Stick a fork in me - I'm (well) done!

My Way
Mike Kopman
Tue 18 Nov 2008 04:47
13:04.9'S 157:32.4'E

Hi Everyone,

It's absolutely bloody roasting out here: water temp is 29 deg C and the air is 37!!! Going out on the deck at midday is like firewalking: don't even attempt it wthout three hours of intense meditation to prepare your mind to reject the pain of burning feet. On top of that, we've had 8 knots of wind for the last 36 hours (not a lot, to you land lubbers) so we're motoring. As Sarah pointed out tho' better to have too little wind in cyclone season than too much... Hopefully we'll get a day or two of fair sailing in before we reach TI. We've had the sails up for one glorious night of slipping along silently under the spinnnaker and a bright moon but that's been it. OK, I can barely stay inside long enough to finish an email... I must get outside again and spray myself down with cold water: our best strategy against this merciless tropical sun.

Love from Mike & Sarah