25.11.2008
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LEG 2 DAY 11
Something very strange happened this morning.
Hard to believe but somehow my watch reset it self whilst I slept, and put
me an hour late getting into the galley (kitchen) to sort out breakfast.
This could have been a big problem at any meal other than breakfast or
with any off coming watch other than Salty and Michi. Fortunately for me,
breakfast today is cold muesli…just add your own water. When I got to the
galley at what I thought was 0105hrs, an hour early, it was in fact
0205hrs. Salty had already dove into the day 11 food bag and had the
muesli mix halfway down his neck.
Why are we having breakfast at 0200hrs you are probably asking yourself?
Well, il mostro operates on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), this is the time in
Greenwich, England on the 0 degree longitude meridian. The sun here at 73
degrees east comes up at around 0300hrs GMT...it takes some getting used
to. So as I arrived at the galley, making my excuses and apologies, Salty
and Michi just looked at each other grinned and told me not to worry about
it. OK so I won’t, phew.
The hard reaching/fetching conditions of the last few days have finally
started easing up. That’s a good thing and I don’t mind admitting that
last night I had just about had enough. The major reason for my
frustration last night was that I was starting to have some equipment
malfunctions. There was so much humidity in the boat that my camera
decided that it was finished for the day. The index problem with this is
that I had a very important tape inside that camera and at that point, I
didn’t know if I’d be able to ever get it out. I put the camera in the
engine bay overnight and fortunately this morning it fired up right away.
I was able to retrieve the tape.
OK, with lighter winds we get Kochi a little slower, but trust me as long
as all the other boats go a bit lighter than us we’re alright.
I’ll happily do lunch instead of breakfast at this point.
- Ricky
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