Transatlantic, December 2021 - January 2022
We made it! Santa Cruz de Tenerife —> Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 2,657 nautical miles 5.5 knot average 20 days, 7 hours, 17 minutes 3 jars of lingonsylt consumed 60 PG Tips tea bags steeped
13 passage presents So many audiobooks and real books Countless sunflower seeds for President Periwinkle How do you recap over 20 days at sea on a 44’ sailboat with the same four people? To start, it went remarkably well. The kids matured in ways that we didn’t expect, Hans and I worked together seamlessly, we were all kind and generous to each other, and we all gave each other grace when someone was having a bad day. Daily naps were necessary, candy was rationed, and the food was exactly what we needed. (Except we didn’t buy enough eggs and butter! I’ll write a food post later.) The days blurred together as we expected. Our bodies were tired from the constant need to maintain balance and from the lack of solid sleep so we had low expectations for daily activity. On calmer days we