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Purrr-fect - Leg two -day 11: the final quarter



Tonight we reached the milestone of 525 miles to go which is the last quarter of the 2100 distance. So to celebrate, we enjoyed rum punches with ice cubes and a sprinkle of nutmeg on top. It is getting warmer everyday and tonight was quite humid, so the ice cubes made a refreshing drink. Last night late, we slowed down because we had to drop the mainsail when the boat's steering acted up. We disagree about the cause of the steering malfunction but are just happy that it is resolved and working again. In any event,we have been moving well all day and so far the night is moonlit with steady winds, propelling us on a direct course for St Lucia.

Provisioning for this trip has been a major focus before we left the Canary Islands,and Linda planned for 21 days. Now our nav software is showing only 4 days left, assuming this same steady speed. Wow, it seems strange to see the bottom of the potato bin and to use up enough meat from our freezer space to make room for ice cubes! Linda made gazpacho yesterday for lunch to use up the oldest tomatoes. All in all, it looks like we will arrive in St Lucia with fresh food to spare. Our water maker is working well and Dave only needs to run it every 3 days to make more jugs of drinking water. Because winds have been good, we only run our engines at low RPMs to charge the batteries, so we will have a lot of diesel left as well.

This afternoon there was spectacular rainbow behind us and the attached photo captures some of its splendor.

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