15/07/10 13:00
13:00 15/07/10 The weather has closed in and all local sailors are warning there are perils on the Humber! The swell looks huge and the driving winds would make further progress impossible. Even the local wind turbines have been stopped due to the severe gusting winds!! We’ve had discussions all morning…alot of them very repetitive but at last we have come to a unanimous decision…there can be no rowing for 48 hours! It does seem amazing that this decision has taken hours to get to when the coast guards told us last night that we wouldn’t be going anywhere for a couple of days! So where does this leave us?? Even though, upon reflection, we realise that our bad decision making and management caused our problems yesterday, we’re still in good spirits and want to continue the row. Time may not allow us to complete the journey to John O’Groats, but we want to still try and get as far as possible. We’re heading home for a 48 hour break during these impossible weather conditions, then back to Hull on Saturday to finish the adventure next week…..with a new GPS!!
Hey Gary and crew, you’ve done fantastically getting to the Humber. Nice to have a rest and set sail again (that’s such a dull comment – sorry me trying to be positive). Expected to see you rowing by St Andrews at the Open Golf! Great to read the captain’s blog – great to meet you all at Via Fosse can’t wait to hear about John O’Groats. Good luck on the seas – Good on you. Deb & Dom
Deb said this on July 16, 2010 at 10:35 am |