[password] rachel25
[position] 29 06.180n 027 01.910w
[status] On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe.

We had the engine going all night motoring into a very light headwind but at least going in the right direction. However by this morning we needed a break from the noise and turned it off, returning the boat to peace and tranquility and a heading some 30 degrees to the west of our desired course. The cloud of the last few days has disappeared and we have had warm, but no longer tropical, sunshine all day.
A bird came to visit us, a tern gracefully swooping around the boat. It did a few circuits and headed off we know not where. We saw a couple of birds yesterday too but too far away to identify, so are feeling less alone in the ocean. A ship passed too, away on the horizon. It was heading for Valencia in Spain which make us feel that we are getting closer to Europe.
A quiet night expected tonight and then the trades building again for a few days but shifting more to the East which will allow us to curve up onto our course again.

[speed] 5.0 knots
[heading] 340 degrees true
[weather] Wind NNE 8kts. smooth sea. Sky 50% cloud. Baro 1016
[END]