Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Noon Position – 15deg 37 N 96deg 38 W
Course – 270 Degrees / Speed – 11 Knots / Day’s Run – 240 Miles
Weather – Sunny and no clouds
Wind – 6 kts from W
Today’s News
Finally our Pacific Ocean fishing curse has been lifted and we caught a small Mahi Mahi yesterday afternoon. It was going to be a stretch to feed 6 of us but luckily we caught another this morning. Last night we went around the Golf of Tehuantepec and the breeze picked up to 15 kts from the north giving us a nice push along. It died away by sunrise but was replaced by a current pushing us along in the right direction. Today we have been able to see the coast and mountains of Mexico, the first land we have seen since leaving CR. We have been passing hundreds of turtles today. We guess they are waiting for the right moon to go ashore and lay eggs. We have also seen a lot of Spinner dolphins in the distance making big splashes.
We are making nice progress and thankful for the calm seas. Long may they last.
JC