Mischief - The Doldrums

We are experiencing the doldrums for the first time as we approach the equator. We have had the engine on for a total of 23 hrs in the last 3 days. This is more than we motored all the way from Guernsey to Lagos. I am glad that we specified Mischief with bigger fuel tanks as we may need to motor all the way to Galapagos looking at the weather forecast.

We are all settling into life at sea again, getting use to sleeping in short bursts and getting in and out of damp clothes. Last night we had a about 4 hours rain which was a bit miserable although it was warm rain. As a consolation it has washed the salt off the decks but the crew refused to get out with the shampoo so I am still making water for showers.

We drew a blank fishing yesterday so Trevor is on a formal warning for dereliction of duty. This meant we had to settle for a spaghetti bolagnase which was a poor substitute for fresh fish. Tell you the truth it was nice to have a change.

Well the forecast is for no wind so we will be motoring all day, I am bored already !!

Cheers

Skipper