13-10-2011

The wind has become a little too enthusiastic.. She is getting strong and the seas are getting pretty rough.. Different from what things were in the Pacific Ocean, the waves here in the Indian Ocean are very high and steep with a huge swell that comes in at a totally different angle from the wind. Guppy is carried forward by the wind as the waves wash heavily all over the deck. I keep the cabin entrance closed all the time now and when I look outside all I see are walls of water speeding by. Guppy takes all this in a stride which makes me realy proud of her, as I know for sure that she will keep cleaving through the waves as we go forward until such time when the seas calm down. So there is not much left to do for me but to keep an open eye on things and the sails.. I have been at sea for 18 days now which means this crossing is officially the longest one I have made on my journey.

Laura