18:10.09N 66:12.08E
Bryan's morning text reads..."nice night sailing although a bit windy to start. Up to 22 kts now back to 10 ish kts. Lots of traffic. Beautiful sunrise - very pink."
Helen writes.....At last the weather forecast seems to tie up with the wind that the guys are getting. The next 48 should bring with it some higher winds - comfortable though up to 20 kts and an improved SSW direction. It finally seems like there is an end in sight and some good sailing at this stage will really help.
Bryan always puts in his call to me at the same time every night. A few nights ago the call did not come through at the appointed time. Not very much time had passed, 10 minutes or so, before I started to worry a little. I worked throuugh the possible reasons - phone packed up, no signal, busy doing other stuff, some problem. After another 10 mins, and just as I was sending an SMS to check all was ok, the phone rang. The reason for the delay...the boys had been having a hearty morale boasting supper!!! And what a supper! Fresh Yellowfish tuna sushi (caught that day) and a bottle of champagne. So good was the meal that the call had been delayed. And there was me feeling sorry for them.
One of my pet hates when we are on passage, is cooking. There is so little space and nothing stays where you put it. On top of that, being down below always makes me feel queasy, The boys seem to have no problem though, and it seems as though they have had a few culinery successes - so at least it won't turn into Lord of the Rings before they get back.
Supplies are holding out, but fuel was becoming a concern. That should not be too much of an issue now they have had a few days sailing. Water is also on the low side (bathing water not drinking water), so Bryan warned they may be a bit smelly when they arrive back. I think we will greet them with buckets and mops and several litres of disinfectant!
My guess is that they will arrive around Tues. I am shifting Nik's flight back to next Fri but am hoping that will give him a few days in Dubai before heading back to UK.
Not long now....
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