Day 13: Nearly There
38:28N 30:22W 111 miles west of Horta, Azores Monday 13th June 2011 We are really nearly there – only 102 miles to go. The
wind has started to pick up to 20-25 knots so I (Mary) have put another reef in
which has also warmed me up a bit. We are both feeling quite tired now
and looking forward to arriving. I am starting to dream more about sleep
than beer but I may feel differently when we arrive. Our ETA is now about 4am GMT, 2am Stella time, but hopefully
we will have a full moon to guide us in. The sea is starting to get choppier, presumably a
combination of the wind picking up, the sea becoming shallower and wind against
current, yes it is against us again! It might be a bit rough for our pre
arrival shower but we are unlikely to have too many people greeting us at that
time so maybe I’ll wait. Still no wild life other than birds and no other boats.
I must be going a bit mad though as I keep thinking I can hear voices but it is
just the sails creaking. We managed another 162 miles yesterday so we are still doing
well Mary & Alan Position at 1230 UTC 13/6/11 38˚ 28N 30˚ 22W Wind: 205˚T/
20 kts COG / SOG: 085˚T /
6.5 102 nm to Horta. |