END of journey

Ugcxatlantic
Sun 14 Dec 2008 22:55
14:27.94N 60:52.32W
We have arrived. Mission completed.
During night we were slowly gliding into the
shallow waters of Sainte-Anne at the south end of Martinique. At exact
midnight local time we put the mooring lines at the pier where we
could purchase diesel fuel. Then our approach plan; first thing first. -
the pub for a beer - diesel in the morning - then a shower. The
local pub did offer us service after midnight - it was great. Four unshaved
men had no problem to get a space at the bar - the bar girl confirmed that we
smelled like men as well. The 300 meters walk to the bar did not go without pain
- Magnar experiences today a foot blister (gnagsår) on his left heel,
we are obviously out of shape.
After the diesel refill this morning we moved the yacht to anchor
mooring in the bay nearby. Since the last few days have been pretty bumpy (rock
and roll) hence difficult to sleep, it was good to catch up some hours
with a long mid-day nap today.
The journey ends here, so does the blog. Some final remarks though:
We have covered 2800 Nautical miles (5,200 km) in 22 days and 16 hours. We
have completed this task with no accidents, no major injuries (besides the hot
water burn injury), and we are still good friends. The sailing with respect to
the weather has perhaps not been the big challenge. The toughest time was indeed
the full week (8-10 days) when we were encapsulated in the doldrums and had
less influence of our next move and progress, -The real
challenge lies with the human mental mind of the individuals
and its behavior in the team - there has been no 'teeth out' nor
negative arguments among the crew during the 23 days and we have been
living and breathing in a very closed compartment and environment - shared beds
and meals every day and nights. There is no way you can disembark such a journey
at any time you may wish. We worked the problems and found the solution.
This is a conclusive remark to the credit of the five individuals on
board.
Total log: 2797 nm
Day 23 75 nm
Day 22 140 nm
Day 21 131 nm
Day 20 137 nm
Day 19 127 nm
Day 18 151 nm
Day 17 119 nm
Day 16 96 nm
Day 15 115
nm Day 14 112 nm
Day 13 103 nm
Day 12 118 nm
Day 11 103 nm
Day 10 118 nm
Day 9 113 nm
Day 8 117 nm
Day 7 127 nm
Day 6 118 nm
Day 5 150 nm
Day 4 137 nm
Day 3 100 nm
Day 2 120 nm
Day 1 170
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