Day 6
Position 2 January 2006 2100 GMT 20 degrees 48 mins North 25 degrees 05 mins West. Only 2088.1 nautical miles to go. Today was the sort of day you dream of when planning a trip like this. ReVision II has been surfing down perfect waves with the clearest blue sky as a backdrop. We have been enjoying the sunshine and the exhilarating speed. Top speed today was 7.5 knots - wild! More importantly we recorded our best 24 hour run today - over 130 miles. We ran the engine briefly today for the first time since we left Las Palmas to top up our batteries, make hot water and run the water maker - so we are all replenished and clean. Andrew even had a shave! But then got dowsed in clean clothes by a rogue wave - he wasn't very happy the second time (both escaped me - tee hee). We ate the last of the fresh meat today but we still have plenty of vacuum packed as well as some frozen chicken and a leg of lamb so we are not doing too badly or venturing near the fray bentos pies just yet. Every day we consult the provisions spreadsheet and check all the fresh food. Some fruit and veg survives surprisingly well out of the fridge so we have a crate in one of the lockers as well as the infamous net on top of the refrigerated stuff. We hope to still have potatoes, cabbage, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, onion, melon and oranges towards the end of the trip. Andrew is moaning about Muesli and yoghurt for breakfast and thinks he's on the verge of starvation. Today after muesli (which had lovely kiwi fruit on top) we had choc biscuits, sausage with mash and onion gravy, a snack of braseola and bread sticks and finally spanish omlette with salad so I've given him a packet of werthers originals to see him through the night - it's tough out here!
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