Xmas Eve on Jigsaw
Jigsaw
Mon 24 Dec 2007 13:49
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Position at 10:30: 15.41N
56.09W
Brandy at 7 am, due to trauma of nearly being
brained by a wildly swinging boom whilst putting the mainsail up.
Tea at 9 to start the day properly, two fishing
lines already out in an effort to catch Christmas Dinner. Bring on the Dorado
with brussel sprouts, roast potatoes and gravy! Also considering catching an
Albatros and trying to stuff it with a bit of Paxo sage and onion, then
pass it of as turkey (not sure if I will get away with this
one).
Ian watching the Last King of Scotland, Idi Amin
has long been Ian's role model and he is keen to pick up some tips on how to be
a despot!
Our ETA is still Boxing Day, currently, 10:00 on
24/12, motor sailing at about 5 knots with (only) around 300 to go,
had the chute up all day yesterday in an effort to make up for lots
of light winds earlier in the passage! May have to motor a good deal
in the next couple of days as the wind is forecast to remain lightish most
of the time. Saw another yacht last evening and had a long chat on VHF, they
were a French crew, enroute to Guadeloupe, delivering a charter boat but
have run out of cooking fuel so surviving by warmin stuff up on the
engine.
Thinking about the arrival with a degree of anticipation, helped by
receiving restaurant reviews from friends already in St Lucia. No mention
of any restaurants serving my squid in garlic, which is the BEST, will have to
wait until I get back for this!.
Not sure how Santa is going to get down our mast tonight, or if the
reindeer will have to swim around the boat. Think the XmasDecorations are going
up soon!
Paul.
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