PACIFIC 09:35.79S 133:51.49W
Chantelle
Tue 25 Mar 2008 19:58
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Good Morning All
Hope it's not too chilly back home.
Well we have 306 miles to go and unfortuntely the
wind is dying on us. Just about making 6 knots over the ground. Hopefully we
shall be arriving at Hiva Oa early hours on Thursday. Chantelle is still
swinging her rear end around so it feels like we are making no progress at all,
just sideways movement.
In the absence of any "action" on the Pacific,
attached is an action shot of a Pelican coming into land on Galapagos.
Although they appear rather graceless in landing they are in fact very effective
plunge divers. They are funny characters to watch. They would congregate around
the fish market at Pelican Bay on Puerto Ayora for all the off cuts, which they
would cram into their pouch at seemingly very odd and painful angles. You could
see feet and beaks lodging sideways in their necks. How they ever managed to
swallow is a mystery!
It's very humid here today so perhaps we can expect
some more rain later. We have had a few light showers over night which are
lovely and refreshing.
Hope the snow has cleared up back home and spring
is poking it's head through! At the moment the time difference between UK and
here is 8 hours however this will change by a further 1 hour when we reach
Marquesas. So back in UK you will be 9 hours ahead of us - (nine hours
older?!)
Well it's that time again - helming stint for Kim -
but no cooking today Hoooooraaaah!
Take care all.
Until Hiva Oa
Chantelle Out
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