Day 278 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 5

Silk Sheets
Ben Shute & Fiona Kennelly
Thu 30 Apr 2009 01:09

Tuesday 28th April - As of midnight day-5 we were at position 4:50.35S 97:34.87W

 

It was a horrible overcast day and not a lot of anything really. There were many rain squalls around us and by about mid morning the rain set in. This was not all bad as we erected the water catcher and caught all the water we could. Not exactly sure how much we did catch as it went straight into the tank however it seemed like a lot. Unfortunately for this trip we need to be very stingy with the water which means limited washing of everything including ourselves. Considering I now had Dad onboard this is not a pleasant experience at all times.

 

Still no fish which is very disturbing. No idea why…..

 

Day 278

Destination – Marquesas Passage Day 5

Traveling Direction – West

Average Speed – 5.2

Total distance – 118 Nautical Miles

Travel Time – 24h