44:23.362N 42:.42.594W

Such an ocean desert here. No ships, and no alarm sounded, tried to sleep. Washing machine sprung to mind.

Tuesday

Woke up very warm, 22 degrees below discovered water temperature up to 22 too. A huge difference from the 4 degrees in Newfoundland. Washing hands in warm water much more pleasant, these little things matter and the boat should begin to dry out.

More of the same big seas and strong winds. Waves breaking over the boat catch us out every now and again so we too are rather damp. Most of the day spent under the spray hood.

Enjoyed watching a pod of short finned pilot whales, feeding round about us, loving the big ,warm waves. F did a fine job of providing fuel to keep us going but neither had any appetite.

For once the forecast was reasonably accurate. The winds started to moderate early evening so back to normal watches. Wednesday morning both enjoyed a good breakfast. Things must be looking up. Wind high F 6 and sea lumpy but the boat is sailing well.

F is so thrilled with the way the wind pilot, (automatic wind steering,) has handled the conditions (Ed. It’s a Zen thing you have to bond with it)

539 nautical miles covered so far. Now 24 degrees down below, glorious sunshine and Cory’s shearwaters circling the boat.