At least for Madrone’s crew, the first couple of days of a passage are not the easiest. We’re still adjusting to the motion at sea, so we feel pretty tired all of the time – we generally are either in the cockpit working to keep the boat moving well or down below sleeping. There’s not a lot of energy left over for cooking, which works out perfectly in that while we’re not really seasick, we also don’t really feel like eating that much.
By the third day, things start to improve and we begin to emerge from our cocoons. We have energy to sit together and talk, we can start to read without feeling bad, and the overnight watches aren’t as painful as on the first two nights.
We’re happy to be feeling better and starting to enjoy being in our small, cozy world in the middle of the seemingly infinite ocean.
Day Three
141nm (in 23hrs, since we changed clocks to Bermuda time this morning) 32 08.0N 70 36.1W
