Cassini - Blog#60 - 26th November
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Simon and Sally, Nigel and Catherine
Sun 26 Nov 2023 20:41
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Whoop whoop!
A day of celebration:
We are over half way to
Grenada, looking at miles to go!
We have less than 1000 miles to
go to the corner of Grenada.
Wrexham won 6-0, making at least
one senior officer very happy,
And the wind is
blowing!
All this means we are a happy crew, so we started with
cooked breakfast, eggs, bacon and beans. Even in the tropics you can't beat an
English breakfast. Then a celebratory cold beer for lunch, which tasted
l-o-v-e-l-y! Cant wait for a few more of those when we finish!!!
Then before lunch it was my first chance to practice my
bread making skills. Having practiced many times at home, and once in Las
Palmas, I felt the pressure was on. At first it looked like it could have been a
disaster, but then, with a bit more flour, and despite the sweaty palms, it all
came together, and the final result was more than edible. In fact with the extra
fish Dirks caught today, it hardly lasted at all, and no one's been ill
yet!
The celebratory atmosphere has continued with a
shower for all. Using the 10 liter portable solar shower, we all managed to
wash, even if Sarah needed more than the rest of the crew combined (but she
probably does have more hair to wash than the rest of us put
together!).
Later excitement was had in the cockpit, with pilates,
yoga, and The Beach Boys being played loud enough to disturb our neighbours
(even if they don't show up on the 12 mile radar). Watching full grown men
surfing on the cockpit table was a bit surreal.
Personally, my symbiotic relationship with the other
woman on the boat (who I am sure you have read about before) continues to
improve, and with only the most minimal tweeking I am getting her to point in
the right direction.
In fact, the only dissent today was declared as we
enjoyed our 3 course meal of fish, pasta and pud, when it was said that two
gybes in a day was just exhausting!!! Oh, its so hard out here with the sun,
breeze and good company. Its a shame it will come to an end soon.
Ronan |
