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NoStress - Log Day 14 - Muffcakes



There’s to be no plain sailing it seems. Despite being more than 140 miles closer to our target than we were yesterday it looks like we might have a detour ahead as the five-day weather predictions currently show a huge hole in the wind opening up on our present course. If it does appear, and there’s not enough wind in there, then we might have to take the long way round. Watch this space.

Today was to be the second round of the Great Atlantic Bake Off with Jake & Claire commandeering the galley to make chocolate chip muffins. Minor miscalculations (a mere factor of 10 for the amount of milk) were made in the first batch of muffin mix, so after some quick thinking the crew had pancakes (or more precisely “muff-cakes”) for lunch - very tasty too. The second batch suffered no milk mishaps and there were to be no more soggy bottoms either. Choc-chip muffins were served with tea and coffee to much approval.

With daily tasks being less numerous people are finding more time to do other things. In the downtime some are solving puzzles or playing games (the skipper is still to win his first game of chess). Claire has started her fifth book: “Kicking The Bucket List” and Nick continues to make blistering progress (about 5 pages a day) through his PADI theory book - though even if he completes it I suspect he might need some updates to the material as, looking at the age of it, I expect there’s a chapter in there on how to polish the brass boots and helmet!

Dinner this evening was pork & apricot Moroccan style with rice, and the crew have taken to their bunks to rest for the night shifts leaving Paul and I on watch. The moon is full and already in the sky making watching the horizon easy but compromising stargazing until she disappears just before dawn.

Until tomorrow then people, enjoy your weekend and don’t do anything we wouldn’t do!

Alex & the NoStress Crew

P.S. Many Happy Returns to Beryl from all on board! Xx


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