I thought you guys have gotten tired from the jiberish those other mniacal JK Rowling-Shakespeare wanabees have been writing so I will give you the insight into a night on Caio Bella!
It usually starts with you being woken by dads early (as in 3 o clock in the morning) call from RSG which wakes up virtually everybody thats come off watch and wants to sleep. As my Afrikaans is very limited the only parts I understand are "more" and "caio bella" whatever that means. And the minute you get to sleep you have Kax saying "get up for your shift". The first thing that comes to mind, pretend you asleep. And if that doesnt work make up a lame excuse along the terms of "Im too cold" or say that your suffering from some chronic disease and if they cease to believe you then youve got no other options.
And what doesnt make it any better is after a good hours work you go and treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate and a biscuit and to your surprise you find that someone (Michaela) has horded all the hot chocolate and biscuits into one secret location for her and Ricky to enjoy later.
If your not gazing at the stars or being mesmerised by the phosphorous then your are a lost cause. But there are distractions from below if its not Bren reciting speeches or having conversations in his sleep then it is the band of chronic snorers of whom I cannot name because it is a long swim to Rio.
As I am writing this Bren is preparing a delicious supper. We have probabley got 24 hours left and this will be my last and first blog report. So this is me reporting from the Atlantic ocean for the final days of the Cape to Rio ocean race 2011.
Ryan (14 years)
Ryan, you deserve that swim to Rio. Not because of the snorers that we know who they are. But because all along you have been sailing the wrong yacht and we just found out. The one I have been following and cheering on is called "Ciao Bella" and you are sailing the "Caio Bella"
ReplyDeleteI don't get that Michaela shares the hot chocolate & biscuits with Ricky. Wasn't he the one that suggested throwing the extra food overboard...
Hi the Robinsons, I used to sail a Fireball at Boskop YC when Mike and Derick and co. were still young and pretty. I picked up on your adventure from Shaun and Ray van Rensburg, and saw Ciao Bella on the Robtek truck at Manten's before it went to CT. I was then busy buying a Holiday 23 (found one (Suzy Q, ex Knysna)and am taking it to Vaal Dam). I have been following your blogs and also RSG, and am very excited at what you are pulling off!. Congrats!! Chris and Maryna van der Walt (Potchefstroom)
ReplyDeleteT-some few hours till Terra firma!! Go Belta Kath and Crew xxxx
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