What more can you ask for? - Blog by Guy
After many months of waiting with excitement and anticipation I'm here. All the crew members seemed to bond very quickly. We all have one very obvious common denominator, but more importantly we are all positive thinking people with a keen interest in adventure and pushing ourselves a little bit out of our comfort zone.
All the crew members had to all muck in and create an international dining menu, then shop for it and stock the boat. So, I would advise anyone thinking of coming along on this trip, to bring along with them a few simple easy to cook menus. The Americans gave us a really warm and hospitable welcome - so much so that one of our fellow mariners in the marina, invited all of us along to his 47th birthday party, which was great fun. We had an even better good old American send off with the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale casting off the bow rope, along with various charities and dignitaries in attendance. Only thing missing was the band!
Once we set sail we didn't see land for two days, sailing through night, day, night and day. The sea conditions weren't kind to us on the first day with most people feeling the effects of sea sickness. All crew members had to work a watch system, so you were either working, sleeping, or resting. This took a bit of getting used to, but strangely this seemed to really increase the team spirit on the boat, and if you weren't able to perform any of your duties one of the other crew members would step in and take over.
The second day was a real bonus for us - lovely sunrise, sunset, sailing under the full moon, beauty beyond words. We finally anchored up after dark, while Jakob and I cooked Danish meat balls (made by an Englishman) and rice, that seemed to go down very nicely. We had a nice after-dinner chat and I then retired to bed on the deck of the boat and woke up in paradise; what more could you want?
This trip has not only enabled me to meet some really great minded people, but it has also given me the chance to make some really, really good happy memories that can never be taken away. So if you live with MS and you're interested and would like some of this, just press the crew wanted button. Everything is made too simple for you not to do it, so go on press that button!
Report from Bosun Bertram:
Anchorage in the Exumas in the eastern Bahamas - a recipe for happiness you would say. Everything would be perfect here, if it wasn't for the pouring rain since early this morning. We are wearing it out on board, eagerly waiting to take the dinghy ashore and explore Ship Channel Cay, the island we are right next to. We arrived here last night around 7pm, choosing this specific place because of its deep water close to shore, allowing us to take the big boat as close as possible. We plan to spend the day here if we like it, otherwise we can move just a couple of hours south to find another place of beauty.
Local time on board is 12:20 and our current position is 24' 50.0N , 76' 49.70W.
Photo of Guy and Marian making dinner in the galley.