20 days at sea 12 Dec 2008
The EJ's Voyage
Mike Everton-Jones
Fri 12 Dec 2008 16:20
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The GPS reading in front of me now reads 231.8
miles to go, we are so close now, yet the thought of another 2 nights at
sea makes me happy. One by one we're beginning to accept the end is closing in,
the thought of that first (of many) Rum punch also makes me happy.
Over the last 48 hours, the wind has continued
to blow from the east, the boat speed has stayed fast and we've covered a
lot of mileage. The moon last night was simply incredible, I've never seen it
shinning so brightly before, lighting up everything from the boat all the way to
the horizon.
The big news of the day is that Scutch saw a ship
during his early morning watch! Believed to be a big cargo ship, this is the
first real sign that civilisation is only a few days away. This crazy
little fellow from the Isle of Man is also claiming to be the Perudo champion of
the world, a title that I'm not too sure about!
Our ETA into St.Lucia is late Saturday
evening, however, this may change if we decided to reef the main in.
With Gulliver only half a day behind us, it would be great if we could
celebrate our arrival together!
Ollie (Daisy)
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