21-Jun-2023 - Are we there yet? – Day 6

21-Jun-2023

Are we there yet? – Day 6

Wind 6kt Seas 1-2ft

 

Steady 13kt winds overnight let us make up some lost time, but light 6kt winds were with us most of the day, which gave us some pleasant sleeping, but doesn’t get us to Bermuda for the Rum Tasting today!  Happy solstice!  It is fitting that the longest day of the year falls within what has got to be the slowest and rainiest MBR in recent memory.  Evening rain is expected again, which again may firm up the winds, or not. 

 

 Suddenly ships freshwater pump went out today, and after diagnoses, a new pump was installed.  As Captain says, sailing is making repairs in exotic locations.  It's always an adventure.

 

Again today, we have seen Sargasso seaweed, Bermuda longtail, and Portuguese man of war. This afternoon Spirit of Bermuda passed us, returning to port. 

 

If the winds hold, we expect to finish early in the morning, and are likely into Hamilton Thursday afternoon.

 

Weather/animals: Rain & clearing; Portuguese man of war, Petrel, Bermuda longtail

Meals: sailors choice breakfast, tortellini soup for lunch, and turkey pot pie for dinner

Cookie of the day: Lighthouses

“The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears, or the sea.” – Isak Dinesen

 

What did the shore say to the ocean?

Nice to sea you!

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