Date:     Sunday 15. May 2011,  1600 UT,

Location: Latitude/longitude 35:52:1N 036:40:3W

The weather has turned a bit on us, we are supposed to be in a area of high pressure but all we get is these strong for of time, then no wind and the whole cycle repeats, nothing to be alarmed about.

Overheard this conversation between the chaps this morning, "I have been down on my knees"

"Praying?"

"No, just lost my glasses".

"You should have thrown a quick one in while you were down there ..."

As of now the weather is easing up, finally following the weather-man predictions!

The dolphins seem to like the weather ....                           but

George would be on his tumbledryer ...

The major topic on-board is not if we reach the Azores, but when and what to eat, as in fresh fruit, salads and so forth. The funny thing is we have only been on tin food one day, some people - you just can not make them happy.

Days are starting to merge into one and other, hard to differ what happened yesterday or was it earlier today, interesting phenomenon, should take more notes.

Now George knows what "sleeping in a tumble dryer" mean. The last few days we have been on a "close reach" also known as hooligan sailing (loud, noisy and bumpy) and have been investigating the waves very closely, both in cockpit and on the hull of the boat from different angles.

Fair winds and following seas

Per F

ps on the wildlife front, wales, dolphins, ellyfish and a turtle that looked rightly hacked off when we got close going by,  Dan