Usuallytheystayedawakethreetofourhours past sunset, with nolight exposure other than the faintglowof a small fire that would keep animals away and provide a bit of warmthinthe winter.
Twenty-four hours of light bleaches out the structure of a day, so ship life becomes organized by meals and debarkations, either onto land or into the inflatable dinghies.
Shortly after, a tremendous storm hit the Wanderers, rendering the entire ground underwater, and yet, just three hours later, a further four overs were possible before bad light ended play.