TEAM SA LOGBOOK - 29th May - Brazil to Trinidad

29th of May 2009 - Shane Barnes
Our current course is 303 with the wind coming from NE By N the speed 7.5, average temp 29 degrees.

We are literally speeding to Trinidad, the wind is finally knocking on our door!!.This morning at colors it was said that we have traveled 202nm in the last 24 hours and still have 890nm left to our next port which is Trinidad. The sun decided to stick around more and just shine away the ever troublesome sea-sickness plague.

Team SA had sail training with John again which was just practicing to throw the heaving lines. My new cleaning station is cleaning the mess room which only took about 20 minutes, that gave me ample time to clean my cabin. The toilet is constantly flooded because that stupid drain is blocked and it pumps up all that nasty water back up, we asked one of the engineers to take a look at it, which was after dinner, and he said that he can do nothing about it and its normal! Asekho and I were like are you kidding, are we supposed to do with a filthy drain that floods the whole toilet!

But only 17 days are left so we just have to bare with the every rebellious shower drain. I think every one had a fabulous day and also getting used to their new night watch, mine is from 12pm to 2pm and thats kind of still okay I think. Lots of our team members were also going for the High Altitude test this evening.