Chicken of the Sea
Wayward Adventure
Tue 18 Nov 2008 15:54
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This just in....Sunday
afternoon around 4:00pm Captain Aaron Pierce landed his first offshore
tuna!! The sparkling yellowfin tuna received several stout blows to the head as
well as a few shots of high quality gin to the gills and upon death, was
thoroughly cleaned and beautifully filleted by the Captain himself. Pictures
soon to follow. Needless to say, a sizeable chunk of prime sashimi was
first priority for Aaron, leaving the remainder of the tasty
flesh to be prepared under the imaginative
culinary skill of Chef Lauren ;- )
(p.s. Note to self: Ease off the fresh cracked
pepper next time....) Ahi cant get any fresher than that
folks!!
The sail down the coast
has indeed provided ample opportunities for the up-close observance of
numerous sea creatures; in fact, just this morning we were surprised to find two
flying fish and four squid (yeah I know?! Squid! How did they end up that far
out of the water?) which found their final resting place on our
deck at some point during the night! Flying fish are amazing to watch as they
really do "fly" over the crest of the swell and when examined up close, it is
easy to see why. Their sturdy "wings" are relatively large and seem almost
bat-like in appearance. We are sad to have found the fish long since dead, but
it is so neat to finally get to see the much-talked
about creature fulfill the stories we have heard of ships decks
being absolutely covered with them in the morning (and apparently they are good
eating when fried whole for breakfast but I was not quite ready
to try out any flying fish recipes at this point).
We passed our last
waypoint in the early morning hours and are now in the home stretch
currently 20 miles off of Bahia Santa Marina and closing the gap to Cabo fast!
Under sail at the moment, we are making an average of 5.5 knots which should put
us in Cabo sometime tomorrow morning. Whohoo!! I cant wait ;-
)
-Lauren
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