Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Caribbean to Bahamas - Day 4


This morning we were greeted by a huge pod of playful dolphins.  They stayed with us for about two hours jumping and doing somersaults.  Another smaller pod came by this afternoon.  We got some footage on the GoPro of the smaller group.

 
We are running with just the genoa with winds over 20 kts all day.  We had one squall this morning to help wash some of the blood off the decks from that Mahi Mahi incident.  On that subject, Kim spent some time trying to make up Uncle Ted's rub.  It looks the same but we are short a couple of ingredients.  We will try it tonight and see how it compares. 
 

New meds work great!
I can now drink my Ginger Beer for pleasure!
Finn is ready to be in the Bahamas.  No matter where in the world he is he always talks about going to the Bahamas.  This has been a great passage but Mom and Dad are tired today.  Apparently all the adrenaline runs out by day three.

 
The seas have grown large and we are hoping the Turks  and Caicos Banks will break it up for us tonight.  We are on schedule to get to Mayaguana just after dark tomorrow.  That seems to be our lot.  We have been trying to figure out if we should slow down or just carry on.  Going through reefs at night is not usually the best idea.

 Current Position:


5:00  p.m. EST

20 º 47.874 N

71 º 14.925 W

Course 290  ºTrue

Speed 5.5-6.5 kts


Have a good night,


Bob, Kim, Anna and Finn

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