our last day ...
Rhapsode
Thu 2 Dec 2010 15:55
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12 21 S 37 20 W
Can this really be our last day at sea? Looking out
at the sea nothing has changed. It's still a lovely radiant blue. The small
white fluffy trade wind clouds are still blowing along and providing us with the
occasional fresh water wash. Flying fish are still flailing, the birds (I looked
them up - they're Cory's Shearwaters) are still fishing for them and the
dolphins are still coming. There is peace, quiet and tranquility out
here.
Why on earth would we want to give all this up to
enter a large city? No doubt heavily polluted, certainly with a reputation for
muggers, druggies and worse, and uncomfortably hot without the constant sea
breeze. None of us are really looking forward to it but at the same time it does
mark the end of our voyage; a place we can take stock of the trip and start
thinking of the next one.
Yes, we're sad, but it is the beginning of our
return to our family and friends who couldn't share in our adventure.
We've even realised that it will soon be Christmas. And that seems the strangest
thing of all since we have been cocooned from the merriment and commercialism of
it all this year. And it's even been snowing at home!
Happy sailing!!
P, M & A
P.S. ETA 0800ish tomorrow morning.
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