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Tales of Amok's Adventures
Mike Jones
Mon 10 Jan 2011 17:46
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS SOUTHERN OCEAN
Well, we got 50 knts of wind and 5 meter breaking following seas, all the stuff we read about concerning the Southern Ocean, this is southern hemisphere summer. Would we do this in winter ? Um ? I don't think so not on any circumstances.
So I guess you could say we were not disappointed.
Enough of this macho stuff we are looking for warm balmy winds as we approach Oz.
We had a calm 30 knts yesterday with the seas that were built from the previous little blow.
Today we are chilled out and drinking the good old Pinot Noire we got from our friend Mike Maguire, from WINE IN CORNWALL, great stuff Mike and Nigel, I guess you are surprised we have any left.
Pink team are producing pizza for tea, blue team are getting worried cause they can only see one pizza ???
Well blue team pulled off a masterly gourmon surprise yesterday after working furiously on deck all afternoon, just popped this masterpiece of sautéed warthog with delia baked beans and jacket spuds on the table. We all scoffed it down apart from meercat who kept saying it was like eating a relative ??
We are now approaching (600 miles) the Isle of St Paul (Fr), where we are fantasizing about finding a stash of tinned camembert, complimentary to any one who makes a visit. Rumor has it that there is a hut which is kept supplied by the daring dastardly French. Tmoby wants to know if there will be any chicken kebabs which are his latest fixation.
We have decided that the ultimate sailing footwear is our Mr. Grinch boots (insulated boot slippers). obtained from Canada (Mountain Equipment Coop, thanks Mom..ed), we wear them, sleep in them it is great having warm feet when it is a bit chilly. They look fairly naff which is consistent with anything that comes from Canada (I have been reminded that I am outnumbered three to one onboard).
Sterling came up with a fetching feminine solution which we use to stop water getting in the exhaust hoses of the cooker which seemed to be it's main complaint, this consists of a bit of plywood with two corks attached and overall secured by a thin piece of string. The blue team, much to the disgust of the pink team, have named this device the "tampon baffle" which tends to be a major deck tripping hazard when not providing its primary function. (Eds comments: looks funny, but it works...)
Ok pizza is ready so I am off before Tmoby scoffs the lot.
Over and out
Mikey
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