25 July 2011

Passing comment to Whit as we changed watch at 2am; "feel free to make a fantastic meal out of the ingredients we have left in the cupboard." Bearing in mind it's day 20, I wasn't really expecting him to rise to the challenge, especially since of our fresh food, we only have onions, potatoes, apples and eggs left. But, showing his truly competitive side (and feeling the need to prove himself after losing several games of connect four in a row to both Mia and Lochy (8 and 6) he really did pull one out of the bag. A Quiche Lorraine. I was woken this morning to the smell of chorizo and pastry - delicious! That got me reaching for the Be-Ro baking book and with a whiff of nostalgia (Grandma had one of the original Be-Ro cooking books) I've spent the day making biscuits, cakes and Cornish pasties. We can spy another yacht on the horizon - our first since we left the Galapagos, but they didn't reply when we tried to hail them on the VHF. They're going faster than us, but it would have been nice to have had a chat as they flew past! I'm really enjoying this sail - I think I could go on for several days before needing to get to land, except for the water situation - don't worry, we have plenty drinking water, but washing water is another thing! But, it looks like we will be arriving around sunset tomorrow - trying to keep the speed up so it's before rather than after the sun goes down, but we shall see. And we have a good back up bay if it's dark, on another island a couple of miles away, so either way, we should be sleeping at anchor tomorrow night. Curr Pos: 09.39S 136.23W