the boat. The result, however, was fantastic. We ate it down below in 28-30 degrees centigrade. Orla and I were sweating rivers down neck, shoulder and back - nut it tasted divine.
Over and Out from
S/Y Gwendoline M
Atlanten