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Sephina of Beaumaris - Sephina Day 2 Rude Awakenings & Mysterious Flashing Lights



Sephina Day 2 Rude Awakenings & Mysterious Flashing Lights Day 2 began for me with a rude awakening from one of the cats, Thornton: leaping onto my belly & meowing full force into my face, desperate for attention. Luckily for me (& for him) it was 4.45am & time for me to get up & get ready for my 1st watch of the day.

I scampered onto the deck (only a few minutes late) & sent Matt down for a sleep. First thing I saw as my eyes adjusted to the darkness was a sailing welly floating past the boat in the sea. I checked for any other signs of a person in the water but couldn’t see any! A sailor somewhere is going to be cross when he realizes he’s lost one of his boots overboard!

5minutes after that & a flash of orange light caught my eye on a vessel up ahead of us. Convinced it was a flare I shouted down to wake my Fiancée Matt who quickly came on deck. I was so panicked by it I then rushed to get skipper out of bed too. We listened intently to the radio & watched as the vessel came closer.
Turns out it was a bloody great container ship with a hundred deck lights, not some poor family scrabbling to get into their dinghy. (To our relief!!)

After apologizing to the crew & sending them back to bed I had a very uneventful watch. I watched the sun come up with some peanut butter on toast (yum yum!!)

The rest of the day went smoothly, lots of snoozing, playing with the cats & watching the horizon for signs of life - this  is the life hey!!!

Over & Out ;)
3rd in command / watch keeper / chef ........ (Steph)


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