It is a cold black night out here.
I've got 2 pairs of socks on, hat gloves, the works! It's freezing!
Especially as we're going upwind in 20 knots of wind - that adds a
reasonable wind chill factor!

The wind is still super unstable and it is impossible to leave Roxy sail
alone for more than a few minnutes. As it is too cold (and black) to
steer, I am steering by adjusting the autopilot with each gust or
windshift. Very tiresome work, but necesasary! Often, I have to ease the
minsheet (and then trim it back in) so the sheet is in the cleat just
inside the door so that it is easy to reach.

To keep myself busy, I've been playing solitaire and minesweeper on my
computer, but the trouble is that each time we leap and slam off a wave,
I click in the wrong place and I keep loosing!!!!

I'm hoping that the wind will stabilize a little so that I can get some
rest because I'm pretty tired, and it is always good to be alert on the
final landfall!

My eta is in around 24 hours, depending on the wind direction betwen now
and the finish! 189 milles to go and counting......

Sam