Counting down

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Chris & Katie Russell
Thu 7 Dec 2017 21:51
13:03.23N 49:28.38W
 
A fine sailing day once again with full mainsail and genoa in blistering sunshine, warm winds and gentle sea with some swell. Some crew took promenades around the estate today as Associate's bow carved dramatically through the deep blue ocean. It will be odd when the noise of water passing the hull is silenced
 
We planned for an 18 day passage but because of the light and contrary winds in the first 10 days it looks as though we may now be 24 days. We have been starting to run out of things. As first reported last night we have run out of breakfast tea bags - but do have decaf ones and plenty of alternatives - earl grey etc. The fresh fruit is also starting to become low as well. The pears lasted 5 days. The bananas 11 days (just) - the final ones being flambéed in rum - and we have 4 oranges left. The grapefruit is holding up well and we have about 14 left. The apples are still okay - although some have been jettisoned and some have been stewed for breakfast as they deteriorated. There are some lemons. Fear not - scurvy is not a threat as we still have 20+ cartons of orange juice and several packets of biscuits
 
Katie prepared 21 frozen meals and we had 3 big pies along with fresh pasta and along with emergency supplies of canned ham and tuna we will not starve - quite the opposite. The cake mountain is also not threatened. There is talk about diets when we arrive home!
 
Thankfully, sense of humour remains in abundance - even following 17 days at sea
 
669 miles to go - just a long, tacking Fastnet Race really
 
 
 

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