Yesterday evening the wind began to moderate and we had some pleasant reaching conditions through the night. A ship passed us to port soon after midnight. It was a long way off but heading in the same direction as us. The skies began to clear later in the night and we enjoyed the light of the waning moon and the bright light from Venus rising in the east before dawn.
Today we have had very light winds and even motored for a couple of hours. It seems the next low pressure is taking a bit more time than forecast to arrive and will only now start to effect us from the 25th.
In the light winds we are enjoying the opportunity to rest, eat and watch the wildlife. Today's wildlife tally includes the usual Petrels and Shearwaters as well as a couple of Yellow-nosed / Grey-headed Albatrosses.
As far as catering is concerned, we normally begin the day with a can of fruit. We bought lots of muesli and oats in Rio but for some reason have been struggling to keep the UHT milk from going off so we are saving the last couple of litres for the end of the voyage. Around midday Phillippa usually makes a large main meal, enough to last for lunch and supper and still have a bit left over to snack on through the night. All the cooking is done in one big pot and will normally have a base of rice / pasta / couscous / noodles and then she adds some olives or vegetables from a can or Tetra-pack / instant sauce / chopped up salami / tuna, etc, to give it some flavour. Xtra-link has a big galley which includes a gas oven / stove, fridge and sink. As we are sailing double handed and having to helm all the way it is best to keep the meals simple and quick to make so we haven't been using the oven or doing anything fancy.
Today we have had very light winds and even motored for a couple of hours. It seems the next low pressure is taking a bit more time than forecast to arrive and will only now start to effect us from the 25th.
In the light winds we are enjoying the opportunity to rest, eat and watch the wildlife. Today's wildlife tally includes the usual Petrels and Shearwaters as well as a couple of Yellow-nosed / Grey-headed Albatrosses.
As far as catering is concerned, we normally begin the day with a can of fruit. We bought lots of muesli and oats in Rio but for some reason have been struggling to keep the UHT milk from going off so we are saving the last couple of litres for the end of the voyage. Around midday Phillippa usually makes a large main meal, enough to last for lunch and supper and still have a bit left over to snack on through the night. All the cooking is done in one big pot and will normally have a base of rice / pasta / couscous / noodles and then she adds some olives or vegetables from a can or Tetra-pack / instant sauce / chopped up salami / tuna, etc, to give it some flavour. Xtra-link has a big galley which includes a gas oven / stove, fridge and sink. As we are sailing double handed and having to helm all the way it is best to keep the meals simple and quick to make so we haven't been using the oven or doing anything fancy.
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