According to the GPS, we only have 20 hours left until we reach Rodney Bay. In other words, we will arrive on Thursday. It is an almost surreal feeling to imagine spotting land after 16 days of open water. The same calls for the feeling of steady ground beneath our feet.

Both the crew and the boat are in great need of a rehab. For us it will be wonderful just to have a still and quiet dinner, have a proper shower, a cold beer in the sun.

The food is becoming an issue, yesterday we had Ravioli which made Malin and Elina to food strike.  The cooking creativity is not on top, since all we have left is tinned food.  A majority of the crew hope that there is a McDonalds somewhere in Saint Lucia, a Big Mac would be nice. Others long for fresh food, vegetables and fruit.

It will also be nice to take a walk, to actually move around and stretch your legs. On the boat the only two body positions are sitting up or lying down since standing up right is a balancing act that we mostly wish to avoid. 
 

The skipper is planning a little arrival show as we cross the finish line. The complete crew will be standing on deck dressed in our Team Xavante t-shirts singing “Sankta Lucia” loudly and Bernard will play the dragspel. He has been practicing these past days. We will see about that…

So, the next time you will hear from us we will have reached our goal.

Liten rolig detalj är att den 10 december då vi beräknar att komma I mål, är ingen mindre än den väldigt patriarkiska Nobeldagen, till lika Malins namnsdag. Hurra!