improving
Panatlantic
Thu 20 Dec 2007 14:42
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hello from sunny.....somewhere in the
atlantic!
as you will know 2 nights ago we spent the night on
the sea anchor and were both confined to the very small cabin. for those of you
who have seen the boat the cabin is approximately 6 feet by 3 feet at its widest
so i just about fit in on my own. the 2 of us in there was awful with little
ventilation and niall spreading his legs wider and wider as the night went on. i
found a fierce elbow timed with a wave breaking on the boat was enough for him
to wake up and readjust. i spent most of the night watching films on my ipod but
managed to catch a few hours sleep. come 9am the next day and id had enough, the
wind wasnt perfect but i couldnt stand the thought of more time in the cabin so
hauled in the sea anchor and gave it a go. fortunately the boat moved along at a
reasonable pace and it wasnt too hard to stay on course, the main problem was
that the waves were coming from the side rather than behind so i was knocked
from my seat on several occasions. its difficult to describe the feeling of
seeing a huge wave approaching from the side and not knowing if the boat will be
knocked over. the boat is performing amazingly well though and we havent come
close to a capsize.
today the weather has been much better, this
morning the wind was behind us and we were making excellent progress, this
afternoon the wind has dropped but we are still at a resonable pace. plus the
sun is shining and the music on nialls notorious mp3 player has took an
unexpected turn for the better.
a quick note that we are now on the radio everyday
at 10.25am as jed and kate pitman head over to brazil for the festive
season.
the nights are getting easier, we both listen to
our own choice of music and i think about what its going to be like to finish. i
imagine just utter relief! i have decided id like my first meal to be a massive
t-bone steak, chips and salad washed down with an ice cold magners. im pretty
sure they wont have magners in antigua but hopefully my dad will bring along a
bottle! suprisingly i havent really craved anything whilst being at sea, the
main thing would be a comfy bed and more than 40 minutes sleep at a time. we'l
see if i have any real cravings as the time goes on.
im glad to say that the beard is coming on well, in
a week or so i may have enough to trim it and fill in nialls missing parts!
everyman in there lifetime should grow a proper beard but im looking forward to
shaving it off asap.
well thats me for now, hi to everyone at
home.
james
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