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Lea - Log Day 3 - Tuesday (Yesterday I wrote Tuesday, but meant Monday)/ Mystery of the squid



 After a rough night, it was good to get some sleep and be in the presence of only each other and the sea. All though it’s with mixed feelings being so far from home, we’re trying to think ahead. We’re looking forward to Cape Verde, and are excited about the fact that we’re almost halfway there, while keeping the world’s best dog in our memory and heart.

So I don’t know about rest of the crew, but I think I’m already loosing track of the days. I woke up today positively sure that it’s Wednesday. But you see it isn’t. Apparently it’s just Tuesday and you could easily have me fooled and tell me I have been blessed with a whole extra leap day this year. But hey, I don’t think I’m the only one onboard LEA who is a little starting to get a little nutty. We’ve set up a half-hedge to block the entrance down to the saloon, to prevent water from coming in if a wave hits the cockpit. And after (almost) three days my mother, the skipper, still bumps her knees into it every single time she comes up the staircase. She means well though. And she happens to be a medic, so if anything she can band-aid those scratches on her knees right up.

Reidun and Erin, who are doing the 07-13 watch, have the responsibility to clean the cockpit in the mornings. This morning, when lifting up pillows to wash the bench, they found something quite disturbing, yet resolving for the missing squid from yesterday. Apparently it had slid down  from the deck, into the cockpit and in between the cushion and the bench. And we do happen to occasionally sit down on these cushions… I think you understand where I’m going with this. Poor squid.

With Reidun’s freshly baked buns, and Norwegian brown-cheese that we’ve kept vacuumed and saved for a long time, it was quite the night watch too.

 

Lene



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