Well yesterday we were starting to forget that we are actually a sailing boat. We had been Motoring continually in a flat calm sea although we did manage to sail slowly for 2 hours early morning but that didn't last long. So it was back to watching more episodes of Seifield and transferring more fuel to fill in the day until lunch. Then we busted out the solar shower for a bit of a scrub and Julie gave me a haircut which was a big improvement from the "dumb and dumber" style I got last time and then the wind slowly filled in from the SE which was perfect as we got a little apparent wind. So the windvane was set and the last lime sacrificed with a drop of the delicious Malagasy Rum with Bob Marley cranking and we were off! Doing 6.5-8kts with the current, Happy Days!
Had a slower night as we lost the current although still sailed with enough wind. There is another big weather system with strong southerlies hitting Richards Bay Tuesday late at this stage. We were hoping to make it there for the morning just before it turns but at this speed we won't make the 450nm and no point burning diesel if we can't make it anyway so we will just plod along and head for Muputo and hang out on the cape for a few days until it turns good again.
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