Keeping Watch (Last part)

The schedule will result in each person's watch schedule moving up one time slot, each day. Tomorrow, I will have the 0000-0200 watch. It seems like this will work well; two hours under a faintly-moonlit sky, with reflected sunlight shimmering on rolling swells seems right and easy, even if tonight, the gentle forward motion of Grace as she crosses the 18th parallel makes me want to stay at the wheel through dawn. I need my rest, even if Grace doesn't, and I'm looking forward to greeting Guita with an early 'top-o'-the morning' and then crawling into a warm bed with Jennifer, my co-captain.