Greetings from the High Seas - and we do mean high!! A few days ago we were commenting on how flat the ocean can be. Well, now we have seen the other side as the seas have been about 13-15' high with winds of 25K and gust to 30K. Surprisingly Tsamaya is just rolling with the seas quite well. We have the sails reefed down and understand that this situation will continue for another 24 hours. We are heading northeast and will be turning NNE soon. We understand that there is a band of squalls ahead that we will have to go through but what we are doing will minimize the time that we will have to deal with them. Once we are through them in another day we will then be able to start turning slowly toward the Azores.
We are doing well, just not doing gourmet meals right now although I did just make some muffins so we have some for breakfast. It is good to have "pick up" food for days like this. Tonight's gourmet dinner will definitely be a 1 pot meal - as Bob says, it doesn't have to be fancy, just warm and nutritious.
Well, I need to relieve Bob on watch soon - just finished talking to one of the other boats out here with us and both of us still have to get a "nap" in before our full night watch cycle begins.
By the way, hurricane Chris has been downgraded to a tropical storm and then will be changed to a low. We are definitely out of the way so no worries, just a few squalls that are a spin off. Every day we are more and more pleased with how Tsamaya is handling the seas which makes the trip much more comfortable.
Our current position as of 5PM is 35.15N, 36.37W. Our daily total as of this AM was 154 and our overall total is 2,052. Hard to believe!
Best wishes to you all!
Janice & Bob (and sailor too!)
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