All Around My Cockpit I will wear the wet washing
andromeda of plymouth
Susan and Andrew Wilson
Sat 17 May 2014 16:09
N22:36:378 W64:21:406
It was a bit like a chinese laundry in the cockpit
this morning as we put out our oillies to dry off a bit. We did think we
might get through a night without a downpour but true to form at 4ish this
morning the wind suddenlyhowled up from 9/10ish to 20 knots in seconds and then
threw water at us, on a change of watch as well so we both got soaked. It
is drying lovely now and we are bobbing about with light winds again so
only making 3.5sog.
We had another lovely afternoon yesterday which was
livenend up for a few hours by a brown noddy bird that came to visit us.
He kept flying over and around us then plumped himself in the water nearby only
to take to wing again when we had moved on and do the same manoevure all over
again, then just as suddenly he got bored with us and went off. No other wild
life sightings and we still have the pink lure out at the moment.
One thing we do enjoy at sea is the variety and
different meals we have, very dependent on what the weather and sea state are as
there are only two of us on board. Before we set off again we boiled a dozen
eggs and put them in the fridge and so for the first few days we have fun making
different dishes with these staples. With the sun warm and the blue sky it
was just the time for egg mayonnaise and tomato sarnies for tea.....yum.
Breakfast this morning was a bit different though. Andrew volunteered to do the
honors and when the smell of cooking but not bacon reached me in the cockpit he
popped his head up and said, I don't think its bacon I am cooking, I got it out
of the small box - hmmm. So that is why we were having pork and apples sarnies
for breakfast, very lovely and tasty they were too, especially with the apple
sauce, I expect we will have bacon and eggs for tea instead one
night,
With several boats having delayed their departure
from Bermuda we are wondering if we might actually catch up with some of them
before the Azores.
Now its time for another snooze methinks before my
next stint on the wheel.
Andrew & Susan
S/V Andromeda |