Day 42 English Channel to Atlantic Ocean

Wednesday, overcast, became darker mid morning. Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. - unknown author, The red dawn this morning was spectacular. During the night, we entered the shelter of the English Channel. We had virtually no roll for the latter part of the night. Today continues to be the smoothest ride so far. It was almost like being in port. Even at 1600, the ocean is still fairly smooth. Taking advantage of the easy sailing this morning, we walked to the focsle, all the way to the raised platform at the front most part.

Still chilly. It has been a good day for reading. It is more difficult to read when the sea is rough, but I can still type or do other computer tasks. We need to sail southwest, out and around the Iberian peninsula, Spain and Portugal, and turn east through Gibralter.