At last we
have some wind! It arrived about
02.00 this morning and we have been sailing on the genoa since then. At our current speed we should reach St
Lucia in about 26 hours.
By last
night when we had been motoring for 3 days we felt that we would never reach our
destination – a bit like trying find ones way out of Ikea (apologies to the
Swedes). But we were treated to a
fantastic sunset – the whole sky went pink and then a brilliant orange. A little compensation.
Tonight will
be our last night at sea so we will celebrate by eating the Fray Bentos
Pies. These seem to be a standby on
any RYA sailing course we have done, so when we saw them for sale in Morrison’s
in Gibraltar we couldn’t resist. So
tonight’s menu will be Steak Pie/Chicken Pie, potatoes, peas and open a bottle
of Cava. If anyone wants pud it
will be fresh or tinned fruit. We
still have apples and oranges left.
The food
supply has worked well; we still have chicken, beef, prawns and dorado in the
freezer. Overstocked a bit on milk
and orange juice but as it is all OK until well into next year and will keep us
going until May.
This morning
the sun is hot, there are a few fluffy clouds around and we are eagerly
anticipating our arrival in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. Richard’s wife Lorraine arrived
yesterday courtesy of Mr Branson, so we will have a welcome committee when we
tie up.