" A LADY TRIP" Sailing around the World ( presently sailing fron the Dutch West Indies to the San Blas Islands )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 17 Jan 2010 15:25
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SATURDAY 16th January 2010
07.00hrs At this stage we were all on
deck, having had a tough night.
We opened up the full mainsail and staysail and sailed merrily along in very big
seas
Miles travelled on this trip..............388
miles to go on this trip...................222
Wind ( modest by comparrison) 36 / 39
knots
12.00hrs The wind had moderated to a
very modest 29knots and we all felf much more comfortable.
so much so, that we were able to have a light snack and a cup of
TEA
13.00hrs There was a major increase in the
amount of Ship Traffic around us, Presumably all going to and from the Panama
canal,
The skipper also recieved an email from his Aunt VERA and her husband LARRY, who
live in New Zealand,
As mentioned the other day, modern communications are truly amazing, To think
that here we are out at sea , hundreds of
miles from anywhere and we can communicate with people all over the
Globe,via the satellite system. Wonderfull stuff.
Any ,it was great to hear from them , and all is
well wiyh them in N.Z. " VERA " is the skippers Mother's younger sister
and we are all
very fond of her.
18.00hrs The skipper prepared a roast
chicken, with crispy bacon, creamed potatoes, and carrott's ( to improve our
night time vision)
We were so hungry at this stage that we would have eaten the " Arse
off the Chicken through a barbed wire fence "
It all turned out very tasty and all the troops wanted when they were
finished was the bunks.
Stephen and Aileen did watch untill
01.00hrs
Fat's did watch
untill
04.00hrs
Kevin did watch
untill
07.00hrs
Lot's if traffic all night, but otherwise, it was
uneventfull with a breeze of 32 knots all night.
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