Wow! After two weeks in amazing Bali this is our first full day at sea. It’s a Sunday and it’s our dear shipmate Niko’s birthday. Niko has sailed with Picton Castle on a number of voyages since 2009 when he joined in Grenada. Since then he has been known for his delicious efforts in the galley, and at times overly spicy meals, his immense vocabulary skills, his unusual fashion sense, and his nickname Cupcake. We won’t be eating cupcakes tonight, but we will be devouring a delicious chocolate cake that Liz, of New Brunswick, is planning to create in honour of Niko’s birthday.
Today the crew has been instructed to rest and readjust to life at sea. Many are taking the opportunity to do their laundry, catch up on sleep and reading, while Abbey gleefully devours a large amount of chicken leftover from the delicious lunch that they galley team provided. Today’s cooking duo is lead by rejoining crew member, Ted of North Carolina, who went home for his son’s wedding during the ship’s passage to Bali, and new crew member, Sammy of South Africa.
Today at 1430 there will be a power shower, where we rig up the fire hose and spray salt water down on deck, like a shower. The ship is significantly cooler than on our passage over the top of Australia, but it is still hot on deck in the sun and below in the bunks. A power shower is the perfect way to cool off in the mid day heat, to be followed by a Christmas Committee meeting to discuss the holiday season plans in greater detail. A Sunday at Sea is a wonderful way to start off a new passage and a new leg. With a busy week ahead crew members can prep for what is on the horizon.
From: Bali, Indonesia
Towards: Rodrigues or Reunion
Date: Sunday December 10th, 2018
Noon Position: 10°06.9′ S – 113°42.5′ E
Course + Speed: SW 1/2 W + 5.8 kts
Wind direction + Force: SW + 2
Swell Height + Direction: 1-2m + SW by S
Weather: Hot, sunny
Day’s Run: 125 nm
Passage Log: 104 nm
Distance to Port: 2960 nm
Voyage: 13914.3 nm
Sails Set: None, motoring