Day 15, Saturday, 19.02.2011, 12:00 UTC (09:00 local), 18:23.1N 46:23.0W,
26°C, 1012 mBar
Two weeks at sea! And I still like it, what a surprise. Even more of a
surprise is that there is still fresh (more or less) fruit and vegetables
left, and I still don't have an excuse to cook cheap pasta. But I'm down to
oranges, apples, lemons, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and garlic now.
But then I decided to use Buitoni Bolognese sauce anyway, just because I
can, haha! Ok, with onions, carrots and garlic.
Yesterday my brother told me that people are commenting to the entries on my
blog, and wishing me all the best for the trip. Thank you all very much for
thinking of me and caring. Also to the people who just read and care, and
don't comment so much. Unfortunately I cannot read the comments while on the
way, but I will catch up once I get to my destination. Apparently some even
post the one or other helpful advice. For example regarding navigation in
european forests.
But what probably very few know is that one of the culprits who comments so
much is actually guilty of inspiring me to these kinds of adventures. Yes,
and at an early age too. My "Sandkastenfreund" Markus M. We were neighbors
during kindergarten and primary school and actually played in the sandbox
together. And it was his idea to walk across the Alps, Germany to Tirol,
after High-School. Which I liked so much despite an injured knee (and
wishing I was dead at one particular time) that I fell for the outdoors. So
it's all Markus' fault, hehe. Thanks Markus :-).
Back to the present. The weather was great yesterday, wind and sun, and I
was abolutely over-motived in regard to filming. I decided to film how the
parassailor is set. Only instead of a "how-to" it became a "how not to". If
this ever makes it into youtube the whole sailing community will crack up
laughing.
But when night fell the weather decided it had given me (obviously) enough
sun, but (unfortunately) also enough wind. No more, and there is still
pretty much no Wind now (though the sun came back up). I had a hopeful look
at the weather forecast a few minutes ago, but it doesn't look good. The
overall situation is: no wind until Tuesday, then lots. Sun only during the
daylight hours.
Three days baking in the hot sun and not moving much. Oh dear, my worst
nightmare is coming true. Morale is still high though. Very tempting to use
the engine. But I only have fuel for one day, haha :-). Good that I have
books for many, many more days.
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