Location: Underway to Key West
Our quiet night from last night was replaced by the entrance into the Gulf Stream. We experienced 20 kts of wind that was right on the nose and against the Gulf Stream. This created a VERY LARGE sea that came toppling over Argo’s bow. Our 8-9kt progress was slowed to 3-4kts, and our hope for an arrival in the evening was quickly dashed. Now we just hope we can make landfall by tomorrow sometime. Motor sailing: We made decent progress throughout the day and were able to have a squeeze in an MTE class for the professional skipper candidates we got in the last few of their presentations. All without a single person getting seasick. We’ve come a long way in the last two months. With the Gulf Steam also came a clear change in the weather. Shorts and T-shirts were replaced with foul-weather gear and winter hats. There were many complaints that we were heading the wrong way and that it was getting too cold! Night-time watches switched between telling riddles, playing mind games, and figuring out what people would most like to eat once they got back on shore. Key West must be close… They can smell it!