[password] rachel25
[position]36 11.700s 105 11.900w
[status] On passage to Valdivia, Chile from Auckland NZ.

Day 30. Ana here. Lucas hails me for my watch at 3am today. Despite the ungodly hour, it's a popular watch with us all because of the sunrise. I head for the steering seat in the cockpit with a hot builder's tea in hand. The seat, and the rest of the decking is slightly, but not unpleasantly damp from the dew. With only 2 knots of variable wind, the sea is glassy, but moving sinuously, constantly. The sky holds tones of dark greys, and only loyal Venus shines in the sky. Dark, heavy clouds, which I view with suspicion, are behind and to the west of us. However the intermittent cat's paws indicate they have no punch. The scene slowly changes, but not the dramatic,"OMG, would you look at that!" type, more subtle, washed pinks and blues. Today there is another band of clouds lying in the east, acting as a three quarter raised curtain, screening the sun, and only allowing a ribbon of pink to show through. Gradually a line of silver appears on the sea's horizon, and spreads towards us. Sooty, so called because she is a Sooty Shearwater, appears. Her effortless movements only highlight the silence of the scene.

[speed] 2.0 knots
[heading] 085 true
[weather] Wind NW 5knots. 0.5m waves. Sky 80% cloud. Baro 1019,
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