Rohkea - A mid-Atlantic day aboard Rohkea, November 2018

Anticipating, and then devouring, a lovely lunch al fresco is the big all-crew event of the day. This morning the menu had been announced as diced beef with spinach and mashed potato - a favourite dish of the chef of the day. All was going well and the delicious aroma was wafting up to the cockpit. "I'm about half way through the preparation" announced the chef. Not long after sitting on deck for a while, the same chef announced: "but I can't do any more", followed shortly by "and I think I must lie down". In due course two other crew members opted out, leaving six portions of this delicious dish for the three remaining crew members. Two had double portions, the third had three."A fish!" cried the owner, who was already firmly secured within the aft cockpit and grappling with the fishing. read more...