Skipper’s Log
02.04.04
Sat on para-anchor for night. Got good sleep.
Still drifting N. Please let there be a NE’ly
Both tired, pains back. Making much better
soon. Struggled against S’ly wind again.
progress WSW. Fuller winds therefore cooler
Made little progress. Both v. down. V. hot
day. Cabin sweltering, fighting SE waves
again. Losing ground W. Para-anchor out
made going slow though.
again.
06.04.04
03.04.04
We’re going in right direction! We’re making
Drifting in wrong direction. Lost ground for
tracks S – slowly. Which is great. Not huge
first time since storm. Beeper this morning
distance, but enough. Hope it holds. Didn’t
– thought Kilcullen. Rowed together all day
hold. Strong wind & waves from S, made
taking 15 mins here & there. Mum pain in
for another battling day. Not great distance.
hip. Me in knees. Wind slowly turning E.
Pissed off. Still, didn’t lose to N.
Exhaustingly hot.
07.04.04
04.04.04
Two flyers saved. Mum found pitch
Big moon, warm night. Saved fish but fed
blackness impossible to row in. Promising
him straight to tuna – whoops! Beeper again
E, soon turned to SE & therefore slow again.
from 4.00 am till morning. Thought I saw
AGAIN!!! Bored now. Fed up with reading
flare. Found squid on board. Where did he
emails from office. Wind dropped to nothing
come from? Changed routine to include break
after really good start. Bored! Five dolphins v.
at hottest part of day, 3.00–6.00 pm. Rowed
briefly.
better together in evening/night. Wind
strong, therefore great progress. V. happy.
08.04.04
Not cloud in sky this morning. I had horrible
05.04.04
night’s sleep. Boat didn’t travel far, stayed
Beautiful moon, v. full. Gentle winds & waves
on course all night. Good. V. hot today. Spent
but not enough to make significant progress.
time sweating in cabin sending diary. Two
frigatebirds & mating tropical bird pair came
to visit. Tried dark choc – not sure.
From:
Sally@epiccchallenge.co.uk
To:
Jane@epicchallenge.co.uk
Date: 8 April 2004
Re: Calderdale Calling: The Three-Quarters of the Way There Issue
Lactugal Glycerin suppositories Regulose Duphalae Anusol Anusplat
I’ve found I’ve been a bit stubborn of late and Mum keeps telling me
it’s the high-calorie/highly processed food and lack of fresh fruit
and veg. I thought the cress would sort it out but Mum said it doesn’t
make up your five portions.
‘Not even five stems?’
‘Not even ten stems!’
The chilli con carne was doing its job a few weeks ago but now it’s
wholly inadequate and I’m rummaging through the medi-cupboard looking
for a solution, hence the list above. When Challenge Business put
the medical kit list together they were definitely on to something,
otherwise why would there be six different types of constipation
relief? Still, variety is the spice of life!
By the way, Mum insisted I write about this, although I’m
completely happy not to tell you about the inner workings of my
intestines … She knows it will do nothing for my glamorous, feminine
image!
In the cupboard (approximately six feet long, two feet high, tapering
from four to one and a half feet wide!)
Our cupboard is our refuge, our bedroom, our office and very
occasionally our bathroom. I’m going to guide you on virtual tour …
here goes.
The ceiling is painted white and spilt into four panels, one section
is covered in the names of all our Diamond Donors. Unfortunately our
sweaty heads have acted as mops, obliterating many of them; although
they still remain with us in spirit. You’ll probably find ‘Tracy Young
(Berkhamstead)’, amongst others, printed backwards on our scalps. On
the other three panels there’s a mixture of good luck messages from
friends and family and a few pictures I’ve drawn during the journey.
There are other scrawlings but the one I look at before I go to bed is
the bar-gate markings of the days as they go by – eleven weeks so far
and more to come. u
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