Time Lords
Skye Blue sailing
Stephen and Malene
Wed 28 Jun 2023 21:49
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Day 26,
Dr Who fans will be delighted that we have been promoted
to Time Lords. Currently the ships clock is running at GMT (UTC) -8
hr.
But it is up to us if we change the clock today or
not. The Marquesas is -10 hr but we have a few days to make the
change. We realise that the external world will recognise its own
time - we are a little bubble where we can be anytime we like - want to
eat in the dark? No problem. How about moving the date as well? No problem - we
are Time Lords and can choose any time, date, or year. We have decided tomorrow
is January 2034 - no problem! The only snag is when we want to catch
a plane, train or meeting. Ah well, maybe just stick with moving to GMT -9 hr
today.
The other major milestone today is to get under 600
nautical miles to go. 600 nm has two significant characteristics - the
first is that old sailors used to describe anything under 600 nm as "plain
sailing" (as opposed to a "great circle" route for navigation nerds). And I like
the sound of plain sailing. But more importantly 600 nm is about how much diesel
we have left in the tank and cans - so we could just about motor all the way if
the wind dies - always a reassuring thought. However the trade winds
seem well established at Force 5 to 6 and we are clipping along at 7-8 knots so
I think the diesel will be remaining in the cans but you never know. With
steady winds comes bigger seas so we are being bounced about a bit but we are
now well used living in a washing machine rather than a time machine. It is
warm and sunny with a good breeze in the right direction so going for a 25 hr
day today is a good call.
All is well.
7:55.3388S 129:53.4758W
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