Mammal day
Marinara
Ed Dolman
Sun 29 Nov 2009 22:06
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Hello Readers,
Just a quick blog this evening as your
correspondent is on watch (don't worry, there's someone else steering the boat).
Tony declared early this morning that today would be mammal day as we were
all getting a bit disappointed at not having seen any. Sure enough, late this
afternoon we were blessed with a pod of what we think are minke whales surfing
alongside and behind Marinara - an absolutely fantastic sight. We're not sure
how many there were but from the different sizes it seemed that there were at
least three and they stayed with us for well over an hour. The biggest was about
6 or 7 metres long. Let's hope they're back in the morning.
We had another really good 24 hour run - over 170
miles and we are nearing the half way point.
In the end, the second dorado was saved for Sunday
lunch, simply roasted with lemon and olive oil (Captain Dorado's recipe, of
course) accompanied by potatoes, carrots and asparagus and washed down with a
couple of bottles of our finest burgundy ( actually, the last bit's not
true).
We have had a number of requests for some
information about the crew for those of you who don't know us all; crew profiles
will appear tomorrow. Hope you are all well. Must dash!
29/11/09.
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