Fw: Storyteller, day 4, 200 plus miles last 24 hours
Storyteller
Wed 13 Feb 2008 19:47
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Position 04.30N 79.38W
With the assistance of a fast flowing southerly
current we covered over 210 miles in the last 24 hours....nearly all under
motor!
The sea is flat, there is high cloud and we hear
from boats ahead of us that they have had 24 hours of rain. Maybe we will be
lucky and get some wind.
This morning Tony and Mike reeled in an estimated
25 to 30lb mahi mahi! A magnificent fish and the biggest one I have seen. It is
easy to see why there is so much sea life in this area. We go through extensive
patches where the sea water is red. Cleaning the raw water filters we find that
they are clogged with krill and small jelly like organisms.
One boat ahead of us reported that they had been
boarded last night by Columbian customs. This would be a scary experience which
I hope we can avoid. At night it would be difficult to know if they were
genuine.
Still no wind but we are confident that
we have enough fuel to motor all the way to Salinas if
necessary.
John
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