Tiki Blue still does not have a solid internet connection, so this update was based on a voice mail via satelite phone. Please excuse any interpretation errors as the message was translated into text via the voice message.
It's 8 o'clock in the morning, we think we've gone over 200 miles today, this is obviously before roll-call, but we have a feeling we might have done really well and we're looking forward to receiving the results from the Saturday morning roll call and finding out how far ahead of (our competition) we are at this point.
Mike spoke with Extreme (Mike's brother Tom is on that boat) and was informed that they were having (communication) transmission problems, so if folks were wondering why they have not 'called back,' that's the reason.
Torben wanted to give a report of what it is like to be on Tiki Blue, for those who might not know what the boat is like. Up forward is the master state room, which has a queen sized bed and would be an obvious place for somebody to sleep. There are several people who have tried it, but we're moving at about 8 to 12 knots, and everytime we start to heel, you'll get thrown to the floor, so that doesn't work. In the main cabin, right in front of the navigation station is what we call the coffin. That's a bed that's about 5 feet long. No one's been really happy to be in the coffin. The only one who fits, might be Gary, but it's not the biggest sleeping station on the boat, so it's interesting to see arms, and knees, and such sticking out everywhere. On the starboard side is one of the best sleeping stations in the house. That's the long berth, where the table used to be. And then next to that is an area called the 'back and forth.' That's the mosh pit. People sleep there when I'm in the aft cabin because they can't stand the noise from my (Torben's) snoring. In the aft cabin we have two berths. There's a nice long one where you can stretch out and then there is a shorter one that's about 5 feet long and very low (several inches) ceiling clearance, so you feel like you're very (enclosed).
We've been fishing for the last day, yesterday all day. This morning we're switching out lures, but so far we have not caught any fish.
We have yet to receive any incoming calls from our fan base. Please feel free to contact us (Satellite Phone Number: 011 8806514 43649, phone is turned on between 0930 and 1130 PST daily. Note that your phone (especially cell phones) must be configured to make long distance calls. The fee runs about $1.5 to $2 per minute, depending on your carrier) and chat with us during (our time at sea).
For instance, we (Judy and Torben) were wondering if the dog we dropped off in San Rafael found its way home. So if the dog's owner could call and give us an update, that would be great.
~ Team Tiki Blue
Listen toTorben's update by clicking here.
1 comment:
TIKI BLUE....Congrats you guys. Good job Gary. I've been following the blogs like a red neck follows NASCAR. I think bringing a coffin in place of the liferaft was a clever touch. Literary and multipurposed.
tom newton, captain hooke
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