Web Diary 6 - Blue Fox 125
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28/11/05 13.00. Folks, What a couple of days. As mentioned in the
previous Diary, Dave ‘one hook’ Quinn landed a fish. Dave may
have exaggerated things slightly. A fish I say, not a beast and his name
was not Ivan. A modest 3lb, it was successfully snared by the sickly pink
squid lure. Much excitement ensued. Having photographed the catch
for posterity and unable to identify its type, we decided that it should be
returned to its natural environment. Dave was commissioned to do the
honours. Manfully, he grabbed the threshing fish by the tail and
attempted to launch it over the side. However it slipped from his grasp
mid throw and landed on the deck before crashing into the toe rail. On
the second attempt, it made it to the sea. We subsequently learned that
it was a decent dorado. Anyway, it has learned a lesson –
don’t mess with sickly pink squids and ‘one hook’ Dave. The other bit of excitement came yesterday
27/11/05. It was Dave’s birthday. No less than 10 birthday
cards arrived by post along with various gifts. The sponge cake made by
his godmother 2 weeks previously had long since been eaten but we were
prepared. An Orio cake in a box - hidden on board by Dave’s
girlfriend Kathy. Imagine the surprise when we opened it and found it
contained the ingredients for a cake and not the cake pictured on the
wrapping! In any event. we rustled up a bag of Cadburys Roses, stuck on a
piece of styrofoam with candles and did the traditional thing. Photo
attached. Late last night the wind died away to nothing and we
decided to motor for 9 hours overnight. This morning brought similar
conditions, no wind and just the current carrying us along. To make the
most of things, we decided to take a swim. Fantastic. Four thousand
metres of beautiful warm, clear waters and not a shark in sight. So here we are, going nowhere and all day to get
there. You can’t buy this sort of thing! Jim. 28/11/83 Position 18.40N 23.37W |