Tuesday 20 Nov 18
Kelpie
Sarah and David Holtby
Tue 20 Nov 2018 12:37
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19:36.0N 22:36.3W
24 hours run: 129 miles. Distance to Mindelo
at noon today: 215 miles so our ETA is Thursday morning.
A faster day since dawn this morning when the trade wind
finally filled in from the east sending Kelpie cracking along at 6 1/2
knots. Yesterday afternoon and overnight there was little useable wind so
Yanni the Yanmar did the heavy lifting. However, every cloud has a silver
lining - we made enough water to permit everyone a shower. What a
difference that makes!
The other major event was Chris' second dorado yesterday
afternoon - a whopping 5 kg fish that got the same treatment (baked in the oven
with rosemary) as its predecessor - delicious!
We are starting to see flying fish in some numbers and
continue to see marine mammals of various types. We have instigated a
flying fish patrol every morning to pick them up off the deck before they start
to go smelly in the now warm tropical sun.
Will upload some photos when we get back to the world of
wifi.
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