Malua is at 30:44.54N 011:49.52W at 0600 on 5/11/2012

Last night the wind dropped and we motored into the darkness as black as inside a cow but then the moon came up and we could again see the horizon.  When I came on watch at 2:00 am the moon was directly above  and I could almost read.  Dinner was beef stew with carrots, mushrooms and rice, all prepared in port.  Piers is now in full control of Malua and uses the chartplotter to very good effect in following the wind.  The AIS is a great aid to navigation informing us about a ship well over the horizon.

There were a few ships on or port side as the steamed north and south along the Moroccan coast.  Our course with no wind was exactly 227 deg and at 0600 we had 120 nm to go so we will arrive at dawn on Tuesday.

At 0800 on 6516 I started the MOzzie Net.  Sundancer came up as did Charm Offensive but suddenly Jack Tar voice came through.  They are in the Canaries and had read my blog posting and saw the time and frequency.  It was great to speak to them again.  We last net in Greece in 2008.  They have been a few jumps ahead of Malua this season.  He gave me the Lat Long of a bay we can anchor in when we arrive so that is reassuring.  I hope we can catch up with them.

A magical moment on Malua