Noon Thursday 18th 36:01N 44:03W
Bellone
Thu 18 May 2023 15:52
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At last, we have been given a fair wind. The days run
was 142 miles which is by far the best to date. I put in an early second reef
yesterday evening and then took it out so this morning I'm sailing with the
first reef in the mainsail and the #2 genoa on the front end.
I've fallen into a routine that seems to
work.
06.00 I'm usually awake before this but I complete the
log first thing and just make sure we are heading the right way with the right
sails. Tidy the cabin, ablutions and then the first cup of coffee of the day.
After that, I attack the job list.
09.00 Complete the log. Then it's breakfast which is
normally cereals, porridge or fruit when available. Them more jobs, and prepare
for the meridian passage (of the sun). From 10.30 it's sitting in the cockpit
reading or playing solitaire or minesweeper on my phone.
12.00 Noon. Complete the log and work out the figures
for the last twenty four hours. I'll prepare the email including the
weather forecast, blog and messages to home, and then do an upload/download.
After that it's lunch and taking it easy.
15.00 Complete the log. Then, I'll try and get some
sleep.
18.00 Log, and dinner. Dinner now is down to pasta and
rice with whatever I can find to make the meal interesting. When it starts to
get dark I might watch a film or documentary that I've downloaded from Netflix
(thanks to my wife).
21.00 Log, and then a cup of hot chocolate, and bed. I
have the alarm set to go at midnight and three am, where I'll pop my head out of
the companionway and check the plotter.
In between this, there are the sails to manage, course
changes and cleaning to do.
By now, my twin brother and sister-in-law will have
landed in the UK having travelled from New Zealand. I hope they had a good
flight.
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