21 August 2011

I'm not surprised that Gran and Grandma are confused as to whether we are 10 hours ahead or behind them , when I get the date wrong! OK, it's Sunday 21st today; ignore previous date! I made possibly the worst ever soup, using some split lentils which didn't cook properly. Also, we've had to crack into our pumpkin about a month earlier than we wanted to because we discovered that ants were nesting in the stalk and we had to cut it open to see how bad it was. It was only the stalk, but it's definitely not good to have ants on board so we had to cut it all up into pieces, which obviously doesn't last as long as when it's whole. The wind dropped to 14-17 knots today so we were going at a much more sedate pace, but it seems to have picked up again, so we're not even going to make a decision until much closer to the islands as to where our landfall will be. Mia has sneekily pinched the last Harry Potter book that Lochy got for his birthday and is nearly through it, Mark and I are queuing up to read it, but will let Lochy read it first!! I watched the King's Speech and really enjoyed it. Mark and I are finding the journey fine without crew again, but if there is a ready New Zealander lurking in Rarotonga hoping for a lift home, we may well offer our services!