I’m getting really bored now. Although there’s sunshine and a blue sky, the wind is howling through the harbour, constantly gusting around 35-40 knots. There is no way I am getting in the dinghy in that even if I am going a little stir crazy!
We watch the huge ferry have three goes at trying to get to the dock. They don’t tie up alongside here, they just nudge up gently to the dock, bows against it and hold it there with the engines going full blast. Well, that’s the principle. Today, however, the poor captain just can’t get the ferry aligned because the wind keeps pushing him sideways before he can make contact and he can’t come screaming in otherwise all the passengers would go flying when the ferry hits the concrete dock.
Mike sits, entertained, then goes for an afternoon nap. I follow an hour later after trying unsuccessfully to publish a last bit of blog from the previous October. After having wonderful, free internet since we arrived, today it is totally crap.
The weather forecast says that the wind will start to die out overnight so hopefully we can leave tomorrow. I just hope the sea has subsided too! I do not fancy looking into the abyss of the bucket.
Position: 32 deg 22 min N, 64 deg 40 mins W
Distance so far: 841 miles
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