The sardines are freed to row again

Imagine 36 hours stuffed in a small cabin in the middle of the Atlantic!? That’s exactly what the teams racing across the Atlantic have had to endure these past couple of days.
Herdip and Elin described the experience as PAINFUL, not mentally as one might imagine, but physically. Their backs have seized thanks to rowing solidly for 16 days and then being crammed in like sardines on a thin mattress in a tiny cabin. It’s the first time they’ve mentioned true pain so it really must be uncomfortable!

Herdip is planning on writing a book describing all the sleeping positions she’s found useful when bobbing about on the ocean (and sharing a cabin with Elin). They have established the best sleeping position – both lying on their left side in foetal position with Herdip’s knees jammed in Elins back to stop them rocking around so much! (think I’ll stick to my double bed!).

Hulled up in the cabin yesterday they were overwhelmed to receive three emails of copy-and-pasted messages of support from the Woodvale messages site (they had not been receiving them!). It was a real motivator for them so please keep them coming and we’ll make sure they get any message of support left.

Poor Herdip, stuck in the cabin, has been forced to learn Welsh choir music! I wonder how the Punjabi lessons are coming on Elin?!

Cabin Fever was given a reprise this morning when they started rowing again at 4am thanks to better weather. They haven’t stopped since and are really on a mission to make up any lost mileage due to the weather!