Graptolite - 2140 Miles Out
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Tue 25 Mar 2008 17:27
We had a 5lb dorado for lunch today. It's a much nicer fish than those
bloody tuna. The fillets were lightly fried in butter with a little lime
juice and smoked paprika and served over rice. Rick Stein, if you are
reading this, you can include this recipe in your next book if you want.
Guessing from the position reports, I think we got within about 17 miles of
'Northern Sky' today but no sighting and no VHF radio contact. Even so,
people, and even people we know, that are just over the horizon counts as a
party out here.
As we are being rolled around quite a bit, sleeping is not usually the
deeply refreshing experience it might be but it does mean that napping at
other off-watch times is very easy. This slightly sleepy state seems to make
time pass very quickly. Too little sleep can also make you psychotic but I'm
keeping my eye on the other six crew for signs.
M