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| Leaving Mahon |
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| Still leaving.... |
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| Just liked this photo, but still leaving... |
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| Approaching the sea. Remember it's three miles inland! |
Spent the day reading, sudoku-ing and relaxing. It takes a while to get into the rhythm and slow down but the thrum of the engines becomes so familiar that you hardly hear them.
Managed to finish my book (recommended by Jayne and Russell, I think) about a bloke who's buried alive in a coffin on his stag night as a practical joke. His mates drive off and are killed in a car crash. (Actually it was a van-crash which is the same thing really - only bigger!) Lot's more to it than that but, two thirds of the way through, he was still in there! It was good though!
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| Saw lots of these - they're whales, I think |
At 20.00 (8.00pm to you lot) we were exactly halfway so we tucked in to my 'special pasta' - full of onions, peppers, tomatoes, mozzarella and frankfurters (and half a pound of butter!). It has to be done!
If you send me an S.A.E and £1, I'll send you the recipe.
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| Mart set the table - 'even had a tablecloth! |
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| We were bloody starving! |
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| What about this for a sunset then |
During the night I tried to sleep twice but just couldn't. (Guess who did?) but how can you when you're hurtling along in complete blackness. Well, I know it's only 8 knots but it feels like your hurtling (I like that word - hurtling- the more you look at it, the stranger it seems!). There was no moon and you can't help wondering whether you are going to hit a semi-submerged tree or a container that's fallen off a ship somewhere. We normally worry about lobster pots (bloody fishermen!) but it was over 9,000 feet deep for most of the way - and that's deep! No lobsters down there!
And on to the dawn - just look at it.......
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| This picture must be worth at least 2350 words! |
An absolutely fantastic feeling, having travelled for 22 hours with just three more to go.
Getting in to Carloforte was a bit tricky as the approach is very shallow. It's 15 to 20 feet deep but, because the water's so clear, it seems a lot less, and you have to keep to a defined channel.
And here we are. And it's bloody raining!
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| Carloforte in the rain (make a good song title, that) |
And only one hour's sleep!
I can vouch for Mr C's pasta...it's good. If you send me 99pence and an SAE I will forward the recipe. Sorry to hear about the lack of sleep. Hopefully it wont make you grumpy.
ReplyDeleteSeriously...it all sounds wonderful. It was great to hear from you after so many hours. Very pleased you didn't get eaten by those killer wales in the photo. ps...isn't that my jumper you are wearing?
Martin
ReplyDeleteThere are one or two types of whale with dorsal fins but I think your whales are bottle nose dolphins. We've had small dolphins alongside a sailing boat in the Aegean for over an hour so I guess you'll get them in the Med as well. They normally swim close to and under the hull and travel at whatever speed you're doing.
Did the bloke ever get out of the coffin?
Can't believe I missed the "H" out of whales. And of cause we know they are dolphins really. We have experienced a lot of them playing with the boat in the Med.
ReplyDeleteAs for the bloke in the coffin.....you will just have to read the book Alan xx
Wow you lucky people , no waves ! Glad MV is getting enough sleep and that you have made your next leg okay, wow the dolphins too, you lucky lucky folk, onwards and upwards with your adventure, have you checked behind the freezer in case there is a pigme stowaway, little Chinese person that has survived since Taiwan on slurping syrup!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am hooked on this blog do keep it up, I can't wait for the next installment.
Chaz
Hey I loved the picture of the whales!!!! Hehehehehehe very fuuny. Maby you will see them too. I think you should enter it in the show!
ReplyDeleteI hope you MC get to have some good sleep now you are in and not "hurtling" allong! See you next time xxxx
What's happened to the blog? Are you on holiday!
ReplyDeleteThis is no time for relaxation, some of us have to work you know!
Off to Ireland for a week on Saturday along with Chris, son Pete and grandaughter Tilly (nearly 2). Quite hectic I think! no room for guitar so taking the Ukulele and trying to play it with proper tuning! Should be interesting.