This morning we have the company of a few sea birds who are circling the boat and diving into the water in search of their breakfast, at this stage the water does look very inviting and I am looking forward to having a swim once we reach Grenada. Last night just before my watch started, I woke up and looked at the chart plotter, I was a little alarmed to see a large tanker coming straight for us and not very far away! Coming up on deck and looking I could see its lights very clearly, it was probably 500 meters away, a bit close for my liking. As it slowly ghosted past we could see its silhouette against the lighter sky, this was definitely the closest we’ve come to another ship on the whole passage even including the other ARC boats. As we are getting closer its exciting to be able to see Barbados on the chart without having to zoom out too much, I think we might even pass it today but I’m not entirely sure.
We are looking forward to getting to Grenada and seeing land after our time at sea and I am busy wondering how wobbly I will be on land!