MY FIRST SHIFT November 30th - 3am

Julio wakes me up as the clock turns to 3am. Time for my shift.
We have divided the shifts into 3 hrs each with partners exchanging spots in the middle of the shifts.
Julio has left, I am now accompanying Fernando until 4.30am Then, it will be time for Juanjo to replace him.
I was lucky enough to get the shift that will host the sunrise.
I planned to see as many sunrises as I could when all this was only a dream. The first one seems to be near to come true.
The Moon has been with us shining with such arrogance that feels as she is shouting having nothing to envy from the Sun.
Its now 4am, at first from the left and now from the right as the night passes, I see a path of moonlight on the water that starts a few feet from the boat and widens as it approaches the horizon in an inviting way as if the end of the road has nothing but hidden treasures to be conquered.
A squicking noise from the main sail as it softly swings about simulates the sound of seagulls. They will be with us thru the voyage, I hope.
Its been less than 24 hours and I already feel part of the sailboat, the ocean, the sky.
Still 18 days to go. I wonder if by then it would have been too much or not enough.
Reiner