Two thirds of the way there
Anastasia
Phil May and Andrea Twigg
Thu 15 Mar 2012 01:59
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9:58.1S 121:24.6W 2031 miles
covered
We have just passed the two thirds mark, with just
over 1000 miles to go. It has been an fairly uneventful day with
everyone lying around relaxing. (Well Andrea did clean the bathroom
as well.) We took down the Parasailor and put up the asymmetric, which
occupied about half an hour of the day.
The fishing lines are out, but no bites
yet. Usually we have to wait until sundown. We are hoping for a
wahoo or mahi mahi because we still have a lot of tuna left in the
fridge/freezer.
Stop press! We went out to switch back to the
Parasailor for the night and Andrea noticed that one of the lines was
taut. There was a hefty fish on it, which put up quite a struggle as we
hauled it in. When we landed it it turned out to be a four foot
marlin/spearfish (just a baby in marlin terms). Bertie said that
eating marlins is not eco-friendly, so we just took some photos and then
let it go. Getting the hook out of its beak was quite a challenge, with
the nasty spike and sharp teeth, but I managed to pull it out with a pair of
pliers and then the marlin returned to the ocean.
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