Dec 13th 2017
Swiss night - Raclette time
As we had a swiss day yesterday the blog will also be written in swiss
dialect from the Valais. Sorry guys.
Geschter isch en hundskumume Segeltag ufum Atlantik xi. Zum Zmorge es feins
Birchermuesli schwizerart mit epis weniges frische Fricht, also in dischem
Fall trochuni Dattle und Wiberini. De gmietli in e Tag schtarte miteme
tschinger Kaffee und jedi het ebiz ire Zig erledigt, Biecher laesse,
Soitaire spiele, Chibelduschi, Waetter embricha lade etc. Fer emal isch nix
kaputt gange oder suscht zum flicke xi, ohh Wunder. Ds Meer het schich
stattli beruehigt im Verloeif vom Tag und wier, d Niflora und ich, hei
beschlosse hite isch e guete Tag der es feins Walliser Raclette. Yep, aes
Raclette mitsch ufum Putz, hueerra guet! (heisst im Fall nit guet, ich cha
mit dem yankee Computer kei Umlaut mache und d Autokorrektur tritt mi fasst
ine Wahnsinn). Wilwer nu gad di Zit umgstellt hei (alle 15 Degrees isch en
noeji Timezone) het das gat guet gipasst mit dum Schichtwaexel. Das ja ufum
Meer meischtens flott windet isch nu schwierig xi es Platzji ds xfine fer
ds Rechaud Grill Oefeli. Hei de iner Galley (Bordchuchi) im Waeschbecki dri
ds Raclette gebrutzlet. Mmmmmh isch das fein xi säg ich ew! Aes Raclette
mitsch ufum Atlantik - einmalig!
Und de isch ja scho wieder Nacht xi (ha sowieso ds Gfuehl aesch immer eswie
Nachtschicht hie, smile) und ischi Schichte ds zweit fer zwei Stunde sind
wieder los gange. Isch nu ximli happig 2 h segle, no problem, aber de numu
2 h Schlafenszit, inklusive ins Bett ga, WC, uefstah und alege natirli. Da
bisch froh wens wieder hell wird und die dri Stuender afaent und ds fein
Birchermuesli schon wieder ufum Menüplan steiht, smile.
SAIL, EAT, SLEEP AND REPEAT!
Ok friends and followers a short summary in english. Yesterday we had a
beautiful normal day on the sea starting with a delicious Birchermuesli and
‘fresh’ fruits, dried dates and raisins. After a proper italian coffee
everybody did their thing, reading a book, playing Solitaire, bucket
showering or downloading the weather report. Nothing broken, nothing to
fix. Niflora and I decided today would be a good day to have a Swiss
Raclette as the weather calmed down and we also changed the time (every 15
degrees is a new timezone). Since we are on a sailing boat and we
definitely have wind now it was quite tricky to find a place to make
Raclette with a tea lights oven. The sink in the Galley was the best place
for it. Mmmmmmh it was just delicious and sooo unique - a Swiss Raclette in
the middle of the Atlantic - awesome!
And there we go, it is night again (I have the feeling somehow it s always
nightshift time). Its a bit intense to sail 2h and then only have 2h off -
including going to bed, toilet, get up and get dressed again. It makes you
happy to see the daylight again and go back to the 3h shift. Voila there is
the Birchermuesli again, smile.
SAIL, EAT, SLEEP AND REPEAT!