JesseMartin.Net
22nd December 1998
The wind has only just picked up in the past two days.
At my current rate I should round the bottom of NZ in a little over a week.
I finished the last of my fresh eggs for breakfast this morning, scrambled with Tabasco sauce. (I had been dreaming about it all night).
It's getting pretty cold down here. I'm on the same latitude as the bottom of NZ.
I have been reading through my Bob Marley music book and learnt No Woman No Cry.
Unfortunately, my vocal capabilities tend to spoil the tune, even after a whole day's practice.
Lucky for everyone's benefit I'm on my own.
It is amazing what a transformation the sun can do.
On an overcast day with the waves crashing over the boat, the sea looks a dull threatening mass but when the sun manages to squeeze through, the water turns to the most beautiful blue that you can imagine and lifts your spirits dramatically.
Receiving e-mails each day is what I look forward to the most.
It's great to hear of the amusing episodes from friends and family.
Thanks to the use of satellites I have three different ways of communicating and at any time of the day that I wish.
I have e-mail, a satellite phone and two HF radios.
I have also put up my Christmas decorations and starting to count the sleeps.
It is these types of things that keep me amused.
May Santa bring what everyone wants.
Jesse
PS: my leg is doing very well.