We remain in Puerto Del Rey. Yesterday, there were intermittent showers, one squall and gusts up to 35 knots. In a lull, we managed to get the jib on in preparation for sailing. I thoroughly cleaned the aft cabin and the head, laundered all the linens, and swabbed the decks and the cockpit. Peter is busy checking all the systems and making some minor changes and repairs. (There are always repairs!) We are going through our checklist before setting off tomorrow.
I woke up in the middle of the night and then could not get to sleep again, worrying. I am uneasy about getting seasick again, as the seas from the east are 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet, with a 7 second interval. In addition there are northeast swells up to 4 feet! However, the swells should dissipate by Monday and the seas get down to 4 to 6 feet. Yes, there is a small craft advisory in effect through Sunday evening, but that hasn't stopped us before! Besides, Mantra is seaworthy and we are experienced. I just hope Peter doesn't go overboard!!!
I will take photos of the interior and exterior of Mantra today and post some of them. She is very similar to our former boat, Epicurus. At 56 feet, she is just 6 feet shorter and she only has two cabins and one head, but she is still fairly spacious.
Our plan is to sail east (about 5 miles) to Isla Palominos, spend the day or the night there, depending on when we set off tomorrow, and then head straight for the Turks and Caicos, crossing the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. So, there may not be posts for a few days after today.
I woke up in the middle of the night and then could not get to sleep again, worrying. I am uneasy about getting seasick again, as the seas from the east are 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet, with a 7 second interval. In addition there are northeast swells up to 4 feet! However, the swells should dissipate by Monday and the seas get down to 4 to 6 feet. Yes, there is a small craft advisory in effect through Sunday evening, but that hasn't stopped us before! Besides, Mantra is seaworthy and we are experienced. I just hope Peter doesn't go overboard!!!
I will take photos of the interior and exterior of Mantra today and post some of them. She is very similar to our former boat, Epicurus. At 56 feet, she is just 6 feet shorter and she only has two cabins and one head, but she is still fairly spacious.
Our plan is to sail east (about 5 miles) to Isla Palominos, spend the day or the night there, depending on when we set off tomorrow, and then head straight for the Turks and Caicos, crossing the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. So, there may not be posts for a few days after today.
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