In other news, after my micro plastic sample change and breakfast the winds shifted again to the North, so I needed to go back on deck to adjust the sails. Just before I climbed on deck, I saw a lovely little bird weave between the wind generators and over the boat before I heard a plop on the deck……..
Well when I went to bed last night the winds were still blowing in at 25 to 30 knots and we were still humming along. I was expecting the conditions to ease by this afternoon so when I woke up at 7pm my time to get prepared for my live cross to Studio 10 today I checked the winds again and we were already down to 10 knots of wind……….
I hope it is a lot warmer where you all are, while today was 2 whole degrees warmer it is still freezing. Just so cold that I cry from the pain in my hands during sail changes... Yesterday, I eventually got to bed by 10am, and because I don't feel that I have cleared the main shipping and fishing boats yet, I am still doing short naps in blocks of sleep to make sure I can keep an eye on things……..
Well it has been a period of no sleep again, but I am working through it. Yesterday morning the winds continued to ease, and I ended up going on deck to unfurl the big no 1 jib on the bow. It was dark, and I realised that I couldn't actually remember the last time I used that sail because the winds have been so strong, for so long. While I love a good storm, and in stormy conditions………….
With the safe rounding of Cape Horn becoming my primary focus I set about to try to get as much sleep as possible before getting too close to land. Once I was close, I would need to be up until I was safely clear again on the other side. So, while I didn't go to bed early, only making it to bed at 9am I did stay all day in bed and ended up getting up to do a sail change at 5pm and see if I could spot land. The conditions have been……..
Well after yesterdays no sleep day I tried to make today a sleep and only sleep day. I think I was successful in getting a good night’s rest, but not quite enough to have caught up on sleep. I went to bed at 6am or there about yesterday and while I did set my alarms to wake me multiple times, I managed to stay in bed and sleep from 6 to 11, 12-5 and then 6-10 so I really did manage to get some rest. When I did get up, I woke up feeling groggy and not quite with it. But after a little while I was able to fully wake up and felt so much better………..
Well today was a little of what I like to call a 'bad day in the office'. I was feeling rather proud of myself, when I managed to get to bed while the sun was still down at 5am, all snuggled into my sleeping bag with my hot water bottle and ready for a lovely warm sleep. I was really looking forward to it as I have been feeling like I am quite sleep deprived right now. I have not a lot of rest over this last week with alarms tripping or knockdowns occurring, and I was making an effort to sleep bank ahead of rounding Cape Horn…….
Well again this morning I didn't actually manage to get to bed until just after 9am after being awake all night so I decided to make today a bit of a rest day and sleep as much as I possibly could. As I was just starting to think about getting to bed the winds eased a little and I was left trying to decide if I should shake a reef in the main sail or not…….
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