30 March 2011 6 days at sea
The EJ's Voyage
Mike Everton-Jones
Wed 30 Mar 2011 19:09
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What a beautiful day!
Sailing along under 15 kts on our beam, moderate
sea at 7/7.5kts. Blue sky, very clear water.
Mike changed the oil filters in the generator this
morning. I defrosted and sorted the freezer. The leak in the forward cabin seems
to be under control. Books still trying to dry out on the aft deck.
We have done about 600nm so far. Providing that the
weather and wind are staying like this, we estimate that we will be in the
Marquises in about 17days.
Boys didn't cook last night after all. I took pity
on time as they worked so hard to fix the water leak. We were all quiet tired
last night. Tonight is their turn though... Pork on the menu.
We spotted a sail on the horizon yesterday
afternoon. It turned out to be a boat from California that was with us in
Galapagos, ENDORFIN. We caught them up and overtook them eventhough they had
left San Cristobal 2 days before us. We spoke to them on the VHF. They are doing
fine, they are just a much slower boat.
FALBALA seems to enjoy ploughing through the
waves.
So many flying fish around, it's
amazing!
All is well.
Love
Mike and Catherine
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