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December 25, 2005
Christmas Day
I woke early (what a surprise) and made coffee. Oh, sweet nectar of the morning! Chis slept until 8. We agreed not to exchange gifts. Sharing this journey was too precious to be spoiled by diamond tiaras and knick-knacks.
We enjoyed champagne and orange juice in the cockpit, and cranked up the satellite phone. Let’s see, there’s London, England, Toronto, Winnipeg, Mexico, and Vancouver to call.
Then breakfast, followed by a dinghy ride to the beach for a walk. We returned to the boat for a snooze, and early preparations of our Christmas “turkey”. Actually, a 4-pound roasting chicken. We would never fit a turkey in our tiny oven. The chicken was a stretch. And to quell my fear of fire, we bought “oven bags” in Florida. While completely against my purist spirit, these disposable, probably never biodegradable plastic bags really work! They keep the juices (aka grease) from starting a fire with the gas flame at the back of the oven. But they also keep the juices (aka fat) in! Brilliant, and DELICIOUS!
We had a wonderful Christmas dinner in the cockpit, with no wind, lots of mosquitoes, and sultry Christmas tunes. We continued our Hollywood journey, and watched “One Magic Christmas”. I cried. Chis claims he didn’t.
The wind kicked up at 4am with the onset of another cold front. From no wind to 25 knots in no time. At 5am, we let out more anchor chain.
Posted by dave at December 25, 2005 12:20 PM