For the first time since our departure from the Netherlands Guppy is sailing on a northerly course. With a 25 knots wind coming from behind we are heading for the Cape of Good Hope. It is cloudy today so I can barely see the shore just five nautical miles away – exactly as in all the stories that are told about the Cape. Getting by the Cape is a very special feeling for me – this is the moment in my journey that I have been anticipating all along and now I am living it. This afternoon a helicopter emerged from the clouds, circled Guppy for half an hour, at first high above and then flying lower…Guppy and I are now alone sailing the ever growing waves. The weather forecast calls for a very rough night with 35 knots winds and five metres waves so we’ll see what gives – I have catched up on some sleep today so … Cape Agulhas is definitely behind us and so too is the Indian Ocean. Thank you very much Abby [Sunderland] for your congratulations on my indian ocean crossing. Gup and I decided to just go for it!

Laura