NOON POSITION
Aurelia
Shirley and Michael Webb-Speight
Fri 29 Dec 2006 14:48
LAST 24 HOURS: 161 NM, 437 MTG
We are conserving our last remaining Iridium minutes so no update yesterday. seem to be getting some updates returned so hope this is going thru OK
weather seems to be deteriorating a little - more rain squalls and steeper seas. Makes living and sleeping a little tougher. Aurelia is handling is all beautifully and the miles continue to fall away to the stern. Still on program for arrival on New Years Day - shame that we will be missing New Years Eve and we feel terrible for Effie (Skippy's girlfriend) waiting it out in Barbados all on her own. poor thing has been there since Christmas - which was our original arrival date.
kids have all discovered needlework and are madly doing tapestries. Christopher seems to have a real aptitude. Oliver is knitting a scarf.
no wildlife other than the usual flying fish, however three ships spotted during the night watches.