Monday May 11,09
We are now motoring North. We took in all sail at the end of our watch this morning as we were only
sailing at just over 1 knot.
During our night watch there was just enough wind to keep the sails full, they were really beautiful in the
moonlight and the changing light of the dawn. Knowing that we are nearing the end of the trip gives every
dawn and dusk a new poignancy.
I never get tired of watching the sails. You’d think that after 6 months and thousands of miles of sailing
that they would loose their appeal but that is not the case.
Now we are motoring and will keep doing so for the next two days until we reach Bermuda. Word below
decks is that we will stay for 3 days then head out for Lunenberg on the last leg of the trip.
More later…
Just after noon we stopped and had a swim call!
It was flat calm, no wind at all and the water was an intense blue. I jumped in from the rail and felt like I
was falling up into the sky. The water was cooler than the Caribbean but not cold by any stretch. As we were swimming a bit of a swell came up and it looked like big blue crystal mountains looming up and passing under us. Fabulous.
Got the last grommet done on my sea bag and we had a workshop on attaching the bottom so I’m ready to
keep rolling over the next couple of days.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
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