Day 8, Birthday at Sea
It's January 11th today which means I'm spending my birthday at sea. Should be one I remember for a while. Day 6 and 7 passed quickly. Although it did not help I was stuck in a current at night that was taking me backwards. Woke up this morning to find I'd drifted 12 miles in the right direction. Hurray!!
Yesterday I saw an amazing rainbow but for some reason could not find the pot of gold at the end of it! Also I had to repair my seat as one of the wheels broke. Fortunately I have spares.
Hopefully today brings lots of favorable winds and currents. At least that’s what I want for my birthday. Fingers crossed I get them.
Captain Ketch
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6 Comments
Dave Rotchelle
Happy Birthday Captain Ketch.
Its a long way to go to ensure you have the day all to yourself but it sounds like you are having a good mix of experiences. Hope youre getting enough sleep in between dolphin spotting and that you have a beer to toast yourself with later.
Cheers and keep safe
Uncle Dave
Margaret Bowling
Yo Captain Ketch my main man
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
So glad you got a little birthday gift of drifting the right way and are enjoying your day. What a great place to celebrate a birthday. Following your progress daily. Keep up the good work.
Stay well and go hard
Margaret
Mark Adams
Happy birthday James, you will never forget this one!! Are you losing weight my friend, how many calories are you consuming a day? What sort of food are you eating? Where are you now?
take care mate
Mark
Isabel (Chris Martin's Mum)
Happy Birthday! Hope you travel lots of miles in the right direction today and you have good wind, waves and weather. Hope you packed a few goodies to help you celebrate. Chris told me that the first couple of weeks at sea are the most difficult to 'get your head round' so I hope you feel that you are settling down now into a manageable routine. All the best to you. I will keep a watch on your progress and read your blog regularly to see how you are getting on. Keep rowing and ENJOY!
Steph
Happy Birthday! Kerry says well done and there's a hi from dadeo Jason. I hope it's being the challenge you want and we all hope you get the conditions you are looking for - it is your birthday afterall! Stay safe, enjoy the experience and keep rowing!
Steph.
Helen Marshall
Happy Birthday! Hope you got some good tunes running through your head to row to (or an mp3 player!)