Hi Everyone,
Pootling along, not very fast, not much wind, its sweltering hot already (0900) though it has been pretty warm all last night. Kite flopping about a bit in the sea, which is vastly more calm than it has been, amazing- it abated so much in about four hours yesterday... I find that quite fascinating, that the sea can build and recede so rapidly. still the occasional chop though that catches us out.
I remember having various classroom sessions on racing yachts and tactics and weather and trim etc... The guy doing the talking was mildly bonkers and always had a picture of a man frowning in the top left hand corner of the whiteboard and in the top right was a happy smiley face, then there was wind, tide, boats, arrows for this and that etc, but anyway, the guy on the top left was 'the accountant' who is 'always there' and the one on the top right was Mo(mentum) 'our friend' Now on this trip there may well be an accountant in the background but we are not bound to his whims and right now we are desperately trying to find Mo....!!!! SHe's a bit like a plot, not good to lose but once she's with you, you don't want rid of her...
Kevvo a wee bit unreactive on the hunt for Mo Mentum, so Teflon Al currently hand steering trying to find her...
Last night was wicked... there was a full moon so it didn't really get dark all night, the moon just arced over the top of us and was just setting this morning as the sun was rising, It was very cool, look left and in the distance this bright orange huge moon was just dropping down behind dark shadowy clouds,(the shape of the clouds made the moon look like it had wings and appeared to be a giant snitch from Harry Potter. Look right and the sun was rising, the horizon bright yellow all across and fading into that early morning bright blue cloudless sky... it was brilliant... only lasted a minute or so together but great sight to behold!!!
Right must stop chattering and go take my turn trying to make wee berri go faster...
Lots of love to all
McQ
PS younger, less wise sibling, I need your email address, I have to ask you something, can you let me know. hope all is good at the photocopier, lots of love, older wiser sibling. x
