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Day 27

 

16:22hrs

Swell and wind entire day

Checked food stores
Everything is on rations.
Problem – meals for 2 persons only have enough calories for 1 person.

Considered scheduled toilet times to increase rowing time but decided this was a little over the top.

Large male logger head turtle spotted to starboard. We went back to find it. On approach two dorada were feeding on small fish under the turtle. Scott – “it’s a shark no a fish! get the gun.”

Tried shooting the dorada but did not get the angle right.
6 other small striped fish joined Nemo.

 End Day 27                     47N.M logged

                                       D 2 Bar 1195N.M.

16:00hrs

16:22hrs

  Orca popped up while Scott was rowing. Same size as boat. No; bigger. Brett came out with camera. Did not manage to capture orca surfing just under water behind boat. Kodak moment stored in mind only.

Brett saw dorada feeding on new fish stock under boat. Right after orca sighting. Tried shooting – no luck. Shot bait fish. Hooked onto fishing rod and within 5 minutes caught small dorada. Used the stomach for new bait.

 Decided to let out all the line to see if there were any other fish following outside of doradas territory. Caught weird jaw cracker fish. School following the boat. Scott shot another 3 fish for supper. They have barb on dorsal fin. Worried that barb poisonous. Not much flesh but not bad tasting when hungry. We were and it was!

 End Day 28                     56N.M. logged
N 17° 22.320’
W 040° 26.969’                D 2 Bar 1139N.M.

07:00hrs

16:22hrs

 Brett took over, good speed. Surfing. After 1hr the swell increased. Exciting! The kind of ocean we expected. Brett stayed rowing 4 an extra hour to give Scott extra sleep. Scott not feeling too good – dehydrated with diarrhoea

Breakfast: porridge with sweet corn.
Ran out of chocolate

Scott rowing – swell small. Now going straight 4 Bar.

End Day 29                   66N.M. logged
N 16° 57.811’
W 41° 32.386’               D 2 Bar 1073N.M.

08:22hrs

12:45hrs

16:22hrs

 Brett dreams of Asterix and Oblex feast with all the friends he has ever met.

 Maize meal finished.
Swell: towards Bar
Wind: Southerly
Current: strong heading south
Hot, slow and hungry!

 Tanker passed 2 stern, heading north.

Brett wants 2 have Astrix and Obelix feast to raise money for old people in Zimbabwe.

 End Day 30                               63SN.M. Logged
N 16° 38.755’
W 042° 35.898’                           D 2 Bar 1010N.M.
 

Heart 2 heart talk…things left unsaid in the past come out… need to be dealt with a.s.a.p. before someone gets Eaten.

Party 4 1000nm left
- Blueberry cheesecake and a shot of whisky.

16:22hrs

 27N.M. logged      D 2 Bar 983N.M.

Seem 2 have lost the stronger current and breeze.
Calm – slow

Conditions worsening 4 rowing. Speed down. Turbulent dead zone. As if in a huge eddy. Struggling 2 get 2 knots.

End Day 31                      53N.M. logged
N 16° 20.556’
W 043° 28.999’                 D 2 Bar 957N.M.

16:30hrs

17:21hrs

19:30hrs

04:22hrs

16:22hrs

16:35hrs

Good current the rest of the evening. Makes 4 easy rowing – a blessing 4 us with low energy!

 Dorada come swimming close by boat. Broke spear gun rubber.

04:22hrs

04:35hrs

16:15hrs

16:22hrs

  Whales follow boat for 1 hour. One came close and blow. Only dark shapes, spray seen and stinky fish breath.

 31nm logged in last 12hrs D 2 Bar 860nm

Red sky at predawn. Sea calm. 1.2 – 1.6kts of current.

 Black bird. Looks like grey kingfisher

Calm sea during the night and morning. Wind indicator turning, not finding any constant direction.

 Sighted sailing yacht 2 North.

 End Day 33                        60N.M. logged
N 15° 54.100’
W 045° 37.370’                     D 2 Bar 831N.M.

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