Position 14:50:00N 40:46:55E
Intsomi
Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:12
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29 JUNE 2008
Midir Island in Anfile
Bay
We stayed a second night in Howakil bay, at the
South end.
On Sunday we sailed South again to Anfile Bay.and
anchored off Midir Island.
On the way down Jill and Robert experimented with
running their cruising chute and genoa together, and Bill and Pixi plucked up
the courage to hoist their spinnaker.
We started fishing and, of course, as soon as the
spinnaker was set and pulling well, a big fish grabbed the lure and the
line immediately formed a massive bird's nest which took two hours to
untangle The fish was really heavy and fighting hard. Unable to slow
down or give him more line, he finally parted the line taking the lure with
him. Fortunately after everything was untangled, and with a new
lure attached, a second smaller fish decided to take the lure and we were
pleased to be able to land him. We think he was a tuna, but the meat was
much more delicate than other tuna we have caught and was excellent raw with
lemon juice and chopped onions, with a salad for a late lunch.
 In the afternoon we shared the fish and all
walked onshore for a while. Sun-downers were taken on "Fat Annie" and then
it was back to "Intsomi" for some more fish, cooked this time, for
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