Plodding on
20 March 2013 | Near Kangaroo Island SA
Sue Watt
Today is day 8 since leaving Esperance and I am pretty sure the boys are a little weary and wondering what it is exactly that they are doing out there! Not that they are struggling but it does seem to be a long journey across the Bight and longer than anticipated. At the rate they are progressing, over the last couple of days at least, they should be in Robe early Saturday morning.
The wind today has swung around to the west and with a following sea they are at last getting conditions that are more favourable.
Today the boys were able to spend some time working on the issues they have had with the fuel tanks feeding into the engine and the inner parts of a ballpoint pen have made some major contribution to things working at last! Ah improvisation! When out at sea the ability to think outside the square is indispensable and to be able to find some everyday item and make it work - well that's priceless!
I think that when the boys get in to Robe they might be a little weary but they will be feeling very happy with their endurance.
Hopefully they will upload some pics then too so that I can brighten this record with something new!