A view of the snake pit
Position: 041degs 03'12N 174degs 59'25W
Boat time: 02:30hrs
Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, the Time Warp. All different names for crossing the International Date Line! Almost two days ago now, we crossed the line (which is the continuation of the Greenwich Mean Time line) and managed to gain an extra day. Everybody was quite excited about the strange way the time difference works and is corrected and we all had different plans to celebrate the crossing. Little Pete had his Back to the Future impression ready and I had been practising the Time Warp in my bunk! "It's just a step to the left ... and then a jump to the ri-i-i-i-ight! With your hands on your hips etc......" However, when it came to the actual moment of crossing, I did it in true student style - flat on my back, in my bunk, fast alseep, with a comic book line of Zs coming out of my mouth! Apparently, I was woken up to witness the Time Warp but I don't remember! Instead, I went to sleep tomorrow and woke up yesterday!
The last few days have been pretty miserable with persistant rain and and some tricky sail changes. And Groundhog Day was a disaster posistion wise! Our track on the sea-pro chart looks like we've carved a great big lightning bolt into the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Unfortunately, our accidental signature has cost us two places and we have dropped from 2nd to 4th trying to avoid a low pressure system that is promising up to 60 knots of wind. We are finally heading south so, at last, its getting a little warmer! There are lots of germs going round the boat and quite a few of us have fluey-type colds - not helped by the rain! However, despite all this moaning and groaning the mood is still good and we are now even more keen and focused on an early arrival into San Fran! Come on Jamaica! xxx
How lovely to come in to work this morning and see not one, but two Lily updates - keep 'em coming. Hope you're all feeling better and getting over the bugs. I have to say your culinary efforts sound excellent - I hope you are keeping the recipes for when you are a poor impoverished student. Big Hugs Kath
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