night a small patch of blue here and there looked promising but not just
yet.In time.We have just decanted 500 ltrs diesel into our tanks taking
about an hour.Seem that we run about 50 hrs on 300 ltrs at 1500 rpm.The
sea and swell and wind have now all turned in our favour and St.Helena
is four days away.
Steven just had the bright idea to make some pancakes and we will see
how this turns out,nothing much else to do but to sit,sleep,read,play
guitar,watch movies,eat some more,watches day and
night,think,contemplate,write,experience and enjoy.
Yesterday received word from a good friend of mine,Kirsten.She is on her
way from Portugal to East London in South Africa.Two days away from Cape
Verde where she will stop for water.Totally opposite of what we are
doing she only carries 70 ltrs of fuel with her.She is sailing solo on a
32 ft ferro cement boat and enjoying both the fast and the slow.But most
of all enjoying time out by herself.An extraordinary person in any sense
of the word,I dearly hope she shares some of her experiences in
writing.One of her adventures was cycling from Berlin to Cape
Town,through Africa...alone.Took her a year,was held back blinded for a
month in a kaya due to an overdose of quinine against malaria,and much
more.We were looking at meeting somewhere in the middle of the ocean but
our timing is a bit out.But we will cross each other's tracks at some
time.
We just tasted the first sampling of pancake and yum yum,muchos
delicious.
At home my 8 year old daughter Maryna is growing up and asking more
difficult questions from daddy,like why must one be happy.My wife and
myself are deeply in love if you take love to be a misunderstanding
between two people.My inlaws are fine,my parents are fine,my brother is
fine and Bella Rosa,my daughters black Labrador's nose is wet,so all
good on the home ground.
The crew on board is fine,the boat is fine and our position currently is
18*04'S/004*46'E.
Wishing you a splendid weekend.
From the deep grey that will turn deep blue.
Paul
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