Christmas has come early

Today started off like any other, reluctantly woken 2 hrs early for
happy hour at 1200hrs. But half an hour later festive spirits are high!
Christmas has come early on board - we all had a present from our on
board Santa Claus Pauline, who gave us all Santa hats and chocolate (we've
been without chocolate for a number of days now), then Andy P had more
chocolate to give out that he had saved all the way from Grimsby in the
UK! Christmas music played from the on deck speakers and a Christmas carol
was sung into the wind which, adding to our good spirits, we have found
again meaning its back into our wet weather gear as the waves break over
the bow at times making all the way down to the helm and life is once
again being lived on an angle! Then as the cherry on the top of our
early Christmas off the new race update came in and we've made another 4
miles on the Aussies putting us 14nm in total closer to the finish line!
So heading to lunch now it's just like a typical Christmas, I'm too full
of chocolate and sugar!

It has felt like we have had only a few days left for so long now but now
it's really true. We have 220nm (less than 22 hours at the speeds we've
been doing over the last 24hrs) until we cross the finish line and can
have all those luxuries we have been dreaming about for at least the last
10 days - the first drink, shower, fresh meal, clean dry clothes, flat
bed, more than 3 hours sleep........ Mmmmmmmmmm

xx