Lunch: Pasta carbonara
Dinner: Pork steak fried whole with couscous and a spicy mango sauce

From the logbook:

30/4
1500 Patent log launched, log position 37´
1700 Squared fore top
1800 Fore topgallant and sprit topsail taken in
2310 Mizzen topsail taken in

1/5
0130 Gybed to port tack
0600 Prepared main topgallant yard to be hoisted from deck
1030 Main topgallant yard in place
1100 Gybed to starboard tack
 
Comments:
Yesterday´s entertainment turned out to be a fashion show, based on all plastic fabrics on board that are to be discarded. It all came from the galley where all plastics is cleaned, washed, dried and cut into small pieces that are packed in vacuum bags to take up as little space as possible. Those working in the galley had all created a dress of their own, implying everything from dashing masculine characters from the world of movies to tightly wrapped female forms on high heels. They had also lured our Captain into their scheme and his dress made one think of a possible oldfashioned Chinese style, at least when judging from his hat. During the entire show the synthetic Walpurgis bonfire was “burning" on the top of the capstan. The entertainment was then concluded with some of the choir songs traditionally sung om board the Swedish Ship Götheborg.

And today both topgallant yards are in place and we plan to set both topgallant sails. This will give our ship a new profile and it is a shame that we cannot see ourselves at a distance. We are getting increasingly sure that we will anchor off Cape Naturaliste come Saturday.
 
Views may have been expressed on the coffee served on board so far. Most of us have been very candid about out and would rather forget this experience as quickly as possible. From now on the brewing is however made with another brand and the taste is expected to correspond more to expectations.