at sea
18.58.45 N
030.35.30 W
0745
14.09.08
s/y safari
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yep. the sun is riz. something about the sunrise watch is actually kinda fun. warms up. transition from needing a headlamp to needing sunglasses. it's warm out right now, too. less layering. of course the downside is that the boat never really cools off. being hermetically sealed and all, air barely flows out of the recesses. though there is a vent system and of course the air con, which we don't use. battery voltage going down quicker than ever, and i wonder how long we'll get to keep our freezer. we're better than halfway now. Martin wrote on the Nick Buzz CD, 'forever halfway there.' i think hopefully not. though zeno's paradox continues to apply.
there's no music on this voyage. use of any electrical device means use of electricity, and therefore eats into the gas budget. and therefore is considered frivolous and we're simply doing without.
but somehow the battery voltage is dropping right regular anyhoo. this seems to be a source of frustration. the storage cells are to be kept above 12.05 V at all times, as they can be permanently affected i.e. damaged and don't hold charge as well for as long if they ever get below a certain point. (around 12.00 V). this means we are running the generator several times each day. we still have a freezer full of sliced, white bread, some frozen veg and stuff. getting to be really expensive bread. i wonder. if only we were allowed to use the oven. there is some myth that russ can bake bread on the range top; so far, a series of failed experiments. he's not given up yet though.
