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Thank you very much for the comment considering the last posting being
boring...ha ha ha. I really enjoyed writing that one, thought it was a
bit more colourful and even thought provoking at times than some of the
previous postings.Where is the adventure...? I love questions and our
adventure is both an outwards and inwards adventure, and sorry if you
can't get some type of feel for what it's like out here on the ocean.
Boredom is something we face every day out here, although I've never had
a boring moment out here. Living in the moment does not allow for such
luxuries. If you want me to venture more towards the inner adventures we
experience, please say so. Writing a blog without any comments at all is
a one way street which is why appreciate your comment so much. Please
don't fire me, I will try harder.

Let's fall into the door with an every term born on the sea, 'Round
Robin'. A petition popularised by sailors who, fearful that the names at
the top of the list may be held as the ringleaders, wrote their names in
a circle. However, credit for the original idea must go to officers of
the French government who in complain wrote their names on the sash or
ribbon worn with their tunics. Round is a corruption of the French
'rond'; robin a corruption of ruban(ribbon). Another French term I like
is 'Papillion', the French word for butterfly. Sailing with twin headsail
can be called goosewing but I think papillion more descriptive. Goosewing
sounds heavy, butterfly sounds light. Swift like a butterfly....stings
like a bee.

We are making great progress towards Panama. Less than 700nm away we
should make it comfortably on Tuesday the 28th of February at an average
of 7kts. The weather has been kind so far, the ocean rolling in the same
direction as us. We are about 30nm north of Aruba island and will soon
enter the Gulf of Venezuela. Had three ships on our watches last night,
no squalls, although our adjustable headsail was furled in just in case.
Our position at 10am is 13*13'N/069*52'. Our barometer is sitting at
1017mb/hPa, the temperature a comfortable 28.7*C.

Have a fab Friday and take it easy over the weekend.

Captain Paul