The start of the voyage
This will be short and sweet as the longer the message the more chance that the radio waves will be interrupted thus stopping sail mail in it’s tracks. We have been at sea now for 2 nights and all is going to plan. The system of keeping watch means that we only get an opportunity to sleep every 6 hours but I have been sleeping well. It in incredible what the human body can adjust to. Even the constant swaying of the boat as it lurches back and forth with the waves, and the banging and crashing of things not sufficiently tied down flying across the deck is not enough to keep me awake after the 2-4 am shift.
While at sea even the simplest task becomes an extraordinary display of balance, with all of us leaning back or stagging forward with the motion of the waves. Brushing your teeth for instance is far from easy and involves bracing yourself against the sink one moment, before you are thrown across the small bathroom, arms flailing wildly to get a grip on something, then after you regain your composure the boat lurches forward again, resulting in a hilarious display of pelvic thrusting better suited to a scene from the Full Monty. And all under the red light (compulsory so as not to interfere with navigation after dark) which serves to make the scene even more bizarre. Sea sickness is being kept at bay, no vomit yet which is always a bonus.
Saw about 40 dolphins! You wouldn’t get that from a plane. I feel smug.
