John here. Daily report to follow:
The heat is on,(did you just sing this in your head while reading this...)! The air temps here have soared with clearing sky’s finally. Believe it or not we have had rainfall every day, and very seldom had sun for more than an hour or two. But it’s here now, bring on the heat.
The on deck crew have as little clothing as is legal on and the off watch crew look uncomfortably warm as they sleep. There are various means of staying cool. We have a spray bottle which is very refreshing and staying hydrated is obviously key.
I bought a woman’s sun hat at Walmart to keep the sun off my face and shoulders. I realized it needed some modification after I wore it for the first time. I bent up and tied up the back so that it sits above my PFD. Then I put two adjustment strings running from each side of the front brim to a stopper on the top of the hat. This way I can adjust either side of the hat for more or less sun, and ease of seeing the sails.
It’s fabulous!!! Patent pending...
Here is the update on yesterday’s breaking story. The bathroom door did in fact lock itself without anyone inside. Lucky we were able to open a deck vent and super hero Alie used a boat hook to reach in it and save the day. As she put it “saving humanity one bathroom door at a time”
Dave remains a little tender after bruising his back a little but it’s all fine. Alie continues to eat her way across the Pacific. Tegan continues to claim its “too tippy” to accept my backgammon challenge. Kevin remains the strong silent type while perfecting various breakfast recipes.
Ian, our floater and naviguesser has told at least five jokes a day since we started...I’m not sure how many that is, I only know one joke and told it a few times already. Ben seems to have a song for every occasion. Most of them inappropriate and to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus. And I am still keeping people’s spirits up by writing little incentive notes on the toilet paper ... “you got this Tegan!”
Thats all for now...
The heat is on,(did you just sing this in your head while reading this...)! The air temps here have soared with clearing sky’s finally. Believe it or not we have had rainfall every day, and very seldom had sun for more than an hour or two. But it’s here now, bring on the heat.
The on deck crew have as little clothing as is legal on and the off watch crew look uncomfortably warm as they sleep. There are various means of staying cool. We have a spray bottle which is very refreshing and staying hydrated is obviously key.
I bought a woman’s sun hat at Walmart to keep the sun off my face and shoulders. I realized it needed some modification after I wore it for the first time. I bent up and tied up the back so that it sits above my PFD. Then I put two adjustment strings running from each side of the front brim to a stopper on the top of the hat. This way I can adjust either side of the hat for more or less sun, and ease of seeing the sails.
It’s fabulous!!! Patent pending...
Here is the update on yesterday’s breaking story. The bathroom door did in fact lock itself without anyone inside. Lucky we were able to open a deck vent and super hero Alie used a boat hook to reach in it and save the day. As she put it “saving humanity one bathroom door at a time”
Dave remains a little tender after bruising his back a little but it’s all fine. Alie continues to eat her way across the Pacific. Tegan continues to claim its “too tippy” to accept my backgammon challenge. Kevin remains the strong silent type while perfecting various breakfast recipes.
Ian, our floater and naviguesser has told at least five jokes a day since we started...I’m not sure how many that is, I only know one joke and told it a few times already. Ben seems to have a song for every occasion. Most of them inappropriate and to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus. And I am still keeping people’s spirits up by writing little incentive notes on the toilet paper ... “you got this Tegan!”
Thats all for now...
