We are sailing

We woke up just before 8am, had a shower to cool down and went up on deck to be greeted with a view of sea, and more sea. No land, boats or life in sight (apart from a tiny bird which had come to rest).

We had breakfast of fruit, granola and yoghurt and then lazed about with little to do but watch the horizon. We read and listened to music until a lunch of pasta filled our surprisingly hungry bellies considering the lack of movement. Thankfully nobody was badly seasick - Michael threw up after breakfast but Rose gave him some magic pills and he was instantly fine.

The afternoon was spent doing not much more...gazing out to sea, reading and chatting. A pod of a dozen or so dolphins joined us for a while bowriding. I lay out on deck to catch a few rays in the late afternoon sun (too hot earlier)...Anna came and joined me and it started to rain! Not for long though and when we went back to sit at the bow we saw some flying fish.

We had a lovely bean chilli for dinner - Rose is a veggie which is suiting me well so far. Goeran's menu used to be heavily meat based until she joined the ship a few weeks ago. All our meals are served in plastic bowls with handles to try and avoid spillages.

They decided there was enough wind for the jib to be raised and we sailed motor-less for a while at 4 knots. The motor was put back on and there were more far off lightning storms (no thunder). We all had an early night...tired from doing nothing!!Read more