I’m on morning watch, the day before we’re supposed to arrive in Nanny Cay, Tortola. The seas are quite choppy and because the sun is so low in the sky, the waves are slate gray. The wind is blowing between 10-15 knots and is supposed to build during the day. We’ve been motor-sailing a lot. It will be nice to give the engine, our ears and our bones a break.
(We had a brief shower and I ran below to close a portlight. When I returned on deck, the shower was history. In its place was a yet another rainbow.)
I’m torn (I can’t believe I’m saying this) between wanting to arrive in Tortola and staying on the boat. I know I’ve complained about living on a slant and always moving. Still, there’s a peacefulness on the boat in the middle of the ocean that can’t be duplicated on land. There’s no Internet, no television, no cell phone service. It’s very easy to be mindful on Sirius. I could easily spend an hour just looking at the waves. As I’m writing this, another rainbow appeared! Wow!
Yesterday there were white clouds just above our boat. I felt I could simply reach up and grab one, they were that close. With the sun higher in the sky, the seas are already turning blue. In the distance I can see dark clouds connected to the sea below by bands of rain. You just have to look to see the various weather patterns. You can see storms approach or how the wind is shifting.
Living on a boat going to the Caribbean, there’s a lot of moisture in the air. Everything below decks is damp from the humidity. We can run our air conditioning to dry things out, but since we’ve been doing a lot of motoring, we want to be sure to have enough diesel to get where we’re going. We’re 130 miles from Nanny Cay. We should arrive early tomorrow morning
Because my watch starts at 6 am, I get to witness amazing sunrises. In the evening I get to see spectacular sunsets. Here are some of the best. Please enjoy them. I certainly have.
