Miles (Distances calculated on a straight line by GPS)
Covered to date: 1490
Remaining to Antigua: 619
Weather: Sunny and warm—30°
Wind: 12-22 knots, E
Seas: 1-2 M Swells
Sailing: Wind coming from behind, just using the headsail
Crew Well-being and Morale: Good. Calm, relaxed atmosphere on board; reading, playing scrabble, solitaire and suduko and counting down the days hoping to arrive sometime Wednesday.
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Chicken Tikka Masala with basmati rice and naan bread
Of Special Interest: Nothing to report; no boats, no fish, no birds, no whales, no mermaids, just endless miles of ocean.
‘Delight of the Day:’ Patrice and Alan insist on giving it to me as I cleaned out the debris and scum (a combination of spilled Worcester sauce, coconut milk and slime) accumulated at the bottom of the fridge this morning. Not delightful at all, more like disgusting.