Starstruck

If you had a Star-Tracker app up on your phone, you would be amazed at what is going on all around you, all the time. Just now, for fun I searched for the moon, at midday. I know it is dark moon or new moon, and shouldn't be able to see it, but I can try. Opened the app, ticked the moon icon and a little arrow directed me to the moon, which is right in line with the sun. Which is why we can't see the moon during the new/dark moon period. On a full moon, we have the sun on the one side, and the moon on the opposite side of us. Makes me think of a song by The Waterboys, Whole of the Moon. You Tube it if you like. Beautiful song, and quite apt.

Last night there were a lot of meteor activity again. I tried to describe the feeling one gets when you see a shooting star. It's like a shot of Love I guess. Like whalesong, it speaks to my deepest parts. Something inside of me that is timeless. The Milky Way was crystal clear again, and I counted about two gazillion stars when it started getting light, and the stars started fading. Spotted some satellites orbiting the earth, and it is satellites that enables me to share with you our experiences out here in the ocean deep. And our love for deep space objects.

Throughout the night a gentle breeze kept us sailing smoothly, and we have been sailing for ten days now without motoring. We are expecting a bit stronger wind coming through later today , maxing at about twenty knots tomorrow. This should stay with us for a few days, and soon we will be sailing up the Brazilian coast. Good current, good winds, good fish.......we hope so at least. The Guiana current is the second biggest current in the world. The South Equatorial Current flows against the Brazilian continental shelf which accelerates and becomes the Guiana current. This is often the fastest leg of our passage, from Brazil to the Caribbean should take us about ten days.

Thomas mentioned the nice big long sets of swell that is starting to roll through, an indication of stronger wind on the wing. If all goes well we should cross the equator in a week or so. From there on we will be in the northern hemisphere, and will start tracking possible tropical revolving storms. The season only starts first of June, and not much activity expected so early in the season. We will however be keeping a close eye on any potential TRS activity. Besides the satellite weather, there are signs to look out for as well. Extraordinary big swell, skies full of cirrus clouds, unusual wind directions and current are a few things to look out for. Fortunately we can track these systems from weeks away, and have enough time to stay out of the way should the need arise.

I hope you are having a great day. The stars will be shining super bright tonight with the dark moon. Download the app, super user friendly. And if you stare long enough, you may just see a shooting star, and try to pin the feeling.

Keep pulsing

Paul

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