Hi everyone!
We hope you are enjoying your November!
We are sorry for having not updated the blog while we were out to sea. The morning we left (at 6 AM) the password was no longer accepted. It was too expensive to fix at sea via satellite so we waited until we were on land. It took us a few days but we've found an internet cafe to get our work done at.
Let us fill you in on our journey!!
We left Thursday morning of the 30th from Newport around 6 in the morning. It was a beautiful day but rather chilly. Dolphins joined us and swam along the boat the first day. I put music on for them when they came for a second visit later in the afternoon and they jumped in the air all around the boat. That night we slept well in between watch.
The second day it was a little bit warmer but we still needed to bundle. We hoped the dolphins would come back but they didn't. Our sighting for the day was a school of flying fish who whizzed right past our boat. The second night we passed through the gulf stream and we had a great current in our favor. We hit 11 knots that night!
Day 3 and 4 were calm and uneventful. Walid and I got a lot of reading done and enjoyed the warming weather. By the afternoon of the 4th day we were finally able to sit out in our bathing suits and work on our tan. The evening of the 4th we watched High Society on our computer and as soon as it ended the wind really picked up. It was a nasty rough night (but luckily it was our last.) We were both up most of the night pushing onwards to Bermuda.
Day 5 we arrived into St. Georges in Bermuda around 11 and cleared customs. After clearing we decided to move Sandwitch to Hamilton. We anchored in Hamilton and enjoyed a celebratory glass of champagne. (Thanks to the Buggs!!)
On the trip we had only 1 (serious) casualty which was our dinghy motor. On our way out of Newport early in the morning it hit a piling and cracked. We have been running around Bermuda trying to replace the part which has proved to be rather difficult. Bermuda doesn't have any second hand shops and the motor hasn't been made since 2006. The wind picked up yesterday making it too difficult to row back and forth to our boat so we are on a dock. Fortunately we someone is coming to help us out with our dinghy motor so we should be anchored again tonight.
We have been having a great time in Bermuda and are enjoying being on land, however, our boat is so comfortable it wasn't such a bad passage!!
The only other sad casualty was my pumpkin which we had strapped to the front of the boat. It made it 5 days but was lost only hours before arriving to Bermuda because of the rough seas. At least Halloween had passed!!
We hope you are all wonderful and will update more often now that the password situation has been resolved!
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4 comments:
It is great to see the blog updated again and read about your adventures. Sorry to hear about the loss of your pumpkin - we will grow you a new one next year.
Sorry about your pumpkin. Now you have set a precedent! What will you tie on your bow for the next trip? Dolphins & flying fish but no whales? The election was awesome, nailbiting, and the speech awe inspiring. Even Oprah was crying!!! Enjoy Bermuda.
PB & J
As we landlubbers follow you salty,seagoers---be aware that if this blog falls short of your expectations,that you can "join in" the sail in a virtual way---download pc "virtual sailor". I 've managed to avoid the rocks, and sailed steadily and safely--(with autopilot) I've only gotten seasick on my keyboard once--it's quite a realistic treat in the comfort of a land based "home"
Capt.Dad
HEY COLLEEN AND WALID!!!! I did not realize I could post things on this!!! But, it was annoying, I wrote you a message a minute ago, but then it made me make a password and username. that bothered me. Anyway, I hope you are having tons of fun in the sun. or rain. and sailing all over. I need to go to class, but I will write you an email this weekend to fill you in on my life here at PBA. I love and miss you!!! Have fun!! <3 Lisa
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