[password] radioactivâ¨[position] 26 32.630S 179 23.096Eâ¨[weather] 10 knts sou east, 0.5 mtr swell, 40% cloud cover, low and high cloud though 1022 baroâ¨[speed] 7kntsâ¨[heading] 005Mâ¨[status] Whales, whales and more whales. We sighted whales this morning, well⦠Drew did. And then this afternoon while we sipped cold beers, and enjoyed a twistie or two Drew all of a sudden was standing, and pointing, and we had whales way too close to the boat. Sasha was steering (with her toes) and humming along at 8 to 9 knots at the time. Mike and Drew raced to the starboard side of the boat and watched MASSIVE whales cruising along leaving MASSIVE footprints. So so cool. Sasha canât believe her luck. Last night she went to a rave party with the greek gods, well mostly just Bootes and Hercules, and the semi circle of stars between the two. Apparently the Corona Borealis as it is named marks a golden crown worn by Princess Ariadne of Crete when she married the god of Dionysus. The crown is supposedly made by Hephaestus the god of fire, and it was studded with jewels from India. Anyway⦠so last night Sasha was enjoying herself at a rave of the gods, and this afternoon she is spending it with WHALES. Best day so far.
The kumara is chopped, and ready for the oven for roasting, the chicken will be marinated in harissa paste, and the last of the cabbage will be sautéed. Spirits are high on SV MOONFISH, see ya tomorrow.
ps - how is the Americaâs cup going? Pappy & Mappy perhaps you could email us on moonfish@onsatmail.com and let us know.
We heard Peter Mott from Northland Radio giving us an update yesterday on the SSB, which was good.
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