Peejay - Log - Day 2 Dolphin Day

Nobody slept much on the first night. In the morning the crew were tired and feeling a bit seasick. Some of them questioned the decision to commit to 3 weeks on board. Some of them wished the skipper had been committed instead. Progress was slow and the rest of the fleet had all disappeared over the horizon. That gave the crew the impression that all of the other skippers knew what they were doing. 'Are we last' they kept asking. 'Are we going the right way'.

Just as they were getting demoralised the dolphins turned up. It was a large pod and they hung around for 20 minutes. We last saw this species near Gibraltar. They were quite small and very acrobatic. Most dolphins jump but this type seem to delight in doing airbourne somersaults. They also like to burst through the leading edge of waves and then try their hand at surfing. Not a lot of people know dolphins have hands.

Morale improved no end and the crew stopped asking difficult questions.

Paul & Peejay

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