Rockin’ and a rollin”
Rockin’ and a reelin’
Yes I am
(apologies to the Beach Boys)
Confused seas. Shifting winds.
Almost downwind course.
Overcast and blustery.
A little unsettled weather which also brought a double rainbow (I think St.
Lucia was at the southern tip).
All and all, a very good set of circumstances for shaking the boat.
And for us to keep the boat “ship shape.”
This kind of motion tends to keep people up in the cockpit where we swap
stories and wish lists
(end of night watches, more fresh fruit, welcoming drink, fixing the
“little” things that inevitably occur, phone calls and emails (with pictures)
from home.
Dinner is in staggered courses as befits removing oneself from a galley
heated by the cooker.
Pasta with a mixture of leftovers.
We ate it once, we should be able to revitalize for one last attempt.
Looking forward to the trade winds.
Otherwise, if we follow the prevailing NNE winds and sea, we should be
sailing south until the butter hardens.