Race 3 - Day 13
Crew Diary - Cape Town, South Africa to Albany, Australia
13 November
Happy Friday the 13th from the freakish Southern
Ocean.
What Time is IT? We are now UTC +4...so
we're definitely in the future...
Day recap...um, appreciate all your well wishes and positive thoughts to keep
the nasty weather in check for us, the front passed over early last evening
with just some moderate conditions...as you'll see from the Race Viewer we are
hammering away thanks to some sustained winds in the 30s with these wicked
gusts into the 40s. ClipperTelemed+ is loving it...the crew
is white knuckled. The race of our life...
What we see...More of those amazing Albatross
Weather: Windy. Wet. Cold.
Mothers...interesting...Italy meets Spain...not that I follow soccer, but seems
like some team sports should be involved here...so from Albany watch we have
Alex from Spain and from Cape Town watch we have Stefano from Italy...let the
games begin! Breakfast got off to a bit
of a rough start when Stefano could not locate the espresso machine to whip us
all up a shot and lattes. He was
flabbergasted all we had was this contraption called a French press, I think he
refused to use it for that reason...however, the crew needs caffeine to power
up!... Lunch...not only do these guys know how to cook, they are also into
presentation! Bravo...lunch was rice
with some meat...pretty basic, but they dressed it up nicely and passed around
various side dishes to compliment the made perfectly rice...most
excellent. Dinner...the great
debate...do you cook the pasta in the rice cooker since the generator is running? Either way it all turned out Great...nice
work guys!
Shout-Outs!
Nick Abramczyk "Happy Birthday Ellina! I love you from all the way around
the world in the middle of the Southern Ocean...here...wait for it...wait for
it...here's a great big HUG and nose to nose eskimo kiss just for you on this
special day...I love and miss you very much! Uncle Nicholas...aka
knoticalnic"
Alex Laline 2Just want to say Hi to all my family and
people who's been following and giving me support, you make me much stronger.
Special shout out to my sister Gina, thanks for the "Magic Box" you
gave me in London, I keep it like a treasure and it makes me feel closer to all
of you. Also want to say "aiii Jaimeeee I miss youuuu"!!!