The wind picked up a bit in the afternoon and we were able to motor sail from 4pm to midnight. The boat motion is smoother with a sail up so it was a welcome change after days of just motor alone.
A lot of my spare time today was sorting out how to post photos to the blog. We were able to do it last year going to New Cal but since then the computer has had a rebuild with a new hard drive and all new software installed. The new version of the satellite communication software had different settings and the help manual was very basic without internet access. Obviously we got it sorted thanks to the help from Sherrie. I was able to send her test emails and advise her by SMS text and she would text me back the results. Now days we take that sort of communication for granted but today I was pretty impressed by it. I was in the middle of the South Pacific using satellite comms and Sherrie was on a train outside of Melbourne using her mobile phone.
Not long now. Expect to arrive at North Minerva mid morning Friday. It's now 3:30am and we are coming passed South Minerva and there is a cluster of lights from the boats anchored in there. Quite surreal. The moon is down so it has been a dark night and here in the middle of the ocean is what looks like a mini town.
Looking forward to getting the anchor down in North Minerva and having a swim in warm waters, fresh fish and a celebratory drink.
Here's todays sunset photo. Another special moment.
Absolutely beautiful. You should have quite a collection now.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely reading about your trip, makes it seem like you are not that far away xxxxxxx
Absolutely beautiful. You should have quite a collection now.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely reading about your trip, makes it seem like you are not that far away xxxxxxx