Just under 10 degrees north
The work on the boat continues. We've finished servicing
all the winches now. This morning Nautica watch have dropped the main sail and
replaced the telltails (small ribbon-like strips attached to the sail to help you identify the flow of air across the sail). We are also rethreading the spinnaker halyards in the other
direction. The jammers have been serviced, but unfortunately I didn't get to
see that so I'll have to try to get on that one in New York so it's another
string to my bow.
Yesterday, although we are motoring, we were upwind with
the main up, in quite choppy conditions, so a few people started feeling queezy
again. By 3am, when I came on watch this morning the sea was like glass again.
We were treated at dawn to a spectacular cloud display. The towering clouds on
our port side looked like cardboard cut outs against the lightening sky. As our view became lighter still, we could
see the alto-cumulus cloud covering several squalls and intermingled with wispy
vertical cloud showing upwards convection. The sun then rose from behind these,
quite delightful to have seen it.
Breakfast was then a treat, as Chantal had made a light
fruit loaf, instead of plain bread, which made a lovely change.
We are now off the coast of Costa Rica, with 350 miles to
go and beginning to anticpate the taste of a cold beer and steak.
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