9 December 2012
Well it's been sort of a dreary day - overcast - bit of rain showers - warm.
The swells have returned and we are rocking and rolling along towards St
Lucia. Early this morning Schaefer, Ben, and Andy worked on repairing the
main sail. This is the fifth repair. Four on the main sail and one on the
genoa. The work was completed shortly before lunch. The tear was
approximately 2 feet long and it involved the area that the professional
sailmaker in Puerto de Mogan worked on. So the sails are definitely damaged
by the ultra violet rays of the sun.
Both Beau and Miles did something very nice - they have been carving small
anchors out of several coconut shells that are aboard. In ancient times
when a mariner crossed the Atlantic he would have a tatoo of an anchor
placed on his arm. So these small coconut shell anchors will serve that
purpose and it will remind us of the great adventure that we have all shared
aboard "Rivendell". Both Miles and Beau are very talented artists. I
believe that I mentioned in one of my earliest blogs that the two of them
were responsible for a very well done mural on the sea wall where we were
moored in Las Palmas.
Also today of special note it's our skipper's birthday - Benjamin Jackson is
28 today. We will celebrate tonight when we share our evening snacks.
Taryn even has a cake on board - so it looks like keen fun.
Cheers!