Jacana of Ardmay - 7/12/11
Dear family and friends,
After all that rain we had the total contrast today in that it was so sunny
and hot, hot, hot. we started the day off well with the foresail poled out and
getting a steady 6 knots, by 10 o’clock the wind speed was dropping so the
skipper decided to put up the cruising chute. With wind speeds of only 8 to 10
knots the chute was giving us a steady 6 to 7 knots. But alas by 4 o’clock the
Atlantic became so very calm and such a contrast to what we have been
experiencing with 4 meter swells. We spotted 4 whales today, not sure what type,
but that has been our first sighting for a couple of weeks now since the
dolphins. Fantastic dinner tonight prepared by chef Margaret and her son of
smoke salmon fishcakes on a bed of thai spiced noodles..........wow, quite a lot
of dishes though!!! Unfortunately the fridge appears to have packed in, better
now than two days into our journey!!!! The sea temperature is an amazing 29.5
degrees, so looking forward to a swim in that when we get in to St Lucia. Only
350 miles to go!
Team Jacana
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