We are just 220 miles from our landfall, everyone is anxious to arrive. By far the biggest onboard excitement yesterday was landing a 43" Dorado, the largest fish we have ever caught on BRIZO. It was a very beautifully colored fish, we all hated to see the colors fade as soon as he was out of the water. Yes, it was a "he", a large Dorado bull. Hubs did a great job of cleaning the fish and now we have a good supply of Mahi-Mahi in the fridge.
Corinne has kept the girls working on school work every afternoon, knowing that once we arrive at a new destination it will be hard to maintain a focus on school. We expect to arrive Thursday afternoon, based on the fleet position reports we will be one of about 10 boats arriving that day. We received an email from Rally Control yesterday that the fuel dock at Hiva Oa is out of fuel and that anyone needing fuel will likely have to transfer diesel from a truck to their boat using jerry cans. We started motoring again last night because of light winds and may need to find fuel sooner rather than later...
BRIZO Crew