Big development is the crew change was Me, Matt, Adie and Ian and Ian has a really bad back so has dipped out I thought we would be unlikely to find a replacement at late notice but as luck would have it Hannah had booked an Egypt holiday which she was having cold feet about so when I mentioned the trip she was well up for it so we will no longer be four blokes on a boat but it bodes well for diversity and inclusion and we are all really excited about out new shipmate and have already flipped our menus to veggie which I'm sure we will be all the more healthy for

 

Am still checking the weather apps, last week with the Atlantic low pressure systems looked not good at all with 35 knot headwinds, now has all calmed down to the extent that looks like lack of wind may be an issue for first 36 hours, these things can change quickly and are not always correct anyway so always be prepared for worst case!

 

Have also checked the Orca situation and looks like Gladys and family have moved up North and last sightings in the straits was 29 Sept so just the shipping lanes to deal with and I am fully geared up for Orcas if they decide they want to tale me on.

 

The daily blog will be live each evening from Saturday and I will be asking crew to take turns with the blog so do tune in I'm sure will be better than my usual splurge

 

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