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Skyelark of London - Day 6



Day 6 Land Ahoy! or as we modern mariners say, Phone Signal! The early
morning met us with sight of the northern most island of Cape Verde, but any
hope of a bit of 3G was short lived. However, the fishing line jumped into
action with the first tuna catch of the voyage. Not the biggest fish to be
fair, but it was soon reeled in and within a couple of hours we all sat down
to fresh sushi lunch. The Bidders lure is currently on fine form. Last
night's watch in the early hours brought a special display as we were joined
in the pitch darkness by a pod of dolphins who's trails in the luminescence
looked like torpedo trails flashing down the side of the boat. Today's wind
has been relatively light, and seas calm so once again we have been making
steady if not exciting progress, a couple more days until we make the turn
west, and the prospect of stronger wind and corresponding bigger seas.
Today i have been Mum which means no watches, but cleaning and cooking
duties all day, but the biggest bonus is a sleep longer than about 5 hours
which will make my family laugh I'm sure. The day ended with two more fish
catches both of which were small and thrown back to live another day, and
another 140ish miles under our belt.
Richard B aka Bidders




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