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Adina - Day 7 Chasing Wind and Hair Straighteners



Day 7 and we had the winds we've been seeking to get us south. It also came with a very lumpy sea state.

But we were doing good speeds of 6-8kts so were happy.

Given the sea state "Scrub the Crew day Episode II" didn't happen. Well Susie bucked the trend and showered only to be rewarded with a sea salt shower from rogue waves.

The sea state also means people are struggling to get sleep as your body is tossed all around your berth so we now have some very tired crew.

The weather forecast is playing up with promised winds now looking lighter and it's a hard call as to whether to go through the Cape Verde islands or south of them - frustrating. Luckily we didn't go north and west as many friends have been battling 20-30 knots upwind - not pleasant. We signed up for nice trade winds and spinnakers instead find ourselves taking a very long route to St.Lucia! Maybe we should have motored - nah!

Some people have been asking how we transmit our blogs. Adina has an SSB long range HF radio with a modem. We join in radio talks with other boats and transmit emails using it. It certainly has it's quirks. Ours likes to set the LED lights blinking and alarmingly activates the bow thrusters! Those are now switched off. Back in Northwood, England we have Stephen Plume who is our shore support keeping us updated and handling our website.

So Day 8 has dawned and luckily we still have winds and are hoping to round the Verdes tomorrow.

Yesterdays answer as to whom has a party wig is Gareth and he's hoping to parade it in St.Lucia. Today's question is who has hair straighteners onboard?

Seems a lifetime since we left Las Palmas a week ago!

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