Race 11 - Day 26
Crew Diary - Tin of Bees
27 May

Magnus Irvin
Magnus Irvin
Team Zhuhai
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So what shall we talk about today? Will it be the same as yesterday?

Do you have any news, has anything changed?

And what shall we look at today that we've not seen before?

The line dividing sea from sky that forms a circle around the boat at its centre? The circle we take with us.

Dolphins visited this morning and their cheerful chatter could be heard through the hull. They seem to have plenty to talk about.

Captain Patrick said something to Angela concerning a tin of peas and a birthday present. I think I mis-heard.

They gave me a tin of bees for my birthday

I didn't know what to say

It buzzed in my hand, I opened the tin

And the bees all flew away

What a marvellous birthday present

What a splendidly fleeting surprise

I'm going to come here again on my birthday

I really wanted a tin of flies.

Enough said!