tome
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Weds 16th 6am local 7 am BST
43deg 21.2N 21deg 00W, motorsailing 6 knots, cog56T. Barometer still up at 1030.8.
I wrecked the mint plant yesterday by giving it too much water. However, we've probably all had enough herbs and spices for the time being - para on cooking duty yesterday made a curry for lunch. He asked me if the curry powder was mild and I stupidly said yes, probably, so he put loads in with some chicken. Then for tea he cooked about a kilo of ginger, plus a few other ingredients. Do you cook much at home para? I asked. Oh yes, quite a lot, he says. Blimey. No need for much central heating chez para - I bet they have fire extinguishers on the table instead of salt and pepper, and daren't all talk at once in case the roof blows off.
Nice sunny afternoon, so we all showed Paddy how to play Bridge. His first hand had a massive 23 points (average is 10), but of course it was only sensible to play the hands open to show how the bidding works, ahem. LJS and I eventually won the first rubber, with almost no cheating at all.
Not seen today's forecast but the high pressure could be slower moving than earlier forecast showed. In any event, there doesn't seem much danger of violent winds that might blow our playing cards off the table just yet, so we may shortcut the waypoint at 46 degrees North later today/tomorrow and head direct for final destination in France. Sables d'olonnes is still 830nm distant and at this rate is around 5 days away, putting us there sometime on Monday. Maybe.
43deg 21.2N 21deg 00W, motorsailing 6 knots, cog56T. Barometer still up at 1030.8.
I wrecked the mint plant yesterday by giving it too much water. However, we've probably all had enough herbs and spices for the time being - para on cooking duty yesterday made a curry for lunch. He asked me if the curry powder was mild and I stupidly said yes, probably, so he put loads in with some chicken. Then for tea he cooked about a kilo of ginger, plus a few other ingredients. Do you cook much at home para? I asked. Oh yes, quite a lot, he says. Blimey. No need for much central heating chez para - I bet they have fire extinguishers on the table instead of salt and pepper, and daren't all talk at once in case the roof blows off.
Nice sunny afternoon, so we all showed Paddy how to play Bridge. His first hand had a massive 23 points (average is 10), but of course it was only sensible to play the hands open to show how the bidding works, ahem. LJS and I eventually won the first rubber, with almost no cheating at all.
Not seen today's forecast but the high pressure could be slower moving than earlier forecast showed. In any event, there doesn't seem much danger of violent winds that might blow our playing cards off the table just yet, so we may shortcut the waypoint at 46 degrees North later today/tomorrow and head direct for final destination in France. Sables d'olonnes is still 830nm distant and at this rate is around 5 days away, putting us there sometime on Monday. Maybe.
