We've enjoyed a good couple of days tacking our way north toward an anchorage at Abreojos (open eyes) Bay. The wind has been blowing between ten and fifteen knots the whole way, which is perfect for this boat for the sail plan we have up. We've been doing a consistent 4.5 knots of boat speed all night long, which will get us there without burning fuel except to raise and lower the anchor. Nice!
We've been tacking every four hours when the watch changes and we have an overlap of crew. More hands makes the job easier, especially if we want to put in or take out a reef at the same time. The inReach tracker should be showing long, four hour zags.
The seas have been fairly modest the last couple of nights too. That makes life easier: easier to work, eat, and sleep. I'd complain about the lack of exercise, but I'm afraid it wouldn't endear much sympathy from a world in lockdown. Part of me is eager to get home and part of me is revelling in what I have, careful of what I wish for.
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Didn't realize that it would be a upwind battle to get home. Sounds interesting from a sailor's point of view! Home is interesting too - isolating ourselves from each other has slowed time down, which is great. There is a sense of foreboding - at least for me, that is hard to shake. Sun this week - or so they say!
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