Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & started The Well at the World’s End – A J McKinnon (difficult to read Unsung Hero on deck as it is a paperback)Weather: Wind decreased slightly – SE 3-4 – and shifted a little to the SE but not enough so had to …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: Wind increased significantly, unfortunately from the south (S-SE 3-5) and hot, hot, hot again ….Thought for the day: Shouldn’t there be some sort of line on the water when crossing the equator?Evening meal: Pumpkin and vegetable pasta with salad (the pumpkins needed using!)Course: 195oC …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) – no reading at all today!Weather: Very light winds and hot, hot, hot again ….Thought for the day: You can have enough of rain, even when it is warm ….Evening meal: Mexican style chili with beans, guacamole, rice and saladCourse: 195oC towards the equator …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: Very light winds and hot, hot, hot ….Thought for the day: A water temperature of 28oC is like swimming in a bath ….Evening meal: A beef in beer style stew with roast potatoes and saladCourse: 195oC towards the equator – engine on most of …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: Very variable with some SE occasionally, but sometimes very light. Sun was out a lot so temperature was again about 35oC.Thought for the day: Doldrums, schmoldrums – I was tempting fate!Evening meal: Pumpkin pasta with saladCourse: 195oC most of the timeDistance covered: At 1200 …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) – about Tom Crean (Antarctic explorer)Weather: Very variable, but starting to establish from the SE 1-3. Temperature about 35oC (on deck and below). When the sun is out, the deck is too hot to walk on!Thought for the day: Doldrums, schmoldrums (or am I …
Reading: The Whistleblower (Robert Peston) – finishedWeather: NW-NE 2-5, all over the place during showers, but otherwise lightThought for the day: Squalls in the doldrums are like a microcosm of a weather system in a small, but deadly package …..Evening meal: A South African curried pudding with rice and saladCourse: …
Reading: The Whistleblower (Robert Peston)Weather: NE 3, but quite shifty with some sunThought for the day: Who needs a Son et Lumiere show when you have dolphins playing in the dark?Evening meal: Baked lamb chops with caramelised onions and tomatoes, roast veg and saladCourse: 185-195oC all dayDistance covered: At 1200 …
Reading: The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers) – finishedWeather: NE 3-4 some sun with some Simpson’s cloudsThought for the day: Let’s hope they don’t turn off the GPS until I have got to at least chapter 3 of the astro-navigation book …Evening meal: Vegetarian lasagneCourse: 190-200oC all dayDistance covered: …
Reading: The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)Weather: NE 3-4, sun came out mid-morning and fairly clearThought for the day: What is a sell-by date anyway?Evening meal: Spicy mango chicken with pilau rice, mango salad and homemade spicy mango chutney (there aren’t any mangos left now!)Course: 195oC all dayDistance covered: …
