TUNA TUNA EVERYWHERE 24-5-10
Mollihawk's Atlantic Circumnavigation
eddie/david nicholson
Mon 24 May 2010 23:58
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Now that we have crossed the Gulf Stream and well
into the coastal waters the seas have calmed down.
Last night was very Rolly and we all had to wedge
ourselves into the bunk to get any sleep. But today brought a much more
settled sea and clear sky's again. Air temperature is 24
degrees C and the sea temperature has also changed
significantly.
It was in the region of 24 degrees C and it is
now the water is 13.2 degrees C.
We have been very lucky with the weather so far
this trip and even up to tonight we have a low to the South West near Florida
and another big low North West of us over NovisScotia. We have managed to slip
between the two into the coast of America.
At 1800 today we had travelled 509 N
miles since Bermuda with 154 Nm left to go to Newport Rhode
Island. We are averaging 6 knots so we expect with fair winds tonight and
tomorrow to make land fall tomorrow evening late.
This evening we had great excitement at happy hour
just as the rum was produced the fishing rod , which has been out the back for
the past few days saying nothing,suddenly went crazy! The whizzing of the reel
had everyone to their feet and JP jumped to his fisherman's position and began
reeling in the monster.
Just as it came to the end of the line after much
playing of this mighty fish, it jumped off the line and dived deep to
freedom!........the one that got away you say!...
But he redeemed himself moments later as
JP landed not one but two fine sized TUNA!
With the help of the Gaff which we wouldn't have
landed them without we had in the cockpit 15/16 kg's of fish! As we had dinner
cooked already by this time they have been gutted and will be lunch and
dinner tomorrow.even at that we won't be able to finish one of them so hopefully
someone will enjoy the other when we land in Newport. Otherwise JP is intending
on bringing them home in his carry on luggage!
hope to send you some more photos when we land.
Till then Good night.
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