Is it a bird?
My Way
Mike Kopman
Tue 2 Dec 2008 04:17
Gidday everyone,
We're back to oppressive heat, flat seas and no wind. After a few hours of sailing this morning we
had to pull the sails down and fire up the motor. Actually the flat seas make for quite a relaxing
ride, even if there is the constant drone of the engine in the background.
The highlight of the day was being buzzed by Australian Custom's Dash 8 aircraft a couple of hours
ago. It swooped low over us while Linda chatted to them on the VHF radio. We had our sails up and
were enjoying a rare bit of wind at the time so hopefully they got some good pictures of us, not
that we'll ever see them. Interestingly, we've been in and out of Australia a couple of times over
the last day or two... The Economic Exclusion Zone for fishing rights etc. zig-zags back and forth
between Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia quite a bit around here. We've been back in Aussie
waters, then in Indo waters, then Aussie again.
We've got 111.11 nm to go to our next waypoint, just souht of the Indo island of Babar, where we'll be shaping our course northwards. Total distance to go is about 1055 nm.
Well that's it. I've got to get out from behind the nav desk before I melt into the seat.
Lotsa love from all on My Way.
MSALDJ