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BattPack - BattPack Log Days 15 & 16



BattPack Log Day 15 - Dec 9th - I did the sunrise shift which passed smoothly until 05.50 when what looked like a bright green light shot across the sky from behind the headsail and then petered out. All I could think was that it was a flare. I leapt out of my seat, took note of our position, could see nothing more on the horizon, and switched on the VHF to channel 16 to listen out for an emergency call. I woke up Jay to see what else we could do. We shone a bright torch in the direction of the light but could see nothing else. We sat and pondered what on earth it could be- apparently not a flare, they don't come in green and they would travel with the wind whereas the arc of the light was across the wind. We wonder if any other Arc boats saw it? We will investigate more in St Lucia!
 
We were treated to a magnificent pod of dolphins this morning! At least 50 of them! So sociable and playful! They danced and leapt around the boat for a good hour! What a delight to behold! We were all captivated! Dad played the harmonica throughout and we were whooping with joy! We had all been wishing to see a big pod since day 1 and our wish came true! We have some incredible photos and videos which we will post when we get to St Lucia!
 
We thought we had a big catch on both fishing lines this afternoon, but in both cases it was a large clump of heavy seaweed! If that is such hard work to pull in, then god knows what a fish would be like!! Having lamented the lack of fish in the catch again, we had a surprise at dinner. Quite out of the blue, during our spaghetti bolognese meal in the cockpit, a flying fish flew in, hit Liberty on the forehead,  Jago on the arm and landed in the middle of the table! We were all so shocked, many screams and yelps as it flippered about speedily! After several attempts, Jay managed to pick the slippery fellow up and throw the startled thing back into the sea. Then Jago and Liberty both collapsed in my arms sobbing in shock! Bless them! Once they recovered, we all had a good laugh about it! Not many little people have been whacked by a flying fish which tried to leap into their dinner! HolyMoly!
 
We have 700 miles left to go. Some strong winds forecast so a lumpy last few days looks likely but St Lucia is an ever increasing reality!
 



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