Little Pea's ARC Blogoramma 5 - The sun has got his hat on
Littlepea
Mon 3 Dec 2012 20:28
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22:40.4N 033:39.4W
Day 6, Sunday. The sunrises are getting later
for us as we head further West. Daybreak continues to be my favourite
time of the day and today was probably the more beautiful so far.
The rising of the new sun in this watery desert also brought our nicest
weather day so far; the sky was clear, the sun beat down on us and the whole
mood of the crew improved. The shirts came off, the factor 30 was
liberally applied.
Today we decided to ease off a little on our fairly
strict boat routine. Up until now, we have been hand steering as we don't
have the power reserves to run autopilot. However, today we decided to
switch on Beryl (our autopilot) for a few hours, relax a little in the sun and
give our salt cracked and sore hands some respite. So,
highlights of the day were:
Jags and Minky doing the "Dad dance" to the
sound of Tom Jones' Sexbomb in the cockpit. Our teenage daughters would be
proud ....
No kit failiure. Inspite of Mike's best efforts, we
have managed a full 24hrs without breaking anything.
Ben's cooking: it has become quite an event on
board. Today for lunch he spent nearly 3 hours cooking the most exquisite
omelette but his best was yet to come. For dinner he made burgers and decided to
spice things up with a hand made salsa. After some painstaking preparation Ben
was making the finishing touches as Mike accelerated Pea to her daily top speed
sending her rolling at the bottom of a wave which resulted in the salsa going
all over the floor and Ben descending into a sense of humour failure. However,
it was the clean up that proved somewhat difficult. With the floor now covered
in olive oil and Pea rolling around in the swell it was reminiscent of that
famous scene from Bambi!
With the clean up complete and Ben's mood restored
Pea and her crew continued on their way into yet another night of great
sailing.
Picture in advent calendar = a bear with a bow - we
think
Maximum Boat speed = 12.8kts
Number of Reefs = 2
Maximum Gust = 28 Knots
Number of Dolphins = 0
Number of Whales = 0
Amount of Rain = Large amount, entirely
concentrated into Jag's watch from 0200-0400 hrs. Much huffing and
puffing...
Jags, Ben, Minkey and
Mike |