Day 98 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 4

Silk Sheets
Ben Shute & Fiona Kennelly
Tue 28 Oct 2008 23:18

Midnight Day 4 - 31:52.24N 10:54.23W 

 

It was a pretty bad night, the boat was making some noises that I had never herd before, noised like someone was twisting the thing from side to side so I was a little concerned. Fi was also not impressed and did not sleep a wink worrying her self sick that the boat was going to roll.

 

There was a lot of wind still and it was not to much fun on deck but down below she was very comfortable.

 

 

Special comments by Fiona:  This was not fun any-more and I wanted off!  The sea state and wind really picked up overnight and as a result of all the crashing, banging and things creaking I didn’t get a wink of sleep.  I was scared and more so worried that the boat would fall over on it’s side from the power of the waves.  Ben did every-thing he could do to settle my fears but it didn’t work. 

I sat up all night listening and watching the boisterous sea and holding on tightly to the winches.  I soon started to hallucinate and was hearing things.  A common symptom I’m told for people at sea.  Any-way, I could hear music coming from the ocean and not just any music, this was Irish music that was driving me insane!!  I could also hear people calling out.  Ben tried to get me to go to sleep but I couldn’t. 

It hit 7am and I think from exhaustion I succumbed and went down below, fell into a deep sleep for all of 2 and a half hours.  I prayed before my head hit the pillow that this howling wind and huge sea would be gone when I awoke.  No luck there!

 

 

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