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Hot Stuff - (damp) Fairies of the Lost Arc - Chapter 5



(damp) Fairies of the Lost Arc - Chapter 5
 
Our sailing adventure across the Atlantic now feels like an extreme sport.
 
Flat calm seas seems like a lifetime ago. It has definitely been a testing few days but the teamwork of 9 women has no limits; we have gotten each other through it in one piece.
 
The challenge really hit home about 3am this morning. The sea decided to put Nikki, Sue and Claire's top of the range wet weather gear, boots and (quick drying) thermals to the test. It succeeded in finding its way right through into Sue's undergarments. Following all glamorous watches such as these, the crew proceed down to the exclusive sauna - £5 a day is not a bad rate - which is rammed full however, not appreciated by the residents.
 
Cooking dinner has proved to be an experience too ... We thought we would give you all a taster:
#1. Select the most rotting veg and fruit from swinging nets
#2. Accidentally drop said rotting veg on head of forepeak resident who is now sleeping underneath nets to avoid Chinese water torture drip from forepeak hatch.
#3. Open festering fridge - fling rotten chicken overboard
#4. Gag.
#5. Gag again.
#6. Gather oneself and find delicious yet nutritious packet of sausages (slightly green and sitting in a pool of sour milk).
#7. Spend 45 mins chopping the one tomato, one onion and seven cloves of garlic.
#8. Investigate spice cupboard and choose flavour "du jour" - will it be tomato ketchup again?
#9. Pause to wipe very sweaty betty forehead.
#10. Wake up residents of the port aft cabin to turn gas on - who designed this boat again?
#11. Prepare to cook on gas stove with the pressure equivalent to two swan vestas.
#12. Whilst waiting for said meal binge on chocolate and snacks.
#13. Feeling like it is 4 days later, dinner is ready.
 
Of course, 9 women are a stylish bunch. To update you all on current trends... In fashion on-board at the moment is sweat, layers of grime, greasy hair, last night's dinner smears, furry teeth and water logged zombie prune hands (inspired a thriller moment yesterday - premier showing in St. Lucia on arrival). 'Where in the world would we rather be?!' we keep asking ourselves. We bet you all wish you were here ...
 
Everything is looking brighter now on the other other side of last nights squall line. We wished each other happy advent today over dinner in the sunshine with our own version of the very classic Christmas song with a few twists here and there. The third day of Christmas missed its three French hens and got three wenches winching, the 9th got nine bunks a bouncing ... and so on. It provided a great source of amusement our end. We have also begun our yachts own advent calendars courtesy of Sarah thank you! Hot stuff's Christmas day is on 6th December - we hope you can join!
 
With love and fairy dust from the Girls4Sail crew in Hot stuff.
 
p.s. Our thoughts go out to the yacht Happy Days who kept us company through last night's bad weather. We hear there is a missing life raft and we will be sure to look out for it.


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