16. 13. 60 N
46.17.93W
Atlantic Ocean
Becalmed - the reprise
After a day of bobbing in the Atlantic - we had a
nice bit of breeze late yesterday that took us into the night. It
stopped. And again we are bobbing. We actually have started aiming
for the squalls as we know there is a little bit of wind in them (caused by the
cooling of air from the descending rain).
On a bright note - we were able to throw all
caution to the wind (or lack there of) and jump off the boat into the refreshing
bath water of the Atlantic. The water was perfect! And no one was
eaten by a shark.
Apparently, the crew has become restless and has
started a mustache growing contest. It isn't pretty...
Thankfully, today is Thanksgiving (excuse the
pun). So we at least have dinner to look forward to. Well, sort
of. We have been holding out all day for the elusive Dorado to strike at
one of our two fishing lines. So far - no luck. Our back up plan is
stuffed chicken breasts (we couldn't fit a turkey in our freezer), sliced
potatoes, and carrots. Shawn typically likes black olives for turkey day
(yes, one for each finger) however we neglected to buy olives. Hopefully,
pickles will do in a crunch. I am just excited to have one last meal with
real produce as we officially move to canned and dried goods
tomorrow.
Of course Shawn and I have our Thanksgiving
tradition of watching "Home for the Holidays." This tradition will of
course continue as we show the film today/early evening for all the crew to
enjoy, hopefully with a belly full of fish.
Happy Thanksgiving all!