LN894 26/03/2016
Here news of our latest adventures… beautifully crafted by- Kate!
Whoa!!!
Nellie Girl, is in her blue water zone…. Waltzin & whumffin an exuberant fandango of barquentine delight….as she treats us c/o *storm Kate*, to an exhilarating cobalt blue roller-coaster ride, a fabulous homecoming finale, as we approach UK waters; the Porcupine Abyssal Plain to port & the Biscay Abyssal Plain to starboard. We crossed the continental shelf at 10pm last night…boomy F6/7 gusts accompanying charging…long backed rollers…Nellie happily heftin her port beam into the cascading surf…treating those on the bridge to a fabulous ride, the bunk-bound happily slumbering & levitating as Nellie roistered & whumfft her way through the night. Fishing vessels were sighted…reels & jigs abounded as the crew endeavoured to maintain verticality…at perpendicular angles…while jinkin about for munchies & hot toddies; while those on the helm wrestled with the intense dynamic of the elements & Nellie rollickin away…
We awoke to blue skies & Nellie in her element…seriously shaken her bootylicious beam in the lapis lazuli…topaz topped crests…glinting in the sun…a myriad of blues in all directions.
A swift & bracing all hands on deck as we revelled in the storm surge…attending to jibs…staysails…T’gallants …Top Sails & yards…diving back down to warmth…bunks…laughter & most importantly *CAKE*….as we rock’n rolled on da boisterous blue.
By mid-day…the sun was dancing on the surf…dazzling wiv blues…storm boomers waltzin Nellie across their backs…which she delighted in…as did we, whoopin & hollerin as we rode da big blue…seagulls thermaled off her stern…a lone skua swooped in & away…a rainbow embraced us & a dolphin with her youngster…breezed by …a quick fix on da bow & then away…
Day melts to dusk…cobalt blues morphed to deep blues & then to night inks.
Nellie boomin on her way…through Little Sole Bank & Shamrock Knoll…the Scillies some 35nm away to the North…Kernow just over the horizon…the Lizard…iconic peninsula of maritime lore…
1030pm*!*…another night of bonhomie in the saloon…after a crazy comedic supper circus, of cirque de soleil antics!!!….maritime style!!!
…voyage crew away to bunks…as their watchs beckon for another wild night on the bridge…whoopin it up & down with Nellie as she surfs da blue fandango…in her indomitable burlesque style.
