Good morning fans,

My wish for breeze was granted and as I type we are shooting along under Code 1 (lightweight spinnaker) at 10 knots on a broad reach in a flat sea, on a direct route to Punta del Este.

The Pointers and the Southern Cross are visible in a relatively cloudless sky, all is well. Today’s hot topics of conversation were mostly about fishing trips, steak barbeques, and wine tasting evenings, all of which are being put on for us by the welcoming committee in Uruguay.

We decided to turn off the freezer today as we've eaten all the fresh meat and cheese, all that was left in there were ice-pops and some cold had-been-previously-melted chocolate bars.

So, we had a bit of an extra ration of ice-pops. These were very welcome as we bobbed around in no wind under a very hot sun. Seamus Fenlon made a new strop for the Vang and Randel Ransom and Carsten Busk did a thorough deck walk. We knew there was wind on the way and had a few false gybes and a 360 or two before it finally filled in from the northeast.

We got the boat settled with foreguys to hold the boom steady and a nicely trimmed Windseeker. I wondered, what should we do now? And so Randel Ransom piped up, “Let’s just enjoy it”. Right at that moment, young Adrian Hemmes offers to make a round of teas. 20 minutes later, as we sipped on our teas, the recent galley stock-take Mothers pass up a few surplus items... There is a mood of relaxation and peace as the wind finally sets HotelPlanner.com on her way again. Greg Glover puts it into words much better than I can, saying: “We've got it all - ice pops, strawberry bon-bons, a cup of tea, and some pickled onions.”

Conall