Day 26 of the return trip
We are getting by with everything being wet by making a
joke of it - making light of a pretty
unideal situation. It will be interesting to see how far we are able to stretch
this one out.
We have had 7 days on which it hasn't rained. That's 19
days of rain so far. 19 days on which we haven't seen the sun.
We decanted diesel from the reserve tank to top up the
tank we are currently using. Dave and I had quite a time balancing fuel tanks
and pouring diesel through the funnel while the boat pitched and rocked over
the waves. All the while trying desperately not to get diesel all over
ourselves. And, yes, in the rain.
We tried to dry the cushions from the starboard bunk by
stacking them around the engine box while it was running. It didn't help much,
but at least the thought was there.
Dave cooked us a lekker lunch of feijoada. We had been
waiting for the day that the feijoada would crop up in the food bags, and today
was the day. It was like Christmas.
We are in such a shit weather system that even the
sea-birds have forsaken us. We haven't had any of those okes soaring around the
boat in days.
There was a glimmer of sunshine at dawn today, but then
the sun tucked itself in behind its blanket of clouds.
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