Noon Wedneday 3rd May 20:21N 058:54W
Bellone
Wed 3 May 2023 16:31
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We managed 107 miles noon-to-noon which is a bit of an
improvement on previous days, but the conditions are so good that it's very
pleasant out here. At about 9.30 this morning there was a big wind shift. The
wind veered from 090*to 140* which puts us on a course to the Azores. I know the
westerly wind is to the north of me but this course shortens the distance
slightly and it also gives me some wriggle room to shape a course to Ponta
Delgada if the wind backs (goes anti-clockwise) again.
Whilst I was in Rodney Bay, I went to town one morning
for a haircut after Columba had left.
I'm not allowed to have it cut when she is about. I
walked into the barber's full of trepidation.
You hear of Afro-Caribbean people at home making the
point that hairdressers and barbers don't understand their hair and I had
visions of returning to the marina with grey dreadlocks. Anyhow, I was first in
and the gentleman started cutting away.
After a few minutes of silence he said "Are you a
sailor?".
Aye, aye, I thought. It's a bit early in the day
for that sort of thing.
Anyhow, he hastily added that he could tell by the
condition of the hair that it had been exposed to sunlight and salt water, hence
the comment.
In the end he turned out to be a decent guy, and I was
pleased with the cut.
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