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From: <ianfarrer.Cv5@SkyFile.com> "ianfarrer"
To: annafarrer@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Friday, 02 April 2010 02:25:40
Subject: news
>Been off line for a bit due to sustaining a head injury, nothing
>serious, just flew across the boat whilst down below at 04.00 and hit my
>cheekbone on a wall! Very sore but no lasting damage thankfully.
>Good 24 hrs, sun is shining and have seen pods of dolphins whilst
>driving and last night at about 02.00 we had 4 whales shadowing us for a
>few miles, they were only 50 metres off the starboard beam and the moon
>was full - great sight.
>With the sunshine we are managing to dry out some of the kit, my boots
>are dry for the first time in 2 weeks.
>Life on board revolves around the watch system - 12 midnight - 04.00 on
>watch, 04.00 - 08.00 off watch, 08.00 - 14.00 on watch, 14.00 - 20.00
>off watch, 20.00 - 24.00 on watch.
>so eat and sleep then back on watch, seems to work once you get used to
>the system.
Since I last wrote the above we have again encountered very heavy
weather, we have been doing our best to avoid hurricane force winds but
we have been beset with driving rain over the last 4 days and the wind
has been a consistant 25 - 30kts from the north, conditions have been
very harsh as we all suffer from freezing wet conditions with no way of
drying kit out.
Generator still out of commision as is the water maker and we have now
run out of wet wipes (our only form of washing) so boat is getting very
smelly.
We still have just under 2000 miles to go but we are all pulling
together to get to SF as quickly as we can for some decent food and rest.
On the food front, we are allocated £3.50 per head per day for the
provision of food, you can imagine that pasta & rice seem to provide the
base for most meals and we add strange things like hot dog sausages to
give it some flavour!!
The race start has been put back to enable us to get there and do repairs
and replenish the boat.
Hope all is well with you and yours, I will send another update in a few
days or so
2 comments:
Would you like me to row over with a toasted teacake and a cup of tea
love from annie
(Alwoodley Golf Club)
as i write this you are on;y 600 miles of he usa so hopefully soon you can get dry and fed , keep it up Ian , love cozzie
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