We thought the seas yesterday were pretty flat. But, today the ocean looked like a giant bowl of cooled Jello which had been shaken a while ago and was settling in slow motion. You could see the reflections of clouds miles away in perfect clarity. The wind indicator couldn’t determine a direction. The only wind was exactly matching the speed of our boat as we motored toward our destination.
Thankfully, the monotonous, yet beautiful, quiet was shattered by the sound of both reels of the two fishing rods screaming for attention. We had landed two fish at once! We soon had the first medium sized bull Mahi Mahi on board. One fish would be plenty for our meal, so we let the second one go. We put away the rods as we have a policy of only catching what we plan to eat.
Tonight we grilled the fish on our BBQ, and had a wonderful dinner of the freshest fish. Yummy!
According to our weather forecasts, we should start picking up wind tonight. We hope to be sailing before dawn tomorrow and sail our way the rest of our destination. Wish us luck! We’ll hopefully start uploading pictures of the journey over the weekend (assuming we can find some Internet access).
Fresh fish, excellent! And on reels no less, sure beats using the hand lines doesn’t it? How are the night watches going? Are you doing 4 hour shifts?
Awesome!
That sounds like a lovely beginning to your trip.
Enjoy the arrival to your first destination!
I hope you get some winds soon! For how long can Tahina Motor?