A few photos of the race from New York and during our stay in Derry

And finally the hills of Donegal come into sight off our starboard bow. The most westerly point of Europe. At one time we did think the first land we would see was to be Iceland.

So we diverted to Iceland as you will have seen. At one point we were closer to Iceland than Ireland!!! Now heading East towards Scotland and then hopefully we’ll catch the back of the high pressure system and down into Ireland.

So how has your Saturday morning started? A leisurely wake up…coffee in bed? Mine went like this:

Well last night was a cold one…in fact as cold as the Southern Ocean. Bearing on mind I hadn’t packed for a cold Leg it was cold hands on the helm and cold feet in my sleeping bag but the best thing was finding some shirts I’d forgotten I’d packed.

We are making good speed on a cold, wet and very grey day. The sea is a mixture of dark grey and dark green and it’s all probably unlike anything you are experiencing at home.

So my Mother Watch is over and what a long day that was. Normal watch duty meant a 3.30am get up yesterday, then into Mother Watch and finally bed at 10.30pm. Up at 6.30am today to do breakfast and now straight into normal watch again until 2pm.

All looking a little dishevelled!!  Well it’s definitely dishevelled Tuesday here. Looking like I need a good shower/hairwash and trim….any order is fine, I’m not fussy…..but it would be nice to be clean and recogniseable again.

It’s sounding like life is good on board the mighty PSP!  Heres an extract that will raise some smiles!!

We’re driving through the Newfoundland fog banks this morning. The sun has just risen and we’re in for a beautiful day’s sailing….again. All on board are good.

The UK has had a glorious week of weather! Waking to blue sky every day is such a joy and  certainly lifts the soul!

Strictly come dancing has started early. Normally an autumn programme that many of us love to watch, however our wonderful tadpoles have decided to delight us with their sparkling display of moves early!