" A LADY TRIP " Sailing around the world, (presently sailing from Equador to the Galapagos )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sat 20 Feb 2010 06:55
|
FRIDAY 19th February 2010
04.00hrs Kevin came on deck and relieved Stephen
and Aileen on watch.
The wind was now blowing 22 knots ( unexpected) and
we were flying along at about 8.5 knots.
We rolled up the Staysail just incase the wind got
any stronger.
Did you know this , We learnt this at the Equator
musuem,
The dawn breaks at 06.00hrs and the Sun sets at
18.00hrs every day, 365 days a year on the Equator, well that's what they
said.
Of course our " Fat's" thinks this a load of
rubbish and has fecked off to bed to work it all out..
08.00hrs, The Skipper came back on deck and joined
Kevin, who had an uneventfull night watch,
We reset the staysail and were generally making
good progress, the day was cloudy, Not what you would expect on the
Equator.
09.00hrs We were surrounded with hundreds of
dolphins jumping out of the sea in what looked like a special show just for
us.
Later we saw a small pod of Whales, quite close to
the boat, At first we thought they were sharks, but when they winked at
us,
we knew they were Whales, Pilot Whales in
fact.
We spent the morning checking our emails and
messages, We have some very regular messages from Rom, Michelle, Dennis,
Terry
and others and occasional ones from Marylin, Anne,
John, Leah , Sarah, stefan, and others. we love to get these. just keep them to
1 page.
and no attachments
13.oohrs We had Salamie Sandwiches by
Fats
15.00hrs The wind started to fall off, with clouds
appearing on the horizon again, but we did have a spell of glorious
sunshine.
feck. There must be some bloody midgies or
something on the boat, not big enough to see, but well able to to
bite.
especially around the ankles, the little feckers,
we will have to fumigate the place later before they discover that there are
softer
places to attack on the human body.
Ohhhhhhhhh the thought .
17.00hrs, Eventually we had to start the engine and
motor, as did other boats in view, the wind had dropped below
09.knots
18.30hrs, The Skipper did the dinner, simple roast
stuffed chicken, roast potatoes, creamed spuds, and carrotts,
Very simple and tasty, Mind you ,as Fats will
agree, Cooking on anything that rocks and rolls is not simple,
You could very easily get a belt from the cooker on
gimbles ,swinging with the motion of the boat. or just trying to hold
onto
the precious Rum and Coke with one hand while
trying to base the chicken with the other, try it some
day.....
20.00hrs Kevin went on watch to
Midnight,
00.00hrs, Stephen and Aileen went on watch to
04.00hrs
04.00hrs Fat's went on watch to
08.00hrs
Today we go back another hour, so now we will be 6
hours behind Ireland and 7 hours behind Europe.
Good night
Signed :- Stephen Hyde, (
Skipper)
|