BLOG 22 – Happy Birthday, Kenny.
Kenny’s birthday, today (6/12). His favourite present was a bottle of rum from the crew, which we are hoping he will share. To celebrate, he baked a Shetland brownie, which was like fruitcake, but better. We did order flowers from an Aussie delivery/kangaroo company: they sent Flipper, who turned up, and showed us some tricks, but alas, he seemed to have forgotten the flowers. When we asked what kind of flowers he was meant to be delivering, he said they were Dolphiniums.
Ba dum tish.
Tumbleweed.
Navigating without the usual instruments has been fun. We had a squall that was so heavy, the cockpit couldn’t drain fast enough, making it a bit like a paddling pool. Martin had to shine a torch at the compass, and shout the numbers out, and it came on so fast, we didn’t get waterproofs on quickly enough. You could try this at home, quite easily, by removing the grill from the shower head. You will need a family member, or friend to switch the lights off, and stand nearby, shouting numbers at you. Keep your foot over the plug hole, wear a jumper, and perhaps loosen the shower enclosure a little. An hour or so should do it, then go to bed in the dark.
We have no online access (this is like dial-up), but have been told by email that the fundraising is going well, and we are delighted by the response.
Thank you for your continuing support, and generous donations. All of the money raised is going straight to the Cure Parkinson’s Trust (we are paying our own expenses for the trip).
I hope that you will all share this, and we can make a difference.
That’ll do.