Trucial Coast, Day 14 - more rain….
Andrew Hunt December 8th, 2007
I’m beginning to think my off-hand comment about taking on two of every creature before departing Las Palmas was not so far off the mark. After a false dawn yesterday (some sun, a few showers) last night was business as usual with heavy rain squalls and high winds (Rob had 2 Force 9 squalls…). Today is a repeat of two days ago: low cloud and constant rain. The wind has not dropped below a Force 6 for 3 days and we’ve been plugging along for most of it under just a staysail. Add to this the ever-present swells throwing everything, us included, around the cabin and it’s a bit miserable.
Our radar shows up rain storms as yellow blobs and I think we’d all like to be able to turn it on without seeing either a procession of little squalls marching up on our position, or seeing ourselves at the centre of one almighty yellow splat that stretches for 6-10 miles in any direction.
We’ve only got 6 or so days (hopefully!) till we get to St Lucia and it would be nice to do some of it under blue skies flying more than the bare minimum of sail. Keep your fingers crossed, but I’m not holding my breath - I realise now that the beard I’m growing is not just a face warmer, but may have deeper significance. If only I could find that dove - I’m sure I stowed it somewhere on board…..
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