Imagine this. You have been at sea for 22 days and the last week has been full of constant rain, irregular weak wind coming from all directions, your clothes are wet, your bed is damp and you have to sit outside for 12 hours a day on watch only to see more black clouds on their way. Welcome to Ustupu north of the equator. We have been experiencing really miserable squally weather and when it's so wet and swelly outside, the only options we have are to sit outside in the rain on hard wet fiberglass or lay in bed with wrinkly skin. We have tried to make the best of it, but it has gotten to us and our moods are reflecting the weather: we are grumpy and seemingly depressed for the first time in our lives!
Squalls are generated by the action of unstable air which then displaces large amounts of cold air downward and can result in heavy rain, strong winds and lightening. Luckily for us, the only thing the big grey monsters have been dishing out is rain and the strong wind. Squalls look like massive grey clouds that seem to have an uncanny ability to hit you when you are just starting to dry out.
Luckily for us, the weather seems to be improving and the wind is becoming steady. We are 375 miles way from Hilo and we really hope to arrive Thursday or Friday morning. After a shower, a bento box and a shaky walk on land, these wet miserable days will seem like a distant memory.
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