The winds are light today, pathetically light. We continue for some time just using the genoa even though it flaps around a bit but Mike puts an engine on too, partly because we need something to supplement the battery charging but also because we are getting no where fast. During the late morning Dreamcatcher steams past us – they have given up trying to sail as their boat is too heavy for the light wind, and they have a much more powerful engine than us.
However, this lack of wind does have its upside. The sea is calm and it is comfortable in the cockpit as it’s also a little cloudy and therefore a lovely temperature. I therefore get to lie down on one of the huge side cushions and read and also manage to wash down the underside of the bimini and the frame which is covered with tiny dead flies and fly pooh. It looks so much better when I have finished.
I talk to Marie on the VHF and discovers that she is the owner of the next two Stieg Larsson books and has agreed to lend them to me. Yippee. Small things can please in the middle of the ocean!
Mike puts the fishing lure out again but with some modifications. The three we caught yesterday have beaten it up a little so Mike adds some cut up pieces of yellow balloon to attract them. It doesn’t work. Obviously the fish around here have more fashion sense than Mike does, so he tries another type of lure completely and that has no success either. There is a distinct absence of whales too.
In the late afternoon the wind picks up a little and while I am in bed, Mike puts out the full main sail and turns the engine off. Peace at last.
Today is hair day and I get my hair colouring kit out – it’s calm enough to do this without getting the stuff everywhere. I have the special brush to apply the colour but find it much easier to slap it on with my fingers and just rub it in like shampoo. Thank goodness I have short hair.
Our position is: 19 deg 56 min S, 166 deg 07 min W
Distance so far: 7723 nautical miles
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