Dark and stormy
Blanshard
Wed 2 Jun 2010 01:58
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Position 39 59.00N 58 09.51W Log
13074 182 miles covered
Yes, the plot of 2 days ago was a bit optimistic -
not quite there yet!
A speedy 24 hours with a dark and stormy night but
no cocktails here. Yesterday afternoon saw more sunshine but finished
early on with the arrival of some weather systems - amazing how fast they
approach and move over us. The wind picked up and through the night we
then had squalls with heavy rain - so heavy you couldn't hear the wind - but
only short lasting interspersed with clear moonlit spells. The wind
has built today and it has been downhill sailing all the way hitting 12.8 knots
max in 'lots of wind'.
Dinner last night was continuing Alastairs
preparations for student life with chill con carne - very tasty. We seem
to dip in and out of the gulf stream but never hitting the hot water we had
early on. It is still blue and warm so t shirts and shorts (with full
waterproofs as well).
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