Sydney to Nelson- day 4
Duet
Simon and Kitty van Hagen
Sun 19 Feb 2012 07:20
36:46:21S
162:50:97E
Sunday 19th February.
Because we have been sailing on the back of a high pressure
system that has been slow moving across the Tasman, the seas are relatively
calm. The swell is minimal so it has been a calm and fast ride so far.
Behind us an area or low pressure is nipping at our heels and we are expecting
stronger winds and a lot of rain. We have been sailing too fast for any
fish to take the lure. So it's bully beef and beans for supper again.
Yesterday we had a large pod of dolphins with us for some time and a lot of
birds, mutton or sooty shearwater weaving about in our wake. Today, nothing. the
sea temperature has dropped from 24 - 18, a sure sign we are getting
nearer to the land of the long white
cloud.