27 January 2011

Day 386: St Helena to Salvador, Brazil – 27/01/11

It’s a lovely day – blue skies, fluffy white clouds and a gentle breeze.  A bit too gentle of course – we could do with a bit more wind – but it’s a pleasant, easy sail which lets you sleep when you need to, prepare food easily and doesn’t give you bruises as you move around the boat, or, more importantly, make you seasick.

For the first time in days we see some commercial traffic.  There seems to be some sort of shipping lane although it’s not marked on the charts.

P1060141 Photo:  Mike keeps an eye on passing traffic

Now the freezer is working, Mike puts the fishing line out but we don’t catch anything.  I’m not sure I’m ready for another blood bath in the cockpit anyway just yet!

 

Our position is:  15 deg 12 min S, 17 deg 56 min W

Distance so far:  20913 nautical miles

No comments:

Post a Comment