Galapagos to The Marquesas

Wandering Dream
Steve Litson
Thu 30 Apr 2015 18:57
05:46:6S 126:29:1W
 
Thursday 30th April 2015
 
Three Men Survive
By the time we reach The Marquesas we will have been with a search engine like Google for over three weeks. David and I admit to using this frequently, my family would say to excess and that I should rely on my memory more. Well here we are functioning well with no Google and having to think of the answer has stimulated much conversation. Although, I still can’t remember who played Dana Sculley in the X-Files. Are all men the same, do they use the search engines as a ad memoire?
 
Moment of Madness
After eating a delicious tea, consisting of spicey tuna with gilled cheese on top. I began thinking of the food I have most missed. Top of my list was Penny’s roast beef with all the Trimmings. his lead on to a discussion and eventually a full blown joint menu of what we would like....this was in our minds eye so we were never too full.
 
Drinks and nibbles: Gin and Tonic, Whiskey, Green stuffed olives, Black olives, fried small squid, Peeled boiled shrimp.
*PLEASE REMEMBER AT SEA THIS IS A DRY BOAT*
Starter: Softshell crab and avocado, ceveche - Champange
 
Fish: Mixed Bass, Skate wings and herring roe – Sauvignon Blanc, Chablis
 
Chicken liver pate and sweet white wine.
Sorbet
 
Main: Penny’s Roast Beef with all the Trimmings – A good rich full-bodied red
 
Dessert: Fruit Salad, Rhubarb Crumble, Treacle Pudding and vanilla Custard
 
Cheese: French bread & Camembert, Brie, Roquefort, Mature Cheddar – Port
 
Cafe Diablo and Chocolates
 
Brandy
 
We dream of good food, but our cooking on board is excellent and the menu rich and varied. It is more than the good food we miss, but also the wonderful company we normally have with our meals. 
 
Miles travelled in the last 24hrs: 166 miles. Great wind and a flat sea, perfect for fast cruising.