© Sam Davies
Hello!
Today it is grey! You can tell that we are closing on on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Outside, the conditions go from thick fog to not so thick fog to drizzle, or a comination of the above ("frizzle" , or "drog" maybe!) There are 10 to 15 knots of wind, coming from exactly where I want to go! So, we are beating upwind.
I survived another tortuous night in the fog with no radar. There were two ships that I saw on AIS, but they were far enough away!
We are in the "black out" now, so today we will not receive any position reports, and therefore it is a mystery as to where we all are relative to each other! It is just an extension of the fog! I wonder if it was clear visibility if I would be in sight of anyone else....?
The one who is happy today though, is Lucky, my duck, because he enjoys wet and humid conditions, and doesn't mind going upwind either!
Finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Guillame (Couscous) Helfer, one of my great shore team who will be celebrating his big day in the "Tour du Monde"
this evening! I'm sad to miss out on that but I am sure that someone will have a beer for me!
Sam x
