Monday, April 20, 2009potage du jour
A good fresh, cool day. There is an intangible change in the enivrionment here it feels strangley different. Perhaps it is just the noticeable signs that land is near - more birds, changing swell patterns... The sea has shallowed here to 1.5km from over 4km. Perhaps time for a peche... It is still early to say it but I will be sad to leave the old Tasman Sea for terra firma...of course that is easy to say with landfall approaching and a good day today, but nevertheless I have got to know the old girl pretty well and despite or maybe because of our slightly circuitous route thus far, she has lost none of her desolate allure. I think the Gods have been kind to us thus far and other than 2 storms and a few gales we've got to here pretty lightly if slowly - of course there is still much time for an almighty blow. It is a little ironic perhaps that part of what has slowed us down is the huge weight of provender the carrot is carrying and of that about 2/3 will now be surplus. Still it will last till next time. And of course the end nears for my tranquiltiy of solitude - odd to think that since seeing the ship about 50 days ago I have had the whole planet to myself, not a single sign of another human bean... Ah well we will enjoy the last leg and look to the future and another attempt at some stage knowing a little more than we did 3 months ago. Stan has been most spritely of late, rather getting in the way actually. Photo; a little fusion of technologies bust camera fixed with whipping twine...
posted by Olly Hicks @ 4:09 AM
