Where did I put the mints?
Position: 24,41.99N , 24,20.76W
Speed: 6 knots, Course: 33 deg.
UTC Time: 08. August 2006 17:30
log 4952 since CT.
Beating into the wind still. Expected shift to northerlies did not happen. Sailing was frustrating so we have decided to motor for a while. Get a few miles in a straight line under our belts. The destination is looming but it is taking an age to get there. Today the sun has come out to warm us up a bit. A welcome change to the cloudy days we have been having. Food is becoming bland now. The same food every 5 days for the past month is getting to us now. We really could do with a change but we have run out of goodies. I think there may be a pack of mints somewhere. It was rice crackers and marmite this morning just to have something different. Clothes, sleeping bag, ropes, deck and bodies are now so salty they are all clammy to touch. Makes it all quite uncomfortable. Especially at 2am and you want to get a decent kip. One thing to note is how the body has adapted to the pattern of sleep. It is amazing how quickly you get to sleep and how quickly you're back in action when you're back on watch. I can't think of other professions or situations where people are doing this 3 hour on 3 hour off stuff. Maybe military. But it is quite amazing how awake one is when you are on watch and how quickly you are asleep off watch.
So nearly 5000 nautical miles of sailing and only two whales.
Speed: 6 knots, Course: 33 deg.
UTC Time: 08. August 2006 17:30
log 4952 since CT.
Beating into the wind still. Expected shift to northerlies did not happen. Sailing was frustrating so we have decided to motor for a while. Get a few miles in a straight line under our belts. The destination is looming but it is taking an age to get there. Today the sun has come out to warm us up a bit. A welcome change to the cloudy days we have been having. Food is becoming bland now. The same food every 5 days for the past month is getting to us now. We really could do with a change but we have run out of goodies. I think there may be a pack of mints somewhere. It was rice crackers and marmite this morning just to have something different. Clothes, sleeping bag, ropes, deck and bodies are now so salty they are all clammy to touch. Makes it all quite uncomfortable. Especially at 2am and you want to get a decent kip. One thing to note is how the body has adapted to the pattern of sleep. It is amazing how quickly you get to sleep and how quickly you're back in action when you're back on watch. I can't think of other professions or situations where people are doing this 3 hour on 3 hour off stuff. Maybe military. But it is quite amazing how awake one is when you are on watch and how quickly you are asleep off watch.
So nearly 5000 nautical miles of sailing and only two whales.
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