The Shipping News
andromeda of plymouth
Susan and Andrew Wilson
Sun 18 May 2014 16:00
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The Shipping News - it was
reported today that a retired couple sailing from the Caribbean north were
concerned about the apparant lack of merchant shipping observed. They said "It's
as if its all gone - overcome by some catastrophe"! A spokesperson for the
Merchant Shipping Organisation (LPG, LNG, VLCC, Cars, Trucks, White goods,
electrical, computers, fabrics, frankinsence and myhrr) and its associated
organsition, The Tramp Steamers Association, responded by saying that "they are
still very busy, but probably taking a well deserved rest." The retired couple
replied "Well that's good to know - it's ok when you can see them, it's when you
can't you worry!"
In an associated development the same couple
remarked that "the weather had disappeared" - this is purely their view of
course!
Anyway, here we are bobbing around in a relatively
flat sea and very light breezes from the North East - not what we want really.
On the fishing front, nothing to report, not even seaweed. On the shipping front
- zilch. On the wildlife front we have seen 1 brown noddy and 1 greater
shearwater. No flying fish to speak of - seems a bit of a wildlife desert out
here at present, so to speak.
So we may need to change our plans - if the weather
doesn't help us North East, we may well have to head for Bermuda and take on
some fuel - we dislike motor-sailing, but without wind we would simply drift to
the NW, which doesn't seem like much of a plan when heading to
Europe.
By the way, Andrew finally found the bacon this
morning - yummy bacon sandwhich for breakfast.
Orion - the auto-pilot - is doing sterling work,
and Vanessa, when we have wind (which we don't) is working very well as the
wind-vane.
Some chores done this morning and now
for another lazy Sunday afternoon - well we have no neighbours after
all!
Andrew & Susan
S/V Andromeda |