14 19N 49 32E
Dany II to the Philippines
John Ridsdel
Thu 20 Aug 2009 05:59
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14 19N 49 32E
Aug. 20, 2009
Dany II is continuing to slog her way to
Salalah...it's slow going with no wind once again...our weatherman keeps
promising winds for today tho :)...just hope he's right!...anyway, not much to
report from out here, the only "bad" thing that happened yesterday was that we
lost 2 mahi mahi!...the first one we had brought up onto the swim step, but the
wire leader broke & she managed to get away...so, out with the line again
with a new lure, & we hooked another one about 2 hrs. later...this one
managed to throw the hook as J was bringing it in...darn...we were really
looking foreword to a nice fish dinner!...at least we know they're out here, so
we'll keep trying today...these 2 were quite pretty, with green & gold
scales rather than the blue & gold we're used to...we did have a bit more
shipping activity last night....it was encouraging to see that not all the
freighters are using the military controlled "corridor"...still, it wasn't a
relaxing night like it normally would have been if we were elsewhere...we've now
passed through what they consider the most active area for pirating, but we
still have 300 mi. to go to Salalah...so we can't relax yet!...we may have to
open a bottle of 2 of Rioja when we get there!...meanwhile, our friend Mark in
Salalah has reported that another boat arrived safely last night with no
problems enroute...I've got to go & keep a look out...bye for now, D2 &
the crew
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