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Mel and Annie Atlantic Crossing blog 3

Well the sun is shining and life on the ocean wave is good. Conditions today aren’t too bad. The wind could be in a better direction but I guess you can’t have everything. The sea is fairly ‘lumpy’  for want of a better phrase…

I’m sat in our living room writing this blog and have just heard Mel swearing at the sea as a big wave decided to crash all over her! What she doesn’t realise is that the sea can be bribed.. I complement it daily just to keep it on my side!One of our oars broke during the night so we’ve fixed that today along with a few other bits and bobs. I’m off to cook lunch in a minute then its back on the oars for me for another 4 hours solid.I had a strange experience during the night… Let me tell you about it but promise not to mention it to Mel as she’ll think I’m a nut-job and chuck me overboard! I swear to God at about 4am we rowed past a village! I could make out some really specific shapes in the clouds… There were buildings, cars, caravans and people on the beach. My dog was even there barking at me! I knew it was all in my imagination but at the time it all seemed so spookily real! I’m not sure if I was just so exhausted that I was actually asleep and rowing at the same time or whether I’d started hallucinating! For once I can’t even blame it on wine! Until next time…
Annie x

By Robert Wragge-Morley | Published in: News | Tags: atlantic, boat, challenge, endurance, expedition, ocean, rowing, world record