The next morning, we could still see the peak of the snow capped mountain on Tenerife through the clouds.

Laura and Liz snoozing in the most comfortable bunk on board.

We compact all our non bio-degradable garbage into plastic capped bottles so as to avoid bad smells. It is amazing how many bags etc, can be pushed into a bottle.

Liz on watch on the first day of her 18th year, Her 17th Birthday. Note how we are still wearing clothes "ugh" Photo taken with her new submersible digital camera, a present for this birthday.

One of the joys of an ocean crossing is the fishing.

Jack, always present when there's fresh fish coming on board, is in his normal position, as close to the action as possible.

Nearly on board...the Dorado (AKA Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi, or Llampuga) is a strong fighter.

We euthenase all our fish with an alchohol spray directly to the gills. This improves the taste and is a less bloody and 'kinder' way of despatching the poor animal than bludgeoning it with a blunt object. We clean our fish in the dinghy to reduce the mess and make it easier to clean.

Jack looking for Flyingfish

Poo Patrol with Jack on a faster and rainy day.

...Then its calm again for a day....

...Before blowing up to a storm, in this one we ripped our mainsail...

...right here....

...and had to be hand stitched...

...because we like to re-use the same holes so we don't weaken the fabric.

Then its calm again.

We flew the bag on the last 2 days.

This is the actual course sailed, the changes are to adjust comfort and find the best wind on the day, as well as to cross a cold front. The table below contains all the 17h00Z positions and day-runs. The total distance covered was 2824 NM, and if we could pull that line straight we would have arrived two days earlier :)