There are no pictures for the Atlantic crossing,
as it would have been hard to take any of the boat sailing and we
generally just don't think about it on passages. Just imagine the sails
full, a gentle heel, the jib casting a deep, soft shade on the deck,
rocking gently, the light golden in the evening.... |
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We have now been out for almost three weeks, and have gone
about 2300 miles, a very long way. We have only 400 left though, not many more
to go! At this rate we should arrive in less than four days' time! It will be
wonderful to be in Antigua and have this ocean behind us. We are all getting
increasingly excited about arriving and fed up with the passage as time goes on.
All the same, we have had very reasonable weather, gentle and steady, allowing
us to make quite respectable progress. We have only had to motor once, although
we have to run the engine every other day to charge the batteries and make
water. The seas are not very big so it is not too rolly most of the time. We are
going very nicely; the only crossing that can rival this one for good weather
was the Indian Ocean. The weather is almost the same, day after day, and we tick
off the miles. All the same, we are very ready to get to shore. It is getting
boring, and I am sick of the constant motion. It would be so wonderful to stand
on something that didn't move, and to open the boat and go swimming. It would be
great to have a change of scene and activity. Oh well, we are almost there now,
Antigua is really coming closer.
We still have a lot of food left. We have caught three days
worth of fish and we still have chicken and beef, along with a lot of produce.
We still have apples, oranges, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onions,
and carrots. No fear of scurvy. I am really very surprised at how well
everything has lasted. We have a daily chocolate ration for morale too.
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