From top left: Anna, Dani, Eddie, Lisa and Max
Bottom/center our beloved dog Vera and a couple of spare legs! We are now in Mindelo/Cape Verde after over 6 days of sailling from Las Palmas and now I have to go and prepare some food for the guys...
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ReplyDeleteThanks for posting all the updates and adding your very own point of view to it.
"Rado sa stalo!..."
[From previous conversation, up to Cape Verde:]
me: Winds?...
you: usually 15 to 20 knots, direction south or sout-sout-west.
me: Motoring?...
you: only when you reefing (taking down the sails partially due to strong winds) or need to top up batteries, using solar but 7 people consume a lot.
me: Met some other boats?
you: perhaps 1 only first night - cargo one, only a little light of it. Otherwise about half a dozen on the radar in circle of 40 n.miles...
me: First port to arrive on the other side?
you: probably Martinique..
me: How did you manage food supply?
you: I'll come back to this later in length. We consider mainly calories/energetic efficiency (energy needed for processing)
me: Do you plan Christmas decoration?
you: not yet, but will do tomorrow..
me: Do you need visa?
you: no
[Present questions, few miles from Martinique:]
Well done!!! The locator on the baydreamer.se shows you nearly there.
- How did you mange waste, such as solid waste and waste water?
- How many times did you manage to have shower during the crossing?
- How did you deal with human waste (shit)?
- Was there any moment when you were almost stand still and you could jump in and swim?
- Have you seen some dolphins, whales, sharks?
- Did you see any rubbish floating in the sea?
- What was first impression from people in Martinique?
- Do you have to pay for mooring in port?
- Have you been sea sick?
- What is your next plan as for destination after South America, and will you carry on sailing?
I've been seeing Oli yesterday. We've got floods here and so I was glad to wear Meindl boots while cycling as the road was mostly under water and so it looked like cycling in a lake. Very adventurous, especially getting to the other side over the flooded meadow.. yet Sunseeker seem to be safe where it is with it's crew including 4 dogs.
Looking forward hear from you soon!
Cheers!ko