Dolphins at play

For the last few days we've had the great pleasure of being visited by dolphins. On some trips we don't see them at all, and
we never tire of these visitations. The way they move through the water, up and down, left and right, is just a beautiful
show of energy, of loving life and an inspiration to all who witness them. Yesterday we've also had huge numbers of bonny's
feeding, smallish tuna darting in and out of the water, pouncing on their prey. What they were feeding on became evident
when we found tiny flying fish on board. The food chain in action, the bonny's in turn are fed upon by the bigger fish,
bigger tuna and a favourite with billfish, wahoo and other game fish. Dorado mostly feeds on flying fish and hopefully we
will land one , or at least one, in the days to come. We will set a lure again today as the conditions are getting better,
and the nutrient rich waters of the Amazon river is not far away. Pretty amazing how far the brown water reaches into the
ocean.We should be crossing about 200nm offshore and often encounter these coloured waters here. Not right opposite the
river mouth as the Guiana Current runs up the continental shelf of South America curving the outflow more north.

The wind is a mixture of medium to light easterlies and east north easterlies, between ten and twenty knots. We are sailing
at between 6 and 10 kts taking the wind on the beam, the strongest point of sail on most catamarans. It is difficult to
guess our ETA at these rates but we should reach St.Lucia on Sunday latest. Yesterday and this morning is mostly overcast
and we had no squalls to contend with last night. The temperature does not vary so much during these overcast days, on more
variable days the heat and cold produces cumulus nimbus, the big cloud formations with a relatively low base but towering
high into the stratosphere. They are famous for thunder and lightning and also squalls when they built up energy and
disperse it when they are saturated. If you are in the vicinity, hold on to your hat, things can get wild.

Our position at 6am our time was 01*20'N/045*12'W. Currently we are about 1200nm from St.Lucia, 2400nm from Panama and
7000nm from Tahiti.A small but interesting nautical term is 'Push the Boat Out'. The original nautical expression meant to
pay for a round of drinks. Now more widely understood as to celebrate and not trouble about expense. The crew are all
relaxed, doing the shifts as they come and go.

May you have a serene Sunday.

Captain Paul