The worst situation for 4 sailors is one that involves days of motoring. Alas we are those individuals, and are steady making progress. As you can imagine, we have had lots of time to reflect on the meaning of life and share stories on this trip. Some of the best stories are the personal ones: What was Jamies nick name as a child - rhymes with winky, who was that famous Bean that started Albersons, What was the name of that boat part that brought Eric and Jacky together? How many years did it really take Rodney to finish college? all of these stories are safe and sound with us 500 miles from Grenada.

Since we are contemplating the meaning of life, and have nothing else to talk about, we decided to compose a joke for all of you. We do appreciate jokes in return.. hint hint.

Three engineers and an accountant are sitting on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic and contemplating what profession God has. The Chemical engineer says the body is an amazing thing!, Look at DNA, proteins and amino acids; If you look at all the chemical properties of the body and all the things that it can produce - God must have been a Chemical engineer . The Electrical engineer said that God must have been an electrical engineer because he created the nervous system and all of the electrical impulses that go through body; he must have been an electrical engineer. The accountant said that he must have been an accountant because the body is like a balance sheet; you can input as many things as you want and always get the same output. The Civil engineer shook his head in disbelief - all of you have it wrong, God must have been a civil engineer; who else would route a sewer line through a recreational area.