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Edelweiss - Day #18: cruising!



St Lucia beckons but we are trying to stay focused on the here & now. We have under 650 miles left, which is only slightly more than our previous biggest crossing (to Porto Santo/Madeira), so it feels quite manageable. The seas are still confused, with waves coming at us from all directions (making necessary, for instance, the wedged sleeping positions mentioned earlier) but the wind has been constantly behind us and is pushing us along nicely, with only the jib up.

We are happy to report finally a night with NO flying fish! I was seriously contemplating wearing the climbing helmet (which we have for going up the mast) at night to protect myself. Looks like that may be unnecessary - whew!

Yesterday we did see some fun sea creatures - bigger than dolphins with blunt heads and dark grey bodies. Little whales? Some large sports fish? We don't know. They were swimming down the waves behind us just under the surface. Then they would jump - but as if they didn't really have enough energy to jump OUT of the water, their bodies would simply lift up halfway and sink back down. They followed us for some time and provided great amusement!

xo Edelweiss

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