Thursday May 7,09
Have galley today so actually got to sleep in a couple of hours extra.
We are sailing North under courses, topsails and t’gallants. The wind last night was a stiff Force 5 with
gusts to Force 6. This morning the wind has settled down to a steady Force 5. There is a 5-6′ swell coming
in from the North East which makes for a lot of rocking and rolling. The Sun is out and the seas are a bright
blue again.
We have the man ropes rigged along the main deck which makes going fore and aft a lot easier. Carrying
stuff from the galley is still a challenge though :-)
It’s nice to be back in the Atlantic again. Sailing in the Caribbean is fun with all the sail handling required
but there is nothing like the steady running of the ship in the wide ocean to get the blood stirring.
When we up anchored yesterday it was odd to think that it was the second last time that we would have to
do that. Potentially it could be the last time as rumour has it we will try to go alongside in Bermuda.
Hmmm… These last two passages will be filled with “last time for this or that” stuff. It is still odd to be
looking at the end of this trip in less than three weeks.
We will be having a ships concert on Sunday, everyone is supposed to do something. I have one really bad
idea as an emergency fall back in case nothing better comes along but otherwise I’m stumped. I hate
“talent show” like stuff.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
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