Position: We are ACTUALLY sailing south west through the Panama Basin. The body of water in the Pacific Ocean that separates Panama from the Galapagos Islands. The wind direction is favorable, but we still have not gotten far. N 5′ 44.56′ W 83′ 38.46′
Mileage: We are able to sail towards our destination now, so we can start giving you a better idea of our daily mileage now.
Number of miles to go: 3440nm to go of approx. 3850nm (That is still hoping we can generally sail direct to our final destination)
Fish count: No improvement as no room in freezer yet. The count is 3 Mahi Mahi, 2 Cero and 6 tuna. One Marlin that we were happy got away!
GOOD NEWS
Thank you for the weather details and words of encouragement guys! You were right. We finally got out of the South Westerly winds at the mouth of the Bay of Panama and the winds have turned more southerly. This means we can finally sail a course towards French Polynesia.
0.7 TO 7 KNOTS IN 7 SECONDS
We are still surrounded by squally weather. We get some good sailing in and then hit a run of squalls. I have noticed the humans have gotten much better at dealing with the changes in wind strength and direction that accompany these rain storms. It is great to see them in action as I lounge on their safe dry sea berth. It is good to be a dog some times.
ENTERTAINMENT
Here at sea you have to get a little entertainment where you can. This morning it was LEAPING TUNA. That is right! Now that our freezer is full the fish mock us. I have never seen a display like I did this morning. The fish were literally leaping out of the water, doing dolphin like stunts, and tail fin flips at us. I am sure it is tuna speak for ‘the bird’.
The fish were so plentiful around the boat that we were joined by a group of 6 boobies. These are serious long distance sea birds. They fished and hovered around the boat. Note, I say hover. They tried to land, but I spent the day rushing up to the front of the boat and chasing them off. No one s^*ts on my boat, but ME!
MORAL IMPROVED
Now that the winds are much fairer the humans are happy. I still have to look out longingly towards the horizon and wonder how long they are going to keep me out here. I miss chasing coconuts. I do not know why they did not bring a few along. At least they are not damaging to the environment when they accidently throw those over board. Keep smiling gang!
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