The day of departure had finally arrived. We got up early and, as promised the night before, Charles appeared at around 6 in the morning to do a last check on the boat and explain whatever he hadn't explained before. If we would have just known how much he didn't explain and how much he didn't even know! Our captain complimented him off the boat a good hour later so we could lift the anchor, start the engine and head our way, towards Zansibar at first. We had a current pushing us up north along the African coast and we wouldn't be able to escape that for the next 300 nautical miles.
A couple of hours under way I started to feel what I had feared to come up. The first three days I usually feel more or less seasick. No difference this time, unfortunately. It started with a strange feeling in my stomach and a slight headache I could manage. I began feeling tired like I hadn't slept in days. Now I would sleep. Like a pro! I probably slept 80 percent of the day while the captain and my brother steered the boat, still under motor, towards Zansibar and after we had passed the light house east towards the Seychelles.
captains log:
start at 0700
0730 we are off!!!
1200 off Sansibar light house 20 nm
upSS offE 957 to go to Seychelles
1630 start E
SE ~20-25kn E[ngine]=12.5
A couple of hours under way I started to feel what I had feared to come up. The first three days I usually feel more or less seasick. No difference this time, unfortunately. It started with a strange feeling in my stomach and a slight headache I could manage. I began feeling tired like I hadn't slept in days. Now I would sleep. Like a pro! I probably slept 80 percent of the day while the captain and my brother steered the boat, still under motor, towards Zansibar and after we had passed the light house east towards the Seychelles.
captains log:
start at 0700
0730 we are off!!!
1200 off Sansibar light house 20 nm
upSS offE 957 to go to Seychelles
1630 start E
SE ~20-25kn E[ngine]=12.5
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