The crew have become squid obsessed. Overnight, the watch handover information was how many squid had been collected on the deck and the plans for cooking them. Today while preparing the squid an autopsy was conducted, with the galley becoming a biology class and Alesandro leading the lesson.
Our Code 3, after spending several days in the waiting room (sail locker) started on its long road to recovery with Dee as lead consultant and a host of helpers. The prognosis has improved although there is still a long way to go.
On the sailing front not much has changed, we have been on the same tack, with the same sail plan for the past two days and it's looking like that will continue for two more. By day it's lovely with a slightly overcast sky helping to protect us from the heat of the sun. The swell and almost constant wind shifts keeping the helm on their toes. As the sun goes down, we enter a different world, the temperature drops, jackets and beanies appear on the crew and as the night darkens, the clouds block out any chance of seeing the stars. The sea and sky seem to blend together, removing any sense of direction. Eyes straining for any point of reference in the sky. Often, we are left feeling like we are perpetually turning one way or the other. Despite the compass telling us the complete opposite at times.
Dan, Laura and UNICEF team