After a last night at sea before touching the continent of Africa, I am now safely in the Marina, Tuzi Gazi in Richards Bay, South Africa. We traversed that river of water, the Agulhas Current, without incident, and arrived in a calm sea, foggy and rainy at 0730 this morning.

With our feet firmly on South African soil, we were greeted by an South African sailor who said: "Congratulations, you have completed the most difficult leg"...indeed the leg of maximum vulnerability.

With a boat silent and still, I look forward to a peaceful sleep.

Thank you for staying with me.