Wolkenschlößchen - Day 19 - Neptune is Australian

We have entered into the 19th day which - as it appears - will be the last day of our Atlantic crossing. We almost made it!!!

Winds have slowed down last night and today, giving us a good time window for arrival early Friday rather than in the middle of the night. Neptune was again favourable of us. Along the entire trip, we were blessed with mostly calm winds and comfortable waves and almost no trouble and or squalls. Today, half a day before arrival, Neptune sent us a huge squall, perfect to have a decent boat wash before arrival. Fred tried to shower in it but the rain was not quite made for that amount of washing! We were joking that all it needs now are dolphins and whales - and bang! Dolphins were delivered just a few minutes later.

So, what did we do to earn Neptune's blessings? We believe that our "donation" of Vegemite on day 1 did the trick. If you are non-Australian and ever tried it, you would understand why we donated it to the seas. You would also understand why still today, we fear reading about a mysterious mass death of fish and whales around the Canaries happening shortly after our departure.
But, as it seems, Neptune indeed is Australian and loves that stuff. So, thank you Australia for the gift of Vegemite to the world! To all skippers around Australia: get this stuff! It is a must-have safety requirement on board (we are confident, it also helps in orca attacks)!

We are excited to have land fall this night and will share once we arrived tomorrow. There will be an ARC welcome party happening tomorrow, so we are making it just in time!

Daily run: 147nm