Fire in the sky

Last night was probably one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever
seen on the ocean. The clouds earlier on resembled the wavy pattern of
the water, so much so that I even took a few pictures of these unusual
formations. And when the sun started setting,the sky was set alight in
all shades of red, orange, yellow, purple, pink and a few other colours
inbetween that defies description. The moon was also sitting right above
us, an ideal position for fishing. I mentioned this to Eduard and Nick
that it is a scientifically proven fact that fish feed mostly when the
moon is right above or below them, and also when the moon is just
setting or rising.Whether in dams or rivers or oceans, the feeding
patterns are the same.

We had just finished a delicious supper, fish cakes that Nick made from
tinned pilchards and sweet potato, when the first bonny whacked our
lure. It was the biggest bonny I have seen and trying to hold him down I
think Steven's teeth must have rattled a bit. It is like trying to hold
down a jackhammer and one's fingers gets thoroughly bruised between the
tail and the deck. Tied a string to the tail, made a few incissions to
assist in bleeding and dragged the bonny backwards through the water.
Soon afterwards she was being processed by Nick, stored in a jiffy in
the freezer and later today we will have sushimi. Shortly afterwards we
landed another big bonny but released it again. We kept the lure out
hoping for a dorado, but very grateful for the bonny we got.

Just a few more days and we will drop anchor and go and explore Fatu
Hiva for a few hours, really just go and hug a few trees,smeelthe earth,
pick a coconut or two, swim a bit in a freshwater stream. It's been
nearly a month since we saw land, and Fatu Hiva is one of the most
spectacular places on the planet. 1000nm to this little piece of
paradiseand then the last 800nm to Tahiti where we will clear customs
etc before taking the boat to Raiatea Island where she will be based.
That is 120nm from Tahiti and what a pleasure it will be to navigate
through these beyond beautiful places. Already my mind is set on taking
extra care towards the end of our journey, to be extra vigilant. Our
position is 06*36'S/122*50'W. The week is nearly over again, where does
time go?

Capt. Paul