Walvis Bay, Namibia to St. Helena - Day 1
Harmonie
Don and Anne Myers
Sun 30 Dec 2012 11:19
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22:04.018S 12:01.777E
December 30, 2012
A comendable start.
All is well as we sail with a (surprise!) 10-20 knot southeast
wind. The sky is gloomy and has been since we left Walvis Bay, which only
serves to remind us of home where gray skies tend to rule at this time of
year. But never fear, last night the moon was out in full and although we
couldn't see it most of the time, it created a near-daylight hazy glow making
night watch very tolerable. Unless of course you decided you didn't
need that second seasickness pill you normally take when starting out on a
passage. If that's the choice you made, well then, don't complain when
your 3am snack makes a reappearance in a none too pleasant fashion, and you
have to wake your husband up five minutes early for his 6am watch so you can
roll into the pilot berth before he even has a chance to vacate it. Lesson
learned. The second seasickness pill will be taken after departure from
St. Helena no matter how calm the conditions.
A luxurious four hour nap took care of that little bout of
seasickness and now we continue to sail nicely with the wind on the beam.
The generator has been behaving, but the water maker churned out water with
more salt content than we'd like to see when Don ran it this morning. Don
gave it a good seawater rinse and we'll try it again later. No worries as
we have plenty of drinking water and seem to be surrounded with plenty of
cooking and washing water if it comes to that (which it won't). Otherwise,
all is well including the steering and both autopilots.
We are looking forward to a passage that becomes more and more
relaxed as we go along - slightly warmer, less ships (not that there has been
many), and a huge expanse of open water that will hopefully turn our
favorite deep sapphire blue when the sun returns.
1,070 miles to go!
Anne
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