Atlantic Passage

We had a 6:15 all hands wakeup this morning and we took on the pilot and were underway by 7:00.

We are currently motoring North towards Carriacou however the anchorage there is apparently unusable due to heavy swell. The alternative is Petit Martinique which would be cool.

I’m suffering a bit from “climatic whiplash” 30c to 10c to 27c in 6 days is tough on the body. But then so is the 17 hours or so flying

I believe I’m on the same 4-8 watch but Mike hasn’t posted the new list yet.

We arrived at Petite Martinique around 3:30 and anchored off the small town here. Looks like a very quiet place. I detect NO wifi signal at all which is odd although there are two locked ones on the island to the North which is actually part of the St Vincent Grenadines.

If I’m on 4-8 I work tomorrow which will be OK, I haven’t rust busted or osfo’d in a whole week after all

Thank for reading.
KJ

After a great week at home in Calgary, I’m on my way back to Grenada to join the ship for the next 2 1/2 months of warm sailing through the islands of the Caribbean.

I should arrive back in Grenada on Saturday evening at 7:00pm. This assumes that all my flights and connection work properly

Stay tuned!

Thanks for reading
KJ

Here are some photos from my trip home

A nice little compendium of scenes from aboard the ship taken by Spenser’s Grandfather Hal while we were at anchor at Mindelo.
I was on galley duty setting up the dishes along the rail as you can see

Check it out here.

Here is a video I took from the Focsle head just before we got to Fernando de Noronha. That’s Marie on lookout and you can briefly see David hanging out at the end of the bowsprit taking pictures. Notice the color of the water!
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Here is a video I took from the bridge looking forward as we romped along in the trade winds towards Grenada.
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This one was taken shortly after from the main deck. It gives a feel for the size of the waves.
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This video was taken back in November on the way to Morocco. Unfortunately I took it in portrait mode so it’s sideways. That was the last time we had to rig the safety nets. We had just passed through those gale force squalls and this was the morning after. You can see how wet the main deck is in a seaway.
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Here is the video rotated. Thanks BIZ!

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On the plus side I have a good Internet connection.