Day 13 - The Night from Hell
27 March 2009 | 07d27mN/123d42mW
George and Sue Stonecliffe
Catchy title? It started with being hit with a 'sneeker' wave from behind while on watch in the cockpit. You know the type: like Gatorade on the winning football coach moments before the end of the game...but he had to know it was coming. Then running the engine to charge the batteries, the seas were sloppy enough where all fuel microbes came to the filters and clogged things up...three times. It was raining, the humidity in the cabin would have supported orchid growing, and walking around in a red-lit washing machine was not fun! Now the engine is happy again. I beat Sue in Scrabble. And there is actually wind to sail closer to the Equator. Today, we were discussing the March 20 Equinox, and how the sun is overhead at noon on the Equator. And although its the 27th, it is still directly overhead. The first boat of our fleet arrived in Hiva Oa, Marquesas last night, and mentioned on the radio net being able to smell the flowers out to sea before seeing land. Awesome!