It has been one week at sea and it seems like yesterday when we were having all the help from Lea and Sozon, shopping for food, putting supplies on board, cooking, clearing customs and having our last lunch at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. We have covered approx. 1000nm towards St. Helena, but have actually sailed 1250nm in the week. We have been doing approx. 8kn. since the slow start on day one. This morning we slowed to 6kn. so John suggested we put our asymmetric spinnaker up. Because of it, we are doing 7-8kn. in 9 knots of wind!! The seas are flat today so we are powering along. Yesterday we were hit by waves from all sides and Arti ended up with a flood in the kitchen, via the kitchen window and a very wet doona from a flood through the cabin window! We have now entered the tropics and our first crop of flying fish were found on the deck this morning. John has just had his first bite, but unfortunately (lucky for the fish!!) it got off the hook - so, no fresh fish for dinner yet! Dimitri cooked us a lovely meal of Cape smoked snoek (fish), mushrooms, chips and a pear, pine nuts and green leaf salad - we have photographic evidence...
For the last two nights we have had a full moon and we are travelling in the same direction as it moves across the sky. It illuminates the surrounding sea world as we travel along the beautiful silver highway that it creates. So far the Atlantic seems to have far less sea life than the Indian or Pacific had and we have not seen much at all since we parted with the African coast. There are not even any ships where we are. Reading the pilot books, it seems that we will not be able to get any clean water until we get to Portugal so we are being very frugal with it. The boys would love it as they would not have to shower every day! Thanks for all the kind wishes and news from home.
All our love,
Dimitri and Arti.
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