19 days at sea 11 Dec 2008

The EJ's Voyage
Mike Everton-Jones
Thu 11 Dec 2008 15:08
As our ETA to St Lucia is now Sunday morning, this is my last turn to write this Transatlantic Crossing daily blog!
 
And what an experience it has been! We are all amazed at how fast time has been running by. We have been blessed with a happy boat. The boys have been sweet and good fun. I haven't even missed other female company. Mind you, we have our Daisy on board. No name will be mentioned and you'll have to guess who it is... :-)
 
We have had lots of laughter and also a little bit of swearing, mainly from me I have to confess, when things keep falling on me in the galley because of the rock and rolling of the boat in the big swells. One of the big wave flew me off the galley and I landed next to the chart table halfway in the port cabin! No harm done but considering that we all wear next to nothing all the time, it is extremely lucky that no one has been hurt. How Jamie manages to produce all this fantastic cooking in these conditions is beyond me! Just making coffee or doing the washing up seems always to be a struggle for me!
 
Apart from ripping the spinnaker and the one night when we were caught by strong winds causing us to accidentally jibe and causing minor damage to the vang and canopy, all has been running smoothly so far.
 
We still have food to feed an army but then again, our adventure doesn't stop in St Lucia so nothing will go to waste.
 
I am still not a big fan of night watches although I loved looking at the millions of stars and the phosphorus on the water. The moon has been so bright these last few days that it looks like somebody has turn on a 100 watts light bulb above our head. So mysterious and beautiful.
 
I enjoy looking at the sea for hours during the day. It is never the same one second, the different colours, the shape of the waves, the ever changing skies transport your imagination into a world of your own made of dreams and thoughts. Fantastic.
 
I will be happy to land in St Lucia though as I am looking forward to see Irene and Malcolm jumping up and down on the quay with that bottle of bubbly Irene said she would bring! :-) It will be good for Mike to get there too as he is now very tired. It was of course a huge responsibility for him to bring all of us safely to destination and to make sure that everything is kept in good running order onboard. It is constant maintenance for him often in awkward position like in the engine room. But he has been great and well respected by all of us. So lucky to have him and so proud of him!
 
Plus que quelques jours avant notre arrivee a St Lucie. Nous devrions y etre dimanche matin. Cela fera 3 semaines exactement depuis que nous avons quitte Las Palmas. Cela nous parait si loin deja mais en meme temps comme si c'etait hier. Nous avons eu de la chance avec le temps, pas de tempetes! Quelle merveilleuse aventure.
 
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE BLOG ON HTTP://BLOG.MAILASAIL.COM/FALBALA doesn't stop once in St Lucia. We will keep on updating it during the years to come for as long as our sailing voyage continues. Keep on looking at it!
 
So that's it from me for now.
 
Take care
 
Love to all
Catherinex