Time for an update after the winter break.
Unfortunately the last few blogs I sent from the boat on Leg 2 didn’t arrive, so apologies that the news came to an abrupt end in September.
We had a wonderful welcome on arriving in Cape Town, even though it was 3am. So lovely to have friends and family on the pontoon to share our excitement. Once my commitment to working on the boat was over, Steve and I had a wonderful week in the Cape. Getting back to a normal sleep pattern took a while, and I had a couple of days of not wanting to do much, other than a massage and relax. We enjoyed watching the whales in Hermanus, then a luxurious stay on a wine estate in Stellenbosch, which I can thoroughly recommend.
Then home, back to work and winter training in the gym. Since Christmas I’ve really upped the pace and am feeling fitter and stronger, which I know I’m going to need. My gym instructor has been excellent at giving me programmes to get me in shape for the rigors of boat life.
Only a month to go until flying out to San Francisco and reuniting with the Singapore crew.
