We are still at sea with winds of about 17-20 knots and seas of about 3-4 feet and things are going well even though we are "rocking and rolling some". With the direction of the wind we had to go farther out to sea to get a more comfortable ride, now that it is daylight we have adjusted the sails again and heading toward our destination. The estimated time of arrival now is anywhere between 9-11 hours from now. I am writing this at 7:30 AM our time.
We saw lots of freighters and fishing boats out last night and had a couple of hard downpours in the early, dark hours of the morning. It is much clearer now and we are looking forward to getting in to port later today.
It is funny how even though we have been to sea before there sometimes are things that "tumble" with the movement of the boat. We had a couple of very small items that we never would have thought would have fallen fall - each time you never know what movements the boat will actually make and we haven't seem to figure them all out yet. Sleeping last night was a challenge as we were rocking back and forth as well as from side to side - we definitely didn't get sound sleep, but we rested. I am sure we will sleep well tonight when at anchor. I think we will welcome a few days of "bad" weather for sailing so we can stay put for a couple of days and do alittle exploring as well. Will keep you all posted as best we can.
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Hi Haven't you two done well. Wish I cold say we were as far North as you two! Glad you found some company. The UK is great at the moment with blue skies and sunshine. Keep us posted. Bayone is great we really liked it there. Take care Keith and Heather
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