We have achieved 147 miles in 24 hours but it took 12 hours of running the engine to achieve that. The captain is hoping to cross the finish line during the morning of Wednesday the 29th November.
We had left over chicken in our sandwiches for lunch and meatballs for tea. Yum.
It was a busy day making things. I helped make fresh water, fresh bread, fresh yogurt and fresh coffee.
The fishermen had their ups and downs. The first fish caught was a good size and looked destined for the dinner table. From our book it looked to be either a Cubera Snapper or a Common Pandora.
However, on further reading they both can be a source of ciguatera, a distressing type of food poisoning that can be fatal. You are advised to seek local knowledge before eating them. Tricky when you are more than 1,000 miles from land!
As the sun set the fishermen's luck changed. A 10 pound Wahoo was caught and brought on board. Fish and chips for us all tomorrow and fish steaks in the freezer for another day.
I was also very happy because a bird called in to see me. Edwina, the Egret, had clearly flown a long way to catch us and join the crew of Yacht Helen.
Tonight Edwina looks very tired and has found a quite place on the deck for the night. I hope that she stays for a while and we can help her on her the way. Her nearest land fall is over 1,000 miles away at the mouth of the Amazon river. A long way to fly when you are tired!
Ed the Iguana,
On the way to the Galapagos