15/11/08, 630 miles towards South Africa  Safari… I have already been dreaming about it… for now, the Indian Ocean shows me what the word “whimsical” means, which I have so often heard from other sailors. You can expect anything, anytime. Beginning with waves as high as the deck and sailing with a speed of up to 12 knots on big waves, to a sudden change in wind direction and the silence that follows… Yesterday night, the ship proved that the “southern change” is coming. In other words, the wind will be blowing in exactly the same direction I am sailing. I am lucky, it is not supposed to be that strong, probably only up to 40 knots (it could be 60 or more). I am keeping an eye on the barometer and while waiting, I am making the yacht ready; I am knotting everything carefully, attaching everything that could come loose…