Amari - Day 4: Cockpit Gym

Day 4: The Cockpit Gym
With 1609 miles to go, we are about a quarter of the way through now. All tasks have been done, winds are light, and the seas low.

Now what?

Dottie and I are both people who need to stay busy, so on this long passage with a sail plan that needs zero tending, being active can be challenging. There are only so many times I can go back to check on Pinky the Lure.

“You okay back there baby? Catch me a fish now, you hear?!”

So we have developed what amounts to a workout that can be done in the cockpit, overseen by cockpit manager Mojo the Camel (see pic as Mojo mugs for the camera).

Of course there’s no way that any of us are going to want any others witnessing these little routines, so we do them on night watch. Perfect!

Nights have been stunning by the way, with clear skies and a tardy moonrise that let the stars shine so brightly you feel you could reach up and take them in your hand. The milky way smear of stars glows across the dome above, reminding us yet again how small we are on this little blue dot in space.

Sit-ups are done on the bench seats with one hand on the winch and the other on the cockpit table just to reduced the chances of rolling off into the floor during a swell, done ever so gracefully I’m sure.

Pushups are done with knees on one bench and hands on the other side. Yes, I do know that these are technically “girl” pushups, but when Amari wallows side to side on following swells, even these pushups can be tough!

Squats in the center holding onto the console for balance, and curls using bungee cords round out the little routine. With only 40 square feet to work with, this is about as good as we could do.
We’ll stick with it for these two weeks and see how we feel afterwards.

Fishing Update
I guess Pinky The Lure took today to get her sea legs because no fish even gave her a look. I guess Greenie had also taken a day and a half before landing Mr. Mahi, so I’ll give Pinky another day to bring those Tuna home.

I was hoping yesterday would be Sushi Sunday, but maybe we’ll just have to settle for Maki Monday, go Pinky!!

Food
Eggs, bacon and toast for brekky. Lunch was turkey and cheese sandwiches with tomato over the last part of the 2nd of three loaves we scored from the bakery in Mindelo. Only one loaf to go and we are only 4 days in! After that we will just have to make our own bread.

Desperate times my friends, desperate times.