beautiful blue ocean
Merlin
Kevin & Victoria Rolling
Sun 12 Jun 2011 15:37
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38 3n : 23 33w
Excellent progress this afternoon on a beautiful
blue ocean we passed two Whales going the other way and two pods of Dolphins one
with young paid us a visit before going on their way.
The lovely weather has allowed us to dry our
clothes and bunks on deck for hopefully a more pleasant night of 2hrs on and 2
off watch. I do hope the good weather continues and certainly weather
charts downloaded today and a steadily rising barometer would suggest this to be
the case. I did however notice high level clouds called Mares Tails in the
sky this morning which indicate a cold front and deteriorating
weather....weather forecasting is never an exact science as last nights
unforeseen gale confirmed
We will head south for another three hours
putting us on the same latitude as Sao Miguel. We'll then tack through the
SW breeze and head straight for the Island a further 70 miles to the west.
All being well we should get out first view of the island at sunrise
tomorrow.......Pressing on to the finish.
K & M
Merlin
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