Captains log; Stardate 2012-11-27 – 06:51 UTC
T - 0 – Countdown has restarted; 13:00 UTC
The storm troopers have battled gamely and now the mere
mortals are about to depart. Will it be a case of the Three Hundred against the
Atlantic Waves? The weather forecast actually looks good for fast passage to 19
N 20 W (just north of Cape Verde) before we turn west. This way the footsoldiers
will miss the worst nature has to put in our way but we will still make good
time
I managed to squeeze the last widget out of Rolnautic
and another six eggs were sneaked aboard -until that is the cockroach police
prevented the shopping bag from coming below and to my embarrassment I was found
out, my punishment that I will have to sail for the next five days with the
safety line wrapped tightly round my neck – no bad thing perhaps given the sea
state.
A “last supper” was held last night and the mood in the
camp remained upbeat despite water replacing the normal diet of beer and wine –
to be truthful the beer is pretty watery anyway.
Patches are in place (thanks Val in pharmacy) and final
preparations are now underway. We will slip moorings in T – 160 mins.
Will there be a Klingon ship in the acceleration
zone? Will the Empire strike back?
We will report from
sea................