Our 21st day at sea. If you're thinking that we're being rather obsessive about counting the days, we are! We are plodding along at around 3 knots, just starting up the west coast of Greenland now, about 380 miles to go. The gribs for the next five days indicate that there will be no wind >10 knots and most of it <5. So, the motor is on. With the lively chop, we are only getting about 3 knots under power. Luckily, Gjoa carries 800 litres of diesel. We have enough left that we could motor all the way in if we have to. Hope it doesn't come to that. At least with the motor on we are warm. Our newly-installed matrix fan heater, which uses engine heat, has been most welcome with the temperature dropping to about 6 overnight. The dense miasma of sea fog we have been enveloped in for a few days is still providing a gloomy outlook. Today, the fog is bright white and has a blueish tinge to it. Makes us think that there must be a July sun up there somewhere, we're just not seeing it. It's an all-grey environment. The cruising guide said the west coast is mainly sunny and dry, hope we'll get some of that soon.
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Week3 12/7/2014 12:00 58°55.4'N 047°00.7'W
Hope you're seeing the sun now. Got some wind?
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