Penguin
Wed 7 Dec 2005 12:54
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ARC DAY 17
OVERALL
Sunny again, but windy with it - had gusts of up to
30knots last night so a bit of a wild one, with the boat a bit of a bucking
bronco. Biggish waves - 8-10 feet, so we are looking up to some of
them, rather than down. Also was raining on and off, all night, with the
wind increasing each time a rain cloud went overhead. Have just passed the
500miles to go mark!! Major cause for festivities and jubilation, if only
we weren't all so tired after last night. Norm & J on the bow last
night putting third reef in the mainsail, taking down the pole, and,
predictably, got a major soaking just a few seconds before finishing the
job. This in the dark at around 2300hrs.
Nearly midday (UTC) now and have the main
fully reefed still, 20-25 knots, Now have more headsail out and making around
8knots over the ground. Another boat has just appeared on the horizon so
we are starting to chase him down.
Anyway, on with the more interesting
things:
WILDLIFE
Nothing of interest seen for a few days now - no
dolphins, whales and even relatively few flying fish. Hopefully things
will improve as we close on land.
THE BETTING
Various milestones, all of which we placed our bets
on, have passed. The passing of the 500 to go mark gave Clare yet another
point, whilst Jackie just won the 'next sighting of a boat' contest.
Overall situation is as below:
Clare 10
J
3
Jackie 3
Rob
3
Norman 2
BOOKS READ
Lots of book reading going on so we will all
come back better people!
ROB COOKED A MEAL
Yes its true, and we all lived to tell the
tail!!! Last night we were treated to a bean hotpot, with
sausages, boiled potato's and cous-cous. All washed down with a glass
of the newly discovered orange juice (2 cartons left - yipee).
NORM DISCOVERS SUDUKO
The puzzle books are out and Norm was straight in
there, picking on a suduko puzzle. That it took him 2 1/2 hours to
complete is a reflection on the grade of difficulty of the puzzle (not
very, I hear you say).
Hope everyone is comfortable still and enjoying the
stable serenity of life not on a boat on the edge of the Atlantic.
Cheers for now.
Le crew de la Penguin.
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