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Theodora - Probably the last entry..



It has been a slow night with the wind speed dropping below fifteen knots which means we have struggled to keep over five knots of boat speed. At the time of writing this we are just over two hundred miles out from St Lucia which is between thirty and thirty six hours away.

We have been chatting amongst ourselves about what has surprised us about the trip. The common themes are how well we have lived with lots of excellent fresh food for the vast majority of the trip. We still have three cakes left to eat before we arrive, quite a challenge and amazingly we have loads of chocolate left, quite astonishing. The second thing we have all been struck by is the almost complete lack of wildlife, apart from flying fish. We have seen dolphins twice in sixteen days, all of us expected much more. The third common theme has been how nice it’s been not to have to listen to endless strident news bulletins, we have no idea who is doing what to whom in Britain or the rest of the world. It’s quite a pleasant position to be in. And finally, just how brilliant the Twizzle rig has been. It has made the whole journey so easy and safe.

We are just starting to turn our minds to the tasks we face we we get on land. Whilst we are all looking forward to stepping foot on terra firms I’m sure I speak for all the crew when I say that a little piece of all of us will reminisce and miss the solitude and beauty of this trip...
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