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El Mundo - 04/12 - Finally resolved the chafe issue



It's been a solid 24 hours, with reasonably consistent winds, covering 160 miles.....and its dawned a beautiful warm sunny day....the girls have even donned bikini's. It has taken a few attempts but we appear to have finally resolved our chafe issue on the  pole....so hopefully no further trips up the forestay. We didn't catch any fish yesterday, unless you count the large flying fish that landed in the cockpit on Amanda's watch! There was a disproportionate amount of attention given to the hanging out of the skippers washed 'smalls'.....apparently it was a sure fire way of getting an indication of how many days of the voyage remained....crucial clues for our arrival time sweepstake! Dinner was a beef strogonoff, followed by mini Magnums. It would appear our provisioning is looking good, as the peppers were in good shape and we still have a couple of good lettuces.
Today is the anniversary of the discovery of the crewless 'Marie Celeste in 1872.....as well as being the tragic day when Led Zepellin broke up in 1980.....so much to celebrate today there. However, Amanda's Advent calendars produced a cat (looks a bit like a turkey to me) and a party hat. We're all dreading the (imminent) day when we wake up to her putting on the first Christmas music.....I guess we'll have to start the Stollen then.....
 



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