Talulah's Log

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Paul & Anette Morris
Tue 5 Dec 2006 21:17
position "16:58.680N
32:29.738W"
Tuesday 5th December
2006
Grey skies, grey seas - and great
big bacon butties!! But where's all
the sun we were promised!!? The day started well with mugs of steaming
tea, fresh baked bread and bacon sandwiches. More flying fish in the
cockpit making a mess of everything, and still the same wind from the
same direction (ENE).
the sun we were promised!!? The day started well with mugs of steaming
tea, fresh baked bread and bacon sandwiches. More flying fish in the
cockpit making a mess of everything, and still the same wind from the
same direction (ENE).
There is a lot of dust mixed in
with the salt on the decks, and we think
that this is being blown all the way from the Sahara. We've
about 1,700 miles to go, and we're taking it easy with just the two of
us sailing. The watch keeping system is working, socialising is at
breakfast, sundowners and evening meal - all very civilised really.
that this is being blown all the way from the Sahara. We've
about 1,700 miles to go, and we're taking it easy with just the two of
us sailing. The watch keeping system is working, socialising is at
breakfast, sundowners and evening meal - all very civilised really.
The "butter has melted" we turned
right, and changed course late this
evening, on to 282 degrees, and now we are sailing right down the rhumb
line to St Lucia. We're doing between 7 and 9 knots and sometimes 10
knots as we surf down some of the waves. We've 2 reefs in the mainsail
and 3 reefs in the jib and life couldn't be better!
evening, on to 282 degrees, and now we are sailing right down the rhumb
line to St Lucia. We're doing between 7 and 9 knots and sometimes 10
knots as we surf down some of the waves. We've 2 reefs in the mainsail
and 3 reefs in the jib and life couldn't be better!
However, Neptune did get his
revenge earlier during 'sundowners', in the
cockpit, when he
decided to dump precisely one third of a pint of sea water into the glass
of my best malt whiskey which I was holding at the time! Of course I
drank it.....!
decided to dump precisely one third of a pint of sea water into the glass
of my best malt whiskey which I was holding at the time! Of course I
drank it.....!