Today is a beautiful sunny day with less wind than yesterday which makes sailing quiet and easy. Still Guppy is going fast enough for us to arrive in Sint Maarten on the 21st. With only 280 nautical miles to go I expect to see the first islands sometime tomorrow. This means that today is the last time that my days start in an endless valley of waves and end in an endless valley of waves. I haven’t really catched up yet to the idea that in just two days I will be the youngest person to have sailed around the world. But I am looking forward to my arrival. I will have fresh food, I will take a walk or even a little sprint and I will be with my family again. Also my 33 year old ‘Gup’ deserves the rest after two non-stop crossings of 6000 miles each. She is doing unbelievably great for her age and will barely need maintenance.

Laura