Off to the big bad Southern Ocean......
So the start time is finally fixed and we are off at 0900hrs New Zealand time on Wednesday 18th Everything is packed here, each day we have been postponed more people disappear and more of the Race Village disappears. While it has definitely been the right decision it is shame that we are not going to get the true spectacle of the crowds coming to wave you off on your merry way, from strangers to family ad friends to shore crew and race crew for me it is a real buzz and really sets the scene to get racing, especially on this Leg. The big Leg the one many people still feels defines the Volvo Ocean Race. But I am sure glad that we re not heading straight out into Pam she might not look like much these days on the satellite imagery but she looks like a pretty big onion to me!!! I have about 14 hours until I will be checking out my hotel room and wheeling my kit bag through the Auckland Viaduct to be packed into Air Freight. All the multitude of electronic devices I have to keep in co...