On the way to Dakar

We left Santa Cruz late on 2nd. We had to refuel in the fishing port to the north and by the time we were finished it was 7pm and dark. The wind had dropped and we thought it best to anchor for the night and set off the next morning. So, on the 3rd, we put the snow-capped peak of El Teide behind us and sailed south. We are now 260 miles south at the start of our 3rd day of the passage. We are off the coast of the Western Sahara but it has been a very cold passage and we are wrapped up in lots of layers. The winds have been fairly steady and we are finally acclimatising to our routine of watches and the Atlantic roll. Our fridge door decided to break yesterday but Nic has managed a short-term fix which we hope will get us to Dakar. We also managed to lose all our breakfast to the lurch of a couple of large waves - it launched off the table dousing us and the saloon in tea! I am posting our GPS position each morning on www.yachtplot.com (password: onboard).

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