Fiona was sailing at 4:00AM. By 6:00PM the winds died again so we start to motor once more. But, we did get an ice chart for Resolute which is looking good ... and the sail did save us fourteen gallons of diesel. That is fourteen hours more motoring range.
I am finding little, or perhaps "no" is more accurate, desire to write or read. I think my whole focus is on "the mission;" successfully geting this boat through the Northwest Passage. This reminds me of flying single engine airplanes across the Atlantic, or the attention one might devote to a new lover. There are no brain cells left for anything else.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Motoring Sailing - Again
The sails aren't a lot of help today. The wind is very light.
We tried to get some ice charts today via the Iridium telephone. No joy. I sent an e-mail via SSB to Ocens, the vendor, to see what the problem might be. [They never did repond to our e-mail directed to their customer support department. RR 9/18/09]
It is 46 degrees! Summer! I see a lot of little auks on my watch this evening.
-entry from Russ Roberts' journal
We tried to get some ice charts today via the Iridium telephone. No joy. I sent an e-mail via SSB to Ocens, the vendor, to see what the problem might be. [They never did repond to our e-mail directed to their customer support department. RR 9/18/09]
It is 46 degrees! Summer! I see a lot of little auks on my watch this evening.
-entry from Russ Roberts' journal
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