Very Near the Tropic of Capricorn 28 June 2010 22.9005S 141.6165W
I have mixed feelings about passages, there are blissful moments and there are hellish moments. Then there are even some of those blissful hellish moments – kind of like life I guess. Yesterday’s email silence was due to a bout of seasickness. Usually I get the variety where you feel tired and irritated, but nothing a big gulp of fresh air won’t fix. Night before last was of a variety I’ve not experienced since sailing pregnant. Frank had to take my watch and his, by morning I was barely able to stick my head out and oooh the seas I could see! Big drifting blue mountains, house sized swells actually, looming behind Frank’s head. The seas hadn’t calmed but my stomach had, so Frank did get some rest, in fact I was not able to return inside till evening, so I think he got some good rest. The sunset lit up the buffalo sized puffy white caps, to match the puffy clouds above all peachy/pink sorbet. All I could think was, “mmmm, peach sorbet, that would make a nice lining for the path to my stomach right now. Alas, no peach sorbet in sight, the closest we have would be canned peaches…mmm canned peaches, if I only had the fortitude to dig through the cupboards to find them.”
Inside looks like the wind outside penetrated the steel and soared through the cabin. Frank has declared the aft cabin a “zone sinistre” – disaster area – another “faux ami” in french although it is looking a bit sinister. The whole boat is looking downright sinister, but the fact that we forgot to buckle in the books, made the most impressive mess in back. Our swabs, claim that they were only hired to swab the deck, not act as cleaning ladies. Those union workers!
It’s beautiful and it sucks, and more good news is we’re making good way, and I’m feeling better, but I sure wish the weather report didn’t have identical weather reported for the next 4 days, steady 25 knot winds east/southeast with gusts to 40. Yes it’s still big and rough, Otto, keeps beeping at me that he can’t keep course, so the good news for you is this one is short:) I’m off to gulp some of that fresh air and have some words with Otto.
xoxomo