FRIDAY 20TH APRIL 2007.
POSITION: 33 06N. 28 21W
DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 264 in 24 hours on course of 074 degrees true.
WIND: Absolutely none!
WEATHER: Fine, clear and sunny with an ideal temperature.
NEWS:
The sea is like a liquid desert, miles and miles of glassy calm undulating with a small confused swell that comes from nowhere. A few ships, a few bits of flotsam and not much else.
We had our first visit from a school of dolphins yesterday afternoon which was fun as they played off our bow for a while in the calm water, but no more turtles. We are also seeing a lot of Portuguese Men of War ( we call them Blue Bottles in South Africa) with their little bluish/purple bubble floating along the surface acting as a sail, going who knows where. They have long blue tentacles hanging down underneath them that can sting the unsuspecting swimmer quite badly.
We have the lines out but no more fish. Penny is threatening us with left overs for dinner if we do not catch a tuna before then, as all the dorado has been frozen for the future. Bevan promptly changed the lures!
Everything continues well on board. = PHil