well, I didn’t expect that, I haven’t read about it anywhere and nobody has told me that I’d be going against the current at the speed of more than 3 knots and that it would be pushing me to the coast... that the engine would overheat and that the wind would blow right in my face. Slightly disadvantageous, isn’t it? I think I even got worried, really worried. I’m trying to reach the open sea but it’s really hard, sometimes the speed falls down to 0.5 knot...
if it weren’t enough, there’s something going on with my ear, it’s been aching for a long time, but today it’s even difficult to drink water because my whole jaw has been almost paralysed. I’ve got nothing else to do but to forget about the ache (or take the painkiller for the invincible;), pray that the engine makes it and try to escape from it all safe and sound.

After the night: what a night it was! There was so much lightening that it felt as if all gods were having a huge fight just above me, and it was thundering so much that I put my head on the water tank so that the sound of water hitting it sides drowned out the thunders. The headache made me more tired and, as it turned out, boats couldn’t see me well. it’s good that I woke up a couple of times and that they keep good watch because my manoeuvrability at such a speed leaves much to be desired.