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Firefly - 45 miles to Grenada



Today is Saturday 4th March and we will arrive at Prickly Bay, Grenada by about 1600 local time. Firefly won't complete her circum navigation until she reaches St Lucia at the beginning of April. It is however a massive milestone as we have just crossed the Atlantic again, this time starting from Cape Town way down in the south.

Our 4 day passage from the Maroni River has been wet and windy and uncomfortable. We benefited from some favorable current for most of the trip but have been hampered by a cross sea (waves across our track) with waves breaking on the deck. We have had frequent rain and wind squalls too and needed all of our sprayhood and rain covers in place to try and stay dry. The winds on the beam have been up to 35 knots in the squalls and mostly over 20.

Fortunately our last night at sea (for a while) was much more pleasant with the stars and moon keeping us company and this morning the sun is out - feels like the Caribbean - whoopie! Now we have the wind on the starboard quarter and with the current helping us along we are averaging 9 knots over the ground.

We are looking forward to time ashore when Susie arrives for her birthday and before Gerard and Peter head back to Blighty. Yesterday evening we finished the last of our Brazilian Beer (Antartico) and for supper we had Paul's delicious and famous corned beef hash. It will soon be time for celebrations and refreshments on arrival and it it wont be long until we are moored up with a rum punch in our hands.

Paul, Gerard and Peter


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