The wind has gone but the swell hasn't. Very slow at the moment and light and variable for cast on this patch for the next few days.
Not much sleep last night for anyone due to the rolling. I was accompanied by E on watch who talked 20 to the dozen for the whole watch, despite the gale, the rolling and the cockpit filling with water several times!
I forgot to mention that the night before we had a visitor in the doghouse. A small black seabird dropped in and sat on the floor for a while before nestling down in a bunk for a couple of hours. He then perked up and flapped about. I put him on a cockpit seat, where he sat for a few seconds before flying off into the night.
Not much sleep last night for anyone due to the rolling. I was accompanied by E on watch who talked 20 to the dozen for the whole watch, despite the gale, the rolling and the cockpit filling with water several times!
I forgot to mention that the night before we had a visitor in the doghouse. A small black seabird dropped in and sat on the floor for a while before nestling down in a bunk for a couple of hours. He then perked up and flapped about. I put him on a cockpit seat, where he sat for a few seconds before flying off into the night.
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| Wave height forecast showing 4m waves for Croix des Gardes presently |
Did you get a photo of the bird? May have been a storm petrel - about 20sm long, very dark brown, short beak and white rump? Hope it didn't keep you from the bunk.
ReplyDeleteIt was a special father's day treat for you to have a long conversation with the daughter. You need to treasure these moments.
ReplyDeleteMy forecast shows the wave height 2-3m at 1200 utc and going down by another metre over the next 24 hours. I hope that that will be comfortable for everybody.
Lots of love Granddad XOXOXO