Galapagos to Easter Is #2
Noon Position 7deg 11N 95deg 09W
Course – 215 Degrees Speed – 11 Knots Day’s Run – 265 Miles
Weather – Patches of cloud with 10′ swells from SE
Wind – 15.5 knots from SE
Yesterday afternoon the SE trade winds filled in much earlier than expected and slowly built overnight. This morning we switched off the engine and are having a cracking sail. Not sure that Gaby is loving the angle of the galley but is still knocking out great meals. The sacrifice we make in turning off the engine is that we also have to take in the fishing lines as it would take us too long to slow the boat down by the time we start a generator to furl away the sails. We have never seen so many flying fish and were wondering if it was because all their predators have been fished out and then we had 2 bites but they both got off, so I guess there are still some big fish out there.
JC