POSITION: 41-32N, 155-47W, CSE: 082T, SPEED: 5.5KNOTS UNDER FULL MAINSAIL AND
SPINNAKER.
"I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE XMAS"...WELL THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AFTER I LEANED
ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE [WITHOUT THE FRIGGIN' PIN IN IT] TO GET TO THE
RADIO YESTERDAY. THIS WAS THE EXTINGUISHER I RELOCATED FOR EXTRA PRECAUTION
FOR THE GENSET FUSE WORK AROUND. LUCKILY THE MESS WAS CONFINED TO THE NAV
STATION AREA. I WAS A LITTLE WHITE MYSELF, LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE DUMPED A BAG OF
FLOUR IN THE AREA. CRAP...NOW I KNOW WHAT THAT PROJECTILE WAS THAT FLEW BY HEAD
IN THE DARK AND HIT A BULKHEAD WITH A LOUD PING THE OTHER NIGHT...THE DAMN PIN.
GOOD DAY TODAY ALTHOUGH WE LOST ENOUGH WIND TO HAVE TO RUN THE MAIN ENGINE FOR
A FEW HOURS...BUT THEN THE WIND RETURNED SO WE UNFURLED THE JIB...GOT ONLY 5
KNOTS, SO OUT CAM THE SPINNAKER AGAIN. IT'S STILL UP AS I WRITE BUT DESPERATELY
STARVED FOR AIR. BEAUTIFUL SUNSET JUST HAPPENED SO MAYBE A LITTLE MORE BREEZE
WILL FILL IN SOON. THE BOAT IS DEFINITELY POINTING HOME THOUGH. REALITY CHECK
THOUGH...WE ARE 1550 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY...MORE THAN 10 DAYS AWAY.
PREPARATION FOR DINNER TONIGHT WAS INTERESTING AND CONSIDERED VIDEO WORTHY.
PICTURE A COSTCO 6 POUND HUNK OF FROZEN SOLID HAMBURGER OF WHICH WE WOULD LIKE
A POUND OF, USING AVAILABLE TOOLS ON BOARD. AFTER FIRST CONSIDERING AND
SUBSEQUENTLY ELIMINATING ALL POWER TOOLS, I DECIDED UPON A HACK SAW WITH A
FRESH BLADE. LOCATION BEING THE NEXT HURDLE AS WELL AS METHOD OF HOLDING DOWN
SAID HUNK OF BEEF RESULTED IN INSTALLING THE SHIP'S VICE ON THE REAR DECK AND
WELL...HACKING AWAY. MANAGED TWO ONE POUND PORTIONS AND BEING WORN OUT DECIDED
ON PARTIALLY THAWING THE REMAINING PORTION OF GROUND UP COW. THERE ARE PIECES
OF RAW MEAT EVERYWHERE AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT...THE BIRDS ARE A CIRCLIN' WHICH
IS RATHER INTERESTING. WE DO HAVE A PACK OF SMALL BIRDS THAT HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING US FOR A FEW DAYS WAY OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. MY GUESS IS
THAT THERE HOME IS PROBABLY THE HUGE GARBAGE DUMP THAT EXISTS EAST OF US.
ANYWAY, THE DINNER THAT IS ON THE COOKER HAS THAT POUND OF BEEF WITH DECK
SPICES ON IT AND EVERYONE GOT TO CHOOSE A CAN OF STUFF TO ADD. SO WE GOT BEEF,
RICE, ONIONS, CORN, BAKED BEANS AND COKE. CAN'T WAIT. LAST NIGHT WE HAD LENTIL
FRIGGIN' BEANS, AND HAVE BEEN CONSEQUENTLY OVERUSING OUR ONLY OPERATING HEAD
WITH NO RELIEF [NOW THERE'S A WORD] IN SIGHT.
GOTTA GO...REALLY!
ADRIEN
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