On Peaceful Pond – Day 7
November 23rd, 2008
Bobbing along, singing a song, fuel half gone bye, bye, bye.
We have been motoring for the last 2 and half days, amazed at how flat calm the middle of the Atlantic Ocean can be. The good side of it is that we are having terrific dinners and plenty of sleep. We are not quite half way there, moving slower than planned since we are motoring instead of sailing, but the crew and dogs are content and enjoying the down time. We have a turkey for Thanksgiving next week and Margi has been making fresh bread, biscuits, cornbread etc almost every day. So far this
has been the MOST peaceful crossing Michael and I have ever had.
There isn’t anything new to report. We are in the midst of a windless pocket, looking forward to reaching the outer limits where the wind is predicted to be 15 – 20 kts which will give us a real boost towards our destination.
The dogs are doing much better than I expected. They too have settled into the rhythm of the sea and are entertaining themselves quite well. I continue to be amazed to realize that I actually prefer 2 dogs to 1. They are dear with each other, often found snuggling together in a corner or just hanging out together. Now when Brisa brings her toy to one of us to play we can say “go find Costa” and she will. She has been tempted to jump in a few times, once yesterday while Michael was reeling in
a big dolphin fish. Now they both go into the kennel before a fish is reeled in.
It has been a month since Michael’s surgery and he healing really well. Thank goodness for that.
See cayenne.blogharbor.com for additional postings of our crossing.
