Reading: Act of Oblivion (Robert Harris)Weather: Wind increasing up to NW6-7, Sunshine …..Thought for the day: The first sign of land – floating bits of kelp ….Evening meal: Pasta carbonara with asparagusCourse: 175-190oCDistance covered: At 1200 we had covered 1,726 miles (Log 5,911) – at midnight the log read 5,999Wildlife …
Reading: Act of Oblivion (Robert Harris)Weather: Wind very light for most of the day and mostly hazy, sometimes sunny. Warmer than previously …..Thought for the day: Is the anticipation of heavy weather worse than the weather itself? The jury is out ….Evening meal: Roast lamb, cauliflower cheese and baby potatoesCourse: …
Reading: Winter Holiday (Arthur Ransome) (finished)Weather: Changeable! Wind dropped overnight and became S2. Sun came out occasionally, but getting colder. We are in the roaring forties …..Thought for the day: Is the fact that the Falklands current flows north – away from the Falklands – trying to tell us something?Evening …
Reading: Winter Holiday (Arthur Ransome)Weather: Fifty shades of grey weather (with an element of S&M about it!), wind NW 6-7, waves around 4 metres …..Thought for the day: Would a theme park called the ‘South Atlantic experience’ where we bounce and roll people around and throw water at them be …
Reading: Winter Holiday (Arthur Ransome)Weather: Sunny, wind building very slightly …..Thought for the day: Are we currently heading into a current which is currently slowing us down?Evening meal: Roast pork, potatoes and vegCourse: 190-220oCDistance covered: At 1200 we had covered 1,211 miles (Log 5,396)Wildlife headcount: A few albatrosses and cape …
Reading: Real Tigers (Mick Herron) (finished)Weather: Sunny and windless …..Thought for the day: How is it that when you meet a ship in mid-ocean they are always on or close to a collision course?Evening meal: Spinach and cheese pie with carrot saladCourse: 210-230oCDistance covered: At 1200 we had covered 1,078 …
Reading: Real Tigers (Mick Herron)Weather: Grey, then sunny and what wind there was vanished …..Thought for the day: Sometimes you have to confront deeply held prejudices and admit you were wrong. Actually fresh pineapple (with tuna) on pizza is quite nice …Evening meal: Mince bake with runner beans and courgette …
Reading: Meantime (Frankie Boyle) (finished)Weather: Sunny and still not a lot of wind but slowly building …..Thought for the day: Do wandering albatrosses think “I wander, therefore I am?”Evening meal: PizzaCourse: 190-205oCDistance covered: At 1200 we had covered 785 miles (Log 4,970)Wildlife headcount: Sooty, yellow-nosed and wandering albatrosses …. As …
Reading: Meantime (Frankie Boyle)Weather: Grey, less grey and finally a hint of sunshine. Wind – sod all …..Thought for the day: The Dutch call a black eye a blue eye and a bruise translates literally as a blue spot.Evening meal: Chicken curry with rice and lentilsCourse: 180-200oCDistance covered: At 1200 …
Reading: Meantime (Frankie Boyle)Weather: Mostly dry but grey. Occasional rain threatened. Wind E veering NNE 4-5 gusting 6 …..Thought for the day: The Dutch word for a clothes peg literally translates as ‘clothes pincher’. Evening meal: Baked ham with baby potatoes, roast pumpkin, carrot and onion (with sunflower seeds) and …
