On the move again

It's been a long time since we posted something on the blog, sorry, but we have been busy enjoying ourselves once again. Our time with Helen on board was fantastic, and we managed to explore some fun parts or Puerto Rico in our all too brief visit. I'll write a lot more about our past week but for now, just to say that we left Ponce this afternoon to begin our family jaunt to the Turks and Caicos.

Only 336 miles, hopefully three days at sea. The wind had arrived by the time we left and blew us rapidly out of the harbour and along the coast, building short sharp waves as it went. These had us rolling all over the place and somewhat upset the stomachs of some of our crew. After a few hours, a weak weather front passed over us and the wind switched, very abruptly, into the north where it blew gently for an hour then died to nothing, so now, at ten pm, we are motoring gently on our way. It'll be a tiring night, as I never sleep well first night out, nor does Gesa, I expect, so our time off watch won't be very restful. The kids will discover that their parents are not too interactive tomorrow as we catch up by napping on our daytime off watch.

Anyway, all's well, it's a beautiful calm and starry night and we're on our way towards the Turks and Caicos islands.

N.

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