Getting close 40 37N; 65 41W sailed 2987 miles to go 256
Ellatrout3
Wed 18 Jun 2014 21:23
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Getting close? Well so it seems, only 250
miles Pwllheli to Dunlaoghaire six times!!!!
After the calm last evening I was up and down all
night as the wind gradually filled in from the south. It started about 11 oclock
and by 5 oclock in the mornining it was up to strength, by that I meean at 11 I
had all sails set and by 5 I had 3 reefs and half a jib flying. but it was ok
because I could head direct to Newport; second day running! As the day
went on the wind gradually swung ahead (as usual) and now it's tea time I am
heading almost and will have go onto the other tack. So the wind gods are
still not making it easy but we are getting there.
It is noticeable that when it is rough the
shearwaters, (I think they're shearwaters, long pointed wings, grey on top and
white under, amazing flying skill) are frequently seen but when it is calm I
don't see them. I've watched them for ages but have never seen one take
anything from the water. They are obviously feeding because of their intense
study of the surface and the closeness they fly to the water between the
waves, /they seem to curl the tips of their wings downto skim the surface
of the water. And as they fly in the trough of the big waves there
are lots of smaller waves of all different sizes and direction but they
stil skim the surface with impunity.I find their skill and ability
facinating.
When I started writing it was thick wet mist that
coated your glasses in minutes, now I look out and it is a clear blue sky and a
sunny evening, but it's not warm.
Just 4 miles to the north of me I am just passing a
yellow ODAS Buoy (Ocean-Data-Aquisition-System) I wouldn't like to run into
that in the dark. Shows we are getting close!
Love Poppa/Dad/Roger
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