We did Gybe The Jib (and the main) for the first time since we left Mexico, from starboard to port. It took a whole day to mentally prepare for it, such is our productivity these days 😉 The boat’s motion on this tack is totally different because of the swell direction. It’s now hitting us…
1200 nautical miles done (as the crow flies) from La Cruz in Mexico and around 1700 to go. We are now definitely in the groove of things. Caught 2 mahi mahi yesterday, catching 7 fish in total.. The PPJ average is 2 from previous years, so we are well ahead. We did lose our favourite…
Sighted a UFO last night on my watch! I saw two-three bright lights descend behind the clouds. Initially I thought it may have been shooting stars but it obviously was a UFO. I thought aliens liked the midwest, but I guess the middle of the pacific is getting fashionable as well. I think I must…
Three days in a row we have had birds try to land on top of the mast and on the our spreaders.. Yesterday we had 10 birds all trying to get on, they actually damaged one of our wind indicator tips. It still works, but it’s going to be a trip up the mast when…
Had a nice surprise this morning when I got up for my watch.. A nice yellow fin tuna about 2 feet long was trailing off one of our lures. Fish tacos for lunch today, yippee!! Glenda discovered a flying fish had landed on deck on her night watch, but it was too small to eat….
I day over, only 20 more to go 😉 We had a good day completing over 160 nm over the last 24 hours. We had a good 20knot breeze and were close reaching at 7 knots most of the night.. The wind has lightened up to around 10knots, so we will be lucky to do…
Just cast off our lines from the dock at Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta! Jeez, the butterflies must have mating been like crazy 🙂 The next piece of land we will step on will be Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas! Spot the new short haircuts.. Cyrille's hairdresser obviously had bad eyesight or something.. We…
Haven’t posted on the blog for while.. alas was not slacking with a passion fruit margaritas on the beach.. Been too busy prepping the boat for the pacific crossing from Mexico to the Marquesas islands in french polynesia. The passage, the longest ocean crossing is affectionately called the “puddle jump” ie the pacific is the…