As we near the end of our westbound transatlantic crossing, we thought we'd share some reflections.
One thing we love about life on board is the range of nationalities. There are people from every continent (with the possible exception of Australasia) with dozens of different languages being spoken.
The crew work incredibly hard.
Every day they are maintaining and fixing things on board. In the picture, one of the engineering team is sewing up a rip in a sail, while being tethered to a spar.
Being in the middle of an ocean is truly awe inspiring, although Steve should remember to stay safely on the deck!
We feel incredibly lucky to be able to do this trip although the level of service and luxury is something that we find difficult, especially as we've found out that the crew do not get a full day off during their entire contract (which can be as long as 9 months).
Apologies that you won't have been able to track us as well as we thought because it turns out that the tracking websites only work around one hundred miles from land.
Barbados just around the corner now.
ReplyDeleteI know you will love it there but may take a while to find your land legs! xx
Did Steve fall or was he pushed? :-)
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