Allegrini - ARC+ 2018 Day 7 Mindelo to St Lucia Leg

What's the saying "same sh*t different day" I can see that Atlantic
crossings can easily become this, if you're not careful the endless blue
sea, day after day can become a bit laborious.
I don't think that's the case on this ship, we have a plethora of films TV
shows, electronic books, bread to bake, food to prep and of course the
mighty fishing experience, although recently we've avoided putting lines
outs ( i think we peaked to early) as we've had enough fish for the moment!

Our second cargo ship passed by today, only our second one in 7 days and
that was over 10 miles away, apart from that we been pretty much alone out
here, that said were surrounded by the other 70 odd yachts, half are ahead
of us and half behind, probably only 6-10 miles away, but just over the
horizon out of sight, we can just about make out their masthead lights at
night.

This community aspect of cruising in company (in its loosest term) is a
comfort over long distances and one of the main reasons for us joining the
ARC+, that, the camaraderie and social side of this life in ports is what
sells this event. It creates a kind of environment that's an odd thing in
this modern world, i suppose because you immediately have something in
common and the fact that you have a limited time together before you're off
sailing again, friendships are made very quickly, so when you bump into them
again in another anchorage or port, its like meeting old friends, a little
peculiar, but nice all the same, excuse the pun, but maybe because were "all
in the same boat", we all have customs to clear, immigration to get signed
into, supermarkets to find, engineers to locate, its a bit like the Trip
advisor for yachties, packet friendships, just add water and stir?