Position Update N29:23.10 W53:05.75
PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Tue 1 May 2012 22:21
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We have covered one half of the distance north between
the Caribbean and the Azores, now we have to make some serious distance
east. We have received some new routing advice from Chris Parker at
Caribbean Weather Centre, part of which reads,
Since early Tuesday we're following his
advice. In a nutshell, we are heading east until possibly Sunday and then will
veer off to the north for our final stretch to Horta, still some 1300 miles
distant. A cold front has passed over us bringing with it several rain
showers and plummeting temperature. The change caught us in the middle of
drying laundry and we rushed to get it below decks and strung up across the
cabin.
In anticipation of strong winds and higher waves
we have transferred our spare diesel from cans into the main tank,
switched propane bottles to ensure we have a fresh, full one for the next few
days and the fresh water tank is now almost full. We caught a fish mid-morning,
a smallish Mahi-mahi which has already provided a meal of ceviche with a couple
of fillets for later.
A fresh breeze is filling in from the northwest
and put us onto the opposite tack for the first time this voyage. Now it will be easier to sleep on the sofa and in the
small cabin. |
