nearly there!
Philippides III
Chris & Carol Jackson
Sat 19 Jul 2008 02:02
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36:53.29N
012:25.02W
It
is 0200 on the 19th and we have less than 200 miles to go. We are now sailing over a quieter
sea in 20-25 knots of breeze and all is well with the world. We have been so
lucky with the weather over the last 18 months, apart from a slightly windier
than usual crossing with the ARC we have had good sailing and to little wind
rather than too much. The gale of
the last few days has caused us all some discomfort and we are all that bit more
aware of our environment and vulnerability of being on a little boat in this
great big ocean. Hoping to reach Portimao tomorrow midday and then have 3 days
ashore before saying good bye to Joe and Karyn, it will be strange without them,
they have made a great contribution to life on board P3. Saw a young loggerhead turtle this
morning but too rough to se any whales or dolphins. Massive tanker just steamed
passed our bows about 2 miles ahead of us, quite a saight, he must have been
doing over 20 knots.
Chris
SAT Phone 00881631573629
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