This should have gone-out yesterday morning (if I had sent it properly!!!!)
Ticketeeboo now underway towards Barbados
Escaped from Santa Cruz at 0800. Presently on donk, waiting for windies to take-over and making way S to clear Tenerife before turning south-westwards towards Barbados. Sailing distance approx 2,800 NM'ish? ETA 21 days'ish? Squiddy in water and hoping to have fresh fish before too long. Winlink working well (see below).
Few ZZZZ's last night. Good fireworks at midnight. Loud crappy music in town 'till 0600 this morning, which went quiet as breakfast orange juice was poured. Our shopping trip to the massive local Carefour was a hoot. Did we have problems finding the place? - Yes! Did we somehow load some of our fruit, veg & garlick into some other woman's trolly? - Yes! Did we have problems finding where we parked our hire car in their gigantic, multi-story underground, poorly lit, overly busy car park? - Yes!
Ray has been bust cooking, portioning several meals, chicken casserole, beef casserole, minced beef casserole, chilly con-carne. I suggested adding a red chilli and when Ray tasted from the pot it made his eyes water. Needless to say we're both looking forward to that one!
Ticketeeboo is well prepared. Fridge & freezer is full. Water and fuel tanks full. xxx
We wish all our friends and family a very happy New Year and may 2014 be a good'un.
I specially thank my wife Sue & likewise Ray thanks his wife Sandra. We hope to be on hook off Barbados in time for our energetic reunions (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!!! xxxxx
