Las Palmas towards Rodney Bay - into the 4th but hopefully final week
Tamarisk
Sun 11 Dec 2005 13:22
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Tamarisk Web Log 11th December 2005
Four hundred miles and counting! At 1300 today we'd
been at sea for 3 weeks. We've had some good steady winds over the
past couple of days so even with a reduced rig have managed to make reasonable
progress. More wind has ennabled some of the bigger boats that were slower
in light winds to get by us but we still think there are a dozen or so behind
us. Our handicap suggests we should be last but 8.
We've turned off the fridge because we were worried
we were running out of diesel. We'd eaten most of its fresh contents but it
means our daily beer is not the temperature it should be. We've apples, potatoes
and onions left and Giles is currently fishing for our supper. Yesterday we
found some of the eggs had gone bad. We do have enough pasta and rice to cross
the Pacific a couple of times.
We can't really believe it's Christmas. It's very
hot. Because of the rigging troubles, we'll almost certainly be spending
Christmas in Rodney Bay. We're sure there'll be other children plus plenty
to do. Anna and Eddie will be jealous if there's snow in Chelmo.
(Hopefully, they'll acquire a sense of proportion as they grow
up).
We, meanwhile, can almost taste the rum punch.
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