[p]track4@lita
[pos] 39°12.63'N 163°40.09'W
[w] Wind SW 8kts - 60% cloud cover - minor swell from SE and W
[h] 000T
[sp] 5.1
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d: 01.06.2018 01:43 GMT-0000
Tonight at 4am we crossed our half way latitude. It has been a slow day with lots of motoring and some sleepy sailing, wind permitting.
The water is starting to change color from dark blue to a more green-greyish hue, due to the higher amount of plankton. It also starts to smell like sea. We have seen a whale in the distance and Michaela has seen a small seal looking animal on her watch. I didn't know they were this far out.
Despite the widespread lack of wind it has been a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and scenic clouds. It also is quite warm, due to the southerly air flow, I guess.
The weather forecast for the second part of our trip looked good yesterday and I hope it still does tonight... it seems to change daily. The only thing that doesn't seem to change, is the variable winds in our vicinity for the next two days to come. But we are not complaining at all. The lack of weather is always preferable to nasty weather!
We haven't had any action on the fishing lures for a few days and I am struggling to figure out a way to get them to stay deep under water. So far the set ups produced way too much resistance and ended up being like drogues. I guess I have to have a chat with the fishermen in Dutch Harbor!
We had fresh baked bread for brunch and everything is A-okay aboard.
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