Closing The Line
Digiboat's "Product Testing"
Simon Blundell
Mon 17 Sep 2012 21:59
00:19.48S
105:59.15E
18/9
0540
The wind
started dieing yesterday morning and had dropped and swung square by midday so
just motoring from then on. As we are within a degree of the Equator I guess the
doldrums are having their effect, although technically that's a mid ocean
phenomenon as here there are nearby land masses with mountain ranges that have a
greater influence on the wind.
After a day of
no fish the previous day, yesterday was looking like a repeat and Tony was
sinking into depression, despite his overwhelming, but mostly misplaced,
optimism of the morning. But just after sunset, and just minutes from retrieving
the lure for the night, we hooked up a nice little Spanish Mackerel. After
decapitation and bleeding it turned dark, so gutted, wrapped and
refrigerated, it's waiting for our preferred method of consuming to be decided
today. If the wind continues to die as we approach the Equator there's a
slight chance it could be barbequed (the BBQ on the aft deck can only be
used in close to zero wind). Regardless, Tony is now holding his head high
again, and Chris has had to hold off on dishing out further grief to him.
Interestingly the rubber squid lure had had all the tenticles bitten off, and
multiple teeth marsk around its "body". This confirms our suspicions that the
previous (no-fish) day with the broken lure was due to it being bitten in
half...
This is the Mahi Mahi from a couple of
days ago.
(Postage-stamp size photo due to emailing via slow
satellite phone connection)
Expecting to
cross the Line around 10 am this morning, after King Neptune's visit to permit
us into his Realm, we'll have the customary Rum and Coke from a teapot once our
pollywog crew have transitioned to Shellbacks.
ETA at
Raffles, Singapore looking to be tomorrow (Wed)
morning.
SJB