Day 16 - Sunday 6/22/08
Sunny skies with lots of passing gray clouds and drizzle. Very roll-y sea state today. Still wind and wind. 113 miles noon to noon.
Breakfast: Katie, oatmeal and 1/2 orange. Ken, 1/2 orange, left over pasta salad and biscuits.
Lunch: Finished off the pasta salad.
Happy hour: Wine and almond nuts
Dinner: Jambalaya rice with black beans, ratel and saltines.
Very roll-y and lumpy today. Saw our one white bird again in the afternoon. Last night was lumpy too, so sleep was a little fragmented. As it was too sloppy to do much, we spent the day mostly reading, napping, listening to "Ben and the boys" and our radio nets. Adjusted sail trim a couple of times to gybe sails to opposite sides. (now main sail back on port, jib poled out to starboard). Quiet day.
Day 17 - Monday 6/23/08
Gray squally day.
Breakfast: Cereal. Lunch: Ken, leftover jambalaya. Dinner: nothing.
We continue to rock and roll. It is too much trouble to attempt much more than reading or napping. Sometimes we sit in the cockpit when the sun breaks through, but the morning was full of rain showers.
We caught a 30-inch dorado on our trolling line! Ken filet-ed it in the cockpit and we sedged it up against the cold plate in the fridge. Alas! Too rough now to do anything with the stove and although we are not seasick, the constant motion of the boat does not make sushi seem appealing. Maybe tomorrow.
Day 18 - Tuesday 6/24/08
Gray rainy morning. 399 miles to go. Wind 25 knots.
Breakfast: Apple, saltines. Lunch: Fresh mahi, rice. Happy hour: 1/2 shot of rum with pineapple juice. Dinner: Fresh mahi, cold baby carrots, saltines.
Sand Dollar continues to role and corkscrew through the slop (boy is this getting old!) with Horatio valiantly steering her course. I was not looking forward to tackling galley duty with all this boat motion, but Ken must have been really hungry, because he dove right in and fixed a great lunch. The mahi was awesome. Had it hot for lunch and cold with miracle whip, capers light dressing for dinner.
More squalls on the horizon tonight. Although we had a nice sunny afternoon. Our fould weather gear is at the ready and we have already shortened sail to avoid any drama in the dark.
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