Position 01.12.2017 @ 12.00 pm. 15:00.2N 39:19.2W

 

For those of you concerned about the “Shadow Rats”, the captain would like to inform you that there is no need to call pest control for these mythical creatures, which are found only at night and in the minds of cabin-fever crazed deck hands. A simple torch is all that is required to rid the boat of their presence.

 

We’re making good progress now.  We’re in the trades sailing well and will notch up 2,000 miles sailing tomorrow (Saturday) we hope.  Unfortunately, the dolphins, killer whales and pilot whales seem to have deserted us over the last couple of days, so our only escorts our the plentiful flying fish which have been joined today by a plethora of seaweed, a sure sign we are in the tropics.

 

 

You’re probably wondering what we do all day but you’ll be surprised how quick the days pass by. As you can imagine the boat needs to be manned 24/7 with everyone taking a four hour watch with two crew on at all times.  Shifts are staggered so one person has two hours with one crew member and two hours with another. Everyone has got into a good rhythm now and we have all settled  into our various sleep patterns (or ‘lack of sleep’ patterns!).

 

Breakfast is from 8.00 am onwards and is taken independently, depending on your watch time but we all congregate for lunch and dinner; great occasions especially as we get to sample the delights of Rose’s culinary skills.

 

 

A typical day usually involves an hour or two of boat maintenance/ cleaning in the morning, orchestrated by our “tyrant” skipper Guy, a very hard task master who keeps us in our place!  Free time is taken up with reading, study, music, chatting, fishing, sun bathing, snoozing, films and oh yes, SAILING.

 

Highlight of the day is Neil’s ( another tyrant in the making!) sunset exercise classes a mixture of yoga, ABS, TRX and HITS, never looked forward too but always enjoyed, especially once completed. Watch out Joe Wicks, you have a competitor.

 

 

We heard today that it’s snowing back home, so we thought we would try and cheer you up with a sunny photo of ourselves.  The crew pic was taken in 30c at 1730 on 1 December!  Sorry to rub it in!  Water temperature is also 30c amazingly.

 

 

It’s tough at the top but someone has to do it !!!!  Crew picture photo-bombed by the artful dodger!

 

Love to all from Moose x