Eventful day onboard
Piccolo
Andrew Yates
Thu 14 May 2009 19:18
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Hi Hi,
Today was exciting and chilled as most days
onboard; sunshine, sea creatures great and small, gourmet lunch and some
lounging.
Throughout the night we had more flying fish diving
to their death unless saved by Sam or Matt on time after hearing Heidi
or my cry for help, poor little guys are now been used for bait. Other then
that we spent the night searhing for wind maybe, maybe not, maybe north maybe
northeast, come on the westerlys...
Woke up this morning to tack, a big event and a
little disorientating. The wind is just not going in the direction we want
and need, as I write this we have finally given up and are now motoring
again. Lovely sunshine again though a little more overcast today or it
may be that sail now shielding us from the rays. Judging by the clouds
and Instant Weather Forecasting by Mr. Alan Watts we are in for more of the
same as we discussed over breakfast, nothing about wind direction though.
At 8am dolphins joined us for a while but didn't
stay long we were not moving fast enough for them so see ya later
guys.
On the 10am watch huge whales were spoted behind us
about 3 miles away but the splash would indicate they
were big, humpback whales Heidi thought as we saw them broach right
out of the water. We waited for them to resurface but 20
minutes, 40 minutes past and then when we had given up up they popped up
again way ahead of us, they're fast.
Tacking, Dophins, Whales what next ...we
caught a fish ureka! Dilligent Matt and Sam had put fishing tackle out at 6am,
on the ball guys. Delicious lunch by Heidi of fresh fish of course which
was caught and eaten in an hour, you can't get much fresher than that. The
poor fishys head is now out the back and tackle,
waste not want not.
Thats all for now folks, tune in again tomorrow who
knows what excitment it will bring..
Byebye from the big brother
boat....xx
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