On the move
Row Across The Pond
Richard Hoyland and Steve Coe
Mon 15 Feb 2010 18:47
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Rich....
Great to be on the move the move again and also great to be
back in front of the keyboard. You may have notice my distinct lack of blogging
over the last few days...I guess the business of rowing took over....we were
having to hault the boat through the water without much help from mother nature
and it takes it toll on you..leaving little time for luxuries such as the blog
(apols for considering this as frivilous).
Talking about the weather, a big
thanks for Marian,for a adaption of an Irish prayer, which is particularly
relevant in our current circumstances
MAY THE SEA RISE WITH YOU
AND THE WIND BE IN YOUR BACK AND MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND That's going on the boat....any bit of luck we can summon from
whatever locations is more than welcome. Although, might change it because we
are rowing...if the wind is on our back it's against us and we're going backward
;-)
The seas have grown and the wind is giving us
a nudge across and we're back on a reasonable course...fingers crossed that
this can hold out for a few days. This lifts my spirits enormously and
gives some hope that Antingua is getting closer....it was starting to become a
doubt.
Hold on a second, during the latest spell of calm winds, there
were a few gems that shone out...we saw another whale rise to the surface twice
and then disapparer close to the boat, we swam with the dorado, stripey
fish and tuna that surround the boat..and on one memorable night I rowed in
the heat of the night while an atlantic rainstorm cooled me down as I pulled
hard on the oars, the sunsets were spectacular the sky gleaming incredible
colours that I have never seen nature produce...so in the darkest moments,
occasionally if you don't keep looking around you can miss the best bits
;-)
Steve
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The smallest of things can be an issue when tired, Today, the
jet boil slipped from my hand with the result of the auto igniter breaking, Once
again we lucklily had a spare, BUT in this instance we had already broken
our spare.. Luckily, we were boy scouts,, and we bought a handfull of
lighters,,, and as a real back up we a have a flint strike stick.. hey real
survival stuff... The down side to breaking things is it reminds you that it is
not just a case of popping to the shops to buy new,, I hope we have no more
breakages as they are not good for moral and make us realise just how vulnerable we are to potential difficult
times.
Talking about difficult times , A brief note on out medical
conditions and the and drugs we've used thus
far:
Note there will be a theme to much of this,,
Sudocrem, Bum Richard ,,
Metanium, Bum Steve
'Anne U sole' for those sensitive bits ..Steve and
possibly now looking like richard too.
E45 Water scald steve Ibuprofen Gel back
ache, steve
Ibuprofen 600mg back ache Steve
Ibuprofen Head ache and back ache Rich
Paracetamol Back ache steve
Rene Indigestion Richard
dyhralite rehydate steve from vomming chicken
dinner
Plasters Richard
Limpiador de manos higienizante you know the
stuff... Alcohol Gel... both
Sun Cream
Lip balm
thanks to that were ok.... so far..
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