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Swan Valhalla - Log 8 - And the hammerhead said..



We had another super supper cooked by Yoyo last night which included a Marbella chicken with apricots and olives with pasta and for pudding some rum flambĂ© banana pancakes - some 5 star cooking for sure! Sam, Victoria and I then settled in for our watch at 7pm, which really was some champagne sailing. The night sky was spectacular, blanketed with stars and this is when Sam's star-gazing app on his iPad became our entertainment for our shift. Meanwhile, the boys and Yoyo settled in to watch a film, Zero Dark Thirty in the saloon (yes this is a luxury cruise - although a 4am shift is never ideal!). 
 
At about 1am it started to get very choppy and the wind picked up to about 12 knots - those who weren't on watch certainly started to feel the roll in our beds! At 5am the wind began to drop again and the sea became calmer. By 10am the motor was on, and the water flat. This was perfect conditions for Yoyo to have her first attempt at freshly baked Foccacia - and my, did she do a good job - we sampled the evidence as part of our lunch! If that wasn't enough there were even two pods of dolphins to accompany us.
 
After lunch Haig was sent up the mast to fix the spreader covers - also a great time for a photo op of the crew from a birds eye view! Great excitement then came when we spotted a fin cutting through the water in the distance, far too slowly to be a dolphin. We decided to take a closer look and turned the boat towards the mystery creature. Sure enough, when we were about 15 metres away we discovered it was a hammerhead shark - which put a slight spanner in the works for our planned swim. He soon disappeared and we were back on course. The girls banned all boys from the pilates session on the foredeck although marine Nick slipped in for some press ups to show off his skills! A swim was then in order and everyone dived in with great speed at the thought of being clean once again. Two showers in two days & no danger in sight - luxury! And just before we sign off - we've just spotted a turtle in the water, a very hard day in the office!
 
 


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