Day 306 - Baie D'Hakahau, Ua-Poa

Tuesday 26th May – I upped anchor and
sailed for the main bay Baie D'Hakahau, Ua-Poa 9:21.52S 140:02.91W After rising in the pitch black at about 4:30AM I pulled up
my anchor and motored out in to the pacific headed North, I was lucky enough to
have the wind I needed however light I was able to turn off the motor and just
enjoy the sound of the wind while I sat and watched the sun rise over the
ocean. It is funny thinking back that only on the 1st September
2007 not even two year ago was the first time I sailed Silky or any boat for
that matter out of the sight of land when I crossed the English Channel to Naturally enough the first thing I do when ever I get up and
are under way is put the lines in the water, and today was no different. I
managed to catch two small Tuna, perfect sise for a couple of meals each
however thee first little fishy got off right at the back of the boat. I almost
had it in my hands as he made his final attempt for the sea and succeeded. The
second was very small but perfect for me and as I was well stocked with fresh
limes it was not question of how he was going to be eaten, filleted and diced
then soaked in lime juice with a little salt and pepper, no heat required and
after about 1 hour in the fridge I ate and ate until I was able to eat no more.
Amazing it is, it is like having a horrible addiction that you can not satisfy
it tastes so good and you just need to eat more and more. I was at sea for almost 14 hours and amazingly enough for me
I read an entire book, it was called The Ballad of Les Darcy the famous Australian
Boxer from the early 1900’s written by Peter Fitzsimons. I can highly recommend
it as it is written like a novel however it is the factual accounts of his life
and Boxing career. More importantly I have n ever read a book in such a short
space of time ever, infact I have only read about half a dozen books in the
last year so I am now kicking myself I said to Fiona to give away her extensive
book collection when she left for Day 306 Destination – Traveling Direction – North Average Speed – 4.8 Total distance – 63.2 Nautical Miles Travel Time – 13:24’h |