20 Stinky Fish
Last night as I was on watch I had the most busy flying fish evening ever. I think we must have sailed through a flying fish factory or something because…
Dolphins welcome us across the equator
As I step into the cock pit I smile at my days work flapping wildly on the clothes lines. Funny how simple things like seeing the whites all pinned up…
Mermaid Call and Pirate Flag
This morning we were all so excited to cross the equator around 8am that we slept through the momentous occasion. I think it was due to the fact that few of us…
Sleeping with a Fish
Just the other day in my blog I talked about the dilemma of sleeping with the hatch of my room open to help cool me off in the unbearably hot…
200 Gallons of Glorious Water
The day started out as a rather calm day. Through the night we made some good headway South but by the morning, the winds had all but died down. We…
To Leave the Hatch Open or Not Open? That is the Question!
One thing I deliberate over constantly is, should I leave my bedroom hatch open or not. Should I leave the top hatch open, side hatch, head (toilet) hatch? Some of…
Stopping to Swim
This afternoon the water was calm and the sun was out. There was no wind to move us in any direction without motoring so what else can one do…
Monsoon Winds
April 29th was the scariest day of our journey so far. It was a day after we discovered that our water-maker was not working, half of our solar panels were…
A Soppy Mess
The turbulent waters of the past two days were not the only rough part of the day. In the afternoon I noticed some rain clouds dumping their contents on the…
Scary Dreams and Flying Fish
After a few days of very calm balmy air our weather changed. We knew it would and we needed it to. We were starting to go a little stir crazy…