Midwatch 12-2-13

Made excellent progress since our last communication.

Current Position:

18:42 UTC (6:45pm)

32 Degrees 23.429 N

10 Degrees 59.341 W

speed 5.8 kts

Course 190 Degrees True

Wind 13-15 kts out of east

We have sailed under full Genoa and storm trysail since yesterday morning. 

Winds have fluctuated between 14 and 24 kts and we have a good current pushing us along.  Sea conditions: Big Blue Waves but nothing dangerous. Everyone is just now starting to feel better...even Mom who was questioning everything this morning.  The temperature is cool but we now have two nights in the bank without needing any supplemental heat.

The current thinking is that we will stay on our present course as best we can till morning and then b-line it for Gran Canaria and just clear Lanzarote's

northern most coast.  We anticipate a period of heavier winds that we will need to traverse then it looks to die completely and we will likely be motoring the last day or so.  Hoping we are docked in 2.5- 3 days.

Today was dish cleaning day for me so I was grumpy.  I have also been cooking

for everyone.  The kids seem happy enough about it.  Kim thinks all her ailments are due to my greasy cooking.  I better not delve any deeper into these matters or it is going to get ugly.

Finn declared that he had enough of life down below decks and demanded we put

his harness on and let him go on deck.  Anna joined us shortly there after and the kids enjoyed surfing the big swells for an hour or so.

Good night,

Bob, Kim, Anna and Finn