Tuesday, 6h April, 2001

 

The wind turned more from the East rather than south-east.  We have goose-winged the genoa and small gib' for the last two days.  During the night the winds dropped a bit and we were heading too far north, so this morning we have gone back to main and large genoa.  The wind has since got up, despite the weather report saying that winds were dissipating, we are crashing along at about 9 - 9.5 knots in 20 -25 knots of wind, a rough sea coming in from the south east. 

The last of the Blue Fin Tuna will be eaten tonight, (had Sate chicken sticks last night with sate sauce and gado-gado salad)

Chocolate cake turned out well and enjoyed by 'the boys'.  We are all taking turns with breakfast and lunch which is good, especially as I am doing night watches as well.  I always do dinner, partly because I enjoy finding interesting ways of cooking the food.  Breakfast every morning has been a tropical fruit salad, made with papaya, pinapple, pomellos, passion fruit, apples and melon served with plain yogurt and musili for those who want it.  All we have left now are two large water melons (they keep very well), some pomellos and apples.  Some of the apples are in the grab-bag along with unsalted almonds and other energy food.  Gave the fridge a good clean out today and checked all the salad, veg, meats and cheeses in there, the veg keep very well in the lakeland green bags.  I am banned from the galley at the moment as the Allan and Charles are washing up, unfortunately a pyrex dish bounced out of a cupboard the second in a week! must get a bungee put across for such rough occasions. Allan made the most amazing salad yesterday for lunch with alsorts of things he found in the fridge for it.  Must tell Mary he is VERY capable of preparing lunch she will be delighted!

With luck we will be in the Marquesas by this time next week, but you never what is around the corner.