To: Wclg.6559.4.7900
Subject: IMPALA LOG DAY 9
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:58:26 GMT
Today started with the most spectacular sunrise yet, lighting the entire sky in fluresent pink and purple for about 25 minutes. Calm seas and light winds set in after a brief rally of speed just before dawn, a far cry from the surfing the big Atlantic rollers in 22 knots of wind 36 hours ago.
The clear winner today is the suntan! Relaxing on deck chatting and relaxing, this is the life. Excitement came when we caught our second fish, which was promptly killed by Kathy "friend of the fish" Smith pouring vodka in its gills and served up for lunch shotly after courtesy of Mike (who was staggering around grinning after giving the fish CPR in a heroic bid to save it!). Nick and Kathy tell us that pouring gin or vodka in to the gills of a fish is the quickest and most humane way to kill it - at least that's how they explain all the bottles of hard liquor stowed in various 'handy' places around the boat! We caught our most impressive (5 lb) fish yet this afternoon which escaped as we tried to land it, we reckon it was teetotal...
Our dream is to be travelling at about 8 knots (9 mph!) which may sound a bit lame but is pant wettingly exhillarating in the swell and winds of the open Atlantic Ocean. St Lucia is just over 1800 miles away directly in front of us and we can almost smell it, bring on mother nature!!!
Callum