day 8
BumbleBee
Tim and Julia and Tiger
Mon 23 Jan 2012 12:22
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position 15:21.5 N 39:32.7 W
'Jemmima' was a pain in the neck last night; ( I refuse
to call it 'she') kept us all up with its indecisive dithering in the light
wind. Attention seeker!! King fulfilled a life long ambition yesterday, to
bake bread on board. It took a while (rising, apparently) but was worth waiting
for. The butter, which should have long since melted, was still
spreadable.Delicious. There was even a small loaf of white playdough bread for
the psuedo- coeliac amongst us. Not only that treat, but another one followed,
with pancakes at teatime. I think 'Gordon' and 'Jamie' may have a bit of sibling
rivalry going on here. Tiger and I would do well to encourage it wholeheartedly.
On a marine note, we are encountering our first squalls of rain and sudden wind
increase. You see the low black cloud coming with about 10 minutes
warning, then the air temperature drops like someone turned the fan heater to
its cold setting, and it starts to rain. We have flattish sea and lightish winds
so these squalls present no real problem. You just need to shorten sail pretty
quickly and enjoy the fresh water precipitaion for a few minutes, then its back
to hot sun, sea and sky.
xx
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