There are some experiences you only come across once or twice in a lifetime. Danny and Tanya do not accord this statement to their night of torrential rain storms and strong winds. They seem to get the worse watches for weather. But tonight we have been blessed with a clear night's sky full rich with all the stars and planets you could wish to see, plus a golden yellow moon 3/4 on the wane which has lit up the sky for the majority of the night. We are speeding along at an average of 7 knots/hour with our usual sail rig, headsail poled out and one reef in the mainsail. We must remember to knock the reef out in the morning! The wind is a consistent 15 knots form just south of east. We are just hoping that since our course has been direct to St Lucia, Little Pea will have to come up to our line and therefore lose time doing so (wishful thinking?). More micro-waved cakes today. A cinamon tea cake, for tea, and chocolate brownie for tomorrow! May it last! We will crack the 300 miles by watch change at 8 tomorrow(Thursday). The islands of St Lucia and Martinique are growing bigger by the day. All good.
We have passed the 300 mile point just now, so counting the hours down to a Sat morning finish, fair winds assumed.
Just picked up Matilda and Charisma on my AIS. Hopefully today LAROS will ping up. Final few miles, go Team Laros. JaM
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