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Free Spirit - Monday 2nd December



It’s my Birthday  today!  Here I am 69 years old in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!  Wow!  What a way to celebrate!  {make of that what you will}…..   Anyway it has been a lovely day in every way.  I started with a pampering session – that is to say I had a shower, shampooed and blow dried my hair – such luxury!  Then I had my first Birthday present…… A fish from Alex…..another beautiful mahi mahi.  As if this was not enough he then donned snorkel, mask and flippers and dived under the boat!  Oh what drama!  What a palava!  Just as the fish had been landed the engine was put in to gear to start moving forward again when BANG!!  Don’t like the sound of that, said Peter, we  could be in trouble……{Another dread realized – the line caught round the prop }  Now I am thinking ……..anyway…..all’s well that ends well.  Then out came the champagne (saved for the occasion on this alcohol free crossing) along with two more presents  - a lovely sailing top from Richie and a beautiful seahorse necklace from Peter.  How lucky am I ?!

Apart from all this the sail repair work continued through the day.  With no wind progress through the water was slow but the sun shone all day. Peter voted Alex the hero of the day as he not only dived dep to freethepropellor, he also dug deep to free the blocked macerator.  Despite the no paper down the loo policy he found a piece of cord and a piece of plastic.  How did that get there?  We are all pleased to say that normal service has now resumed.  What a relief!


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