Day 4 to Fiji
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 30 May 2015 12:00
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Squalls, Sunshine and Smooth
Seas
  The day began with a little squall
which gave us a pretty sky and a tiny rainbow. Things
are warm enough to have the side windows and back door open in the conservatory,
settled enough to locate the odd lost crisp and a bit of ‘housework’, well more
like gentle tidying. Throughout the day we had light winds, one void and at half
past ten the wind went altogether and we motor-sailed overnight. Bear ate a
full-sized chilli con carne with rice and an hour later out came the backgammon.
I won five three. Huh and
Grr, hey, I’m still two down overall and so
you should be. Huh. We enjoyed sunset and
Bear settled for a snooze in his usual place opposite me in the
cockpit.
  Knitting needles went at a faster
speed and the long moss stitch panel grew, although I
have to shake my right arm quite often as my supernator radialis screams out in
a burning sensation – Oh err Mrs. Clearly
I’m using muscles not used for several years. Clearly. I would have been up to the armpit by now had
I not had three false starts. I began with XL and three inches in, Bear and I
could have used it as a quilt cover. L and three inches in, we could have both
worn it, now a Medium and I still have my doubts when the cable panel start has
me going from 137 stitches to a colossal 186, we’ll see, but I’m not starting
again, may have to have slightly fatter seams.....
I carried on knitting by the light of
the chartplotter as Bear looked at his watch, I’m on
duty soon but I’ll just rest my eyes for a couple of minutes. A solid hour of loud snoring
marked by a button popping off his self-chosen pink cushion........the event
masked by my earphones, a first audiobook for me by Suzanne Brockman - I didn’t
think knitting and Classical Mythology somehow went together.
 Lovely to be in a sea area called
the South Fiji Basin.
Noon summary: Very tranquil on blue
seas.
Noon position: 27:18.70 South and
176:57.79 East
Noon to Noon: 120 nautical miles.
Miles Covered: 519 nautical
miles
Miles to Go : 644 nautical
miles
Current:
Four and a half knots in ten knots of wind.
 My first sunrise at sea in a very long time – the benefit of Bear
having a half an hour lie-in, lovely, I get to do the same......
ALL IN ALL WHAT A QUICK DAY
PERFECT, PEACEFUL
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