Wednesday finds Tiki Blue in some decent breeze for a change, speeds
over 8 knots are common for periods of time with water flying all over
and sometimes through the dodger. Daybreak this morning we had low cloud
cover with some patches of light at the horizon, Tiki Blue on a beam
reach charging through steely blue water. The miles are ticking by, with
the prospect of 150 mile days close to being confirmed. The thought of
moving further out into this enormous ocean has been replaced with a
count down of each hundred mile marker towards the GG waypoint. With all
this speed comes a new environment down below. Moving around needs
deliberate timing, reaching uphill for a grab rail to haul on or worse
identifying a target downwind and aiming at it mid-flight. Sleeping in
the aft bunk has been described as sleeping standing up. The galley is
losing its tidy domesticated appearance now looking more like freshman
dorm room with stuff scattered at random. Still the favorite spot for
conversation is under the dodger where as you can imagine from earlier
blog entries, the crew gather after breakfast where heady discussions
take place to do with all things nautical.
AB Seaman G
GGB 835NM
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