"13:57.42N 30:08.29W" East wind
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Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Thu 2 Dec 2010 21:21
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2115hrs UT, 02.12. Well, the easterly wind has
arrived. Not strong enough, and not in quite the best direction for us, but at
least we can at last sail westwards. We have put up the large gaily
coloured cruising chute (admirably mended by Alison) and are now proceeding west
at about 5 knots (with a bit of help from the North Equatorial Current, adding
another half knot or so). Long may it last - fingers crossed.
My turn on Mother Watch again today. Lovely chicken
fajitas for dinner, cooked by my own fair hand with helpful advice from Alison
and Tom. But before dinner i put on the watermaker (it runs on mains power, so
we can only use it when the generator is on) to top up the tank. Unfortunately
in my hurry to get dinner started I forgot to open a seacock valve, resulting in
a hose bursting under pressure and spraying water everywhere. An easy repair
though, and a valuable lesson learned. Not a mistake I'll make
again.
We're watching the Tom Hanks' produced mini-series
'Pacific' about the US Marines war against the Japanese which Tom brought with
him. Quite a palaver, requiring the laptop to be set up in the cockpit while we
all crowd round it. The speakers are not powerful enough so we need to use the
subtitles, and of course we also have to keep a good look out even in this empty
sea, so the radar is on and we stop the video every now and again to check
around us. Not quite like watching in the living room. The series is not nearly
as good as 'Band of Brothers' but it really does bring home the full horror of
the Pacific war. Ugh.
Joe's scald seems to be much better. we're all sure
that it was his enforced swim that has reduced the severity of the injury. He
may not lose any skin at all.
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