Bitter Sweet

Day 20 of the race and we continue to fly along in very favourable racing
conditions. By tomorrow morning we will have less than 2000 miles to go - still
longer than most sailors will ever have completed in one go but for us a big
psychological barrier. At our current rate of 240 miles per day we will arrive
in 9 days, realistically it will be more like 11 days to go - all depends on
what the high presure in front of us does next. It's funny watching and counting
down the miles to go to san fran - obviously the faster we get there the better
we'll do in the race but the sooner this incredible experience will be over.
So it's very bitter sweet. Things like showers, flat beds, fresh food, normal
toilets, seeing friends and family and of course finishing in a podium place are
all big incentives to getting there as soon as possible so I think the trick is
to enjoy every minute while we're still out on this greast adventure. Living
conditions are better with the angle down to about 25 degrees now - still
frustrating as hell getting out of bed and dressed 3 times perday (all my lows
of the trip have been in this period). Getting out of bed when at a 45 degree
angle is basically like a letter trying to jump back out of a post box. But the
winds are favourable and we are enjopying some wonderful sailing.