Salamander

Hello Salamander Nation,

Today saw two important milestones: we now have under 1,000 miles to our St Lucia finish line and a crew member had a memorable celebration at sea. While our steady progress is heartening, as always it's the interactions between crew members that make our voyage such a standout experience.

As lunch was wrapping up, it leaked that Tim was celebrating a birthday. His wife Meg had thoughtfully tucked a card inside his seabag, which caught the attention of those nearby as he was reading it.

Shortly thereafter Captain Chris summoned everyone to the salon for a crew meeting. However, instead of providing the expected weather report, he surprised one and all by kicking off a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday". As the song concluded Greg presented a fresh from the oven chocolate birthday cake, complete with candles. How this culinary feat was pulled off we'll never know, but it certainly created one of the most memorable celebrations ever for Tim and the crew.

Jimmy's Word of the Day

Change: To make or become different. As in, "An ocean crossing creates personal change."

The Crew of the Salamander