drove round the M25 this morning, you
know sailing accross the Atlantic must be just the same
you enter into this space which theoretically
has an end but when you're in it, that's just what the end is - a theory
all that's real is what's going on immediately
around you
and then conditions change and you start
to calculate - at this rate i'll be there in about 3 years...
even wierder at one point it was like
that in both directions
and in the hundred yards you can see
there might be a couple of hundred people but you can't touch or talk to
any of them
might as well be fish
but wait
when you finally reach the end and conditions
are great and you're flying along you think
after all i've been through
i'm not stopping now
and there you are the Flying Dutchman
of the M25 endlessly circling
hope you got some sleep
love
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| Squally Rocky Rolly Night Day 14. |
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Noon Position on 18th Dec 19.19N 44.33W decent
days run of around 148 miles over the ground, but we are rolling our fillings
out. About 980 to run.
Had to reef last night for the first time
for several days, shortening sail is obviously a sign that we have now
got significantly better winds, around 20 knots from between ENE and NE,
getting up to around 30knots in the gusts and squalls. Several biggish
squalls last night, the sky darkens quickly, the wind increases rapidly
and who ever is on watch gets soaked as the heavens open. One big
one last night lasted about 30 minutes, but usually they are out of the
way in 10-15. None of the adults got a lot of sleep last night, due to
the motion of the boat. We were often travelling at around 7-8 knots, and
roaring thru the water with a noise that made sleeping in the aft cabin
like trying to kip on the rails in an underground station.
Very very tired, definately need to cwtch
up in white sheets!!
Paul.
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