22 August 2012 Somewhere in South Pacific ..
6:30 am: Sunrise coffee bar open for business.
9:00 am: Breakfast: pawpaw and bananas, infused with fresh Santo Limes. Bacon and egg on St. Marlow sough dough with grilled tomatoes
11:00 am: morning tea with Zar’s chunky triple chocolate oatmeal cookies.
2:00 pm: Late lunch: Gourmet steak wrap. Grilled Santos eye fillet marinated in french herbs with salad and mustard and grilled onions in a wrap.
5:00 pm: Sunset cocktails in the Luganville Lounge: Bombay Sapphire Gin & Tonic
7:30 pm: Moroccan lamb casserole with onions and potato served with couscous, cooked in home-made chicken stock, garnished with fresh Santos Chilli. Red wine served in ships crystal decanter; poured at 15.4 knots….
Trip log: last 24 hours distance made good: 218 nautical miles.
News of the day: Masterchef cook-off competition has been formally announced and launched. Competitors Glenda and Andrew face each other this evening in front self-proclaimed judges, Smithy and the Captain. No elimination planned.PS from the Skipper: We’ve been racing along in a happy ship. Glenda has found her sea legs and slept like a baby last night in the forward bunk in a fairly big sea – she’s very proud of herself. We’re now well of the top of New Caledonia, and we’re shooting for Coffs Harbour, though if we get a southerly (which is forecast) we might end up in Brisbane instead.
9:00 am: Breakfast: pawpaw and bananas, infused with fresh Santo Limes. Bacon and egg on St. Marlow sough dough with grilled tomatoes
11:00 am: morning tea with Zar’s chunky triple chocolate oatmeal cookies.
2:00 pm: Late lunch: Gourmet steak wrap. Grilled Santos eye fillet marinated in french herbs with salad and mustard and grilled onions in a wrap.
5:00 pm: Sunset cocktails in the Luganville Lounge: Bombay Sapphire Gin & Tonic
7:30 pm: Moroccan lamb casserole with onions and potato served with couscous, cooked in home-made chicken stock, garnished with fresh Santos Chilli. Red wine served in ships crystal decanter; poured at 15.4 knots….
Trip log: last 24 hours distance made good: 218 nautical miles.
News of the day: Masterchef cook-off competition has been formally announced and launched. Competitors Glenda and Andrew face each other this evening in front self-proclaimed judges, Smithy and the Captain. No elimination planned.PS from the Skipper: We’ve been racing along in a happy ship. Glenda has found her sea legs and slept like a baby last night in the forward bunk in a fairly big sea – she’s very proud of herself. We’re now well of the top of New Caledonia, and we’re shooting for Coffs Harbour, though if we get a southerly (which is forecast) we might end up in Brisbane instead.