Skyelark of London - Day 8

Day 8. Last night was the best yet for stargazing. Clear skies, no moon and
zero light pollution so far out at sea. Spent the time when not at the helm
laying on my back hoping to see the Space Station go over. No luck, but I
did catch two shooting stars. Daylight sees us making slow progress in
light winds. At least we are heading in the right direction. St Lucia is
only 1900 miles ahead. I am Mother today so I produced pancakes with maple
syrup or chocolate sauce for breakfast. I found the mix (just add milk to
the plastic bottle and shake) in the supermarket in Las Palmas. I had kept
it a secret and everyone was very impressed by how I could rustle up the
perfect pancake with ingredients available on board. No secrets on this boat
so I did confess to cheating, but no one complained . Atmosphere on board
today is very relaxed. You can tell we have reached the Caribbean island
latitudes. Some are enjoying the sun on deck while others are reading or
snoozing in the cool cabin below. Suddenly, a shout "FISH!". After catching
three tiddlers and throwing them back yesterday we now had a fish on each of
our two lines at the same time. Much excitement and two good size Mahe Mahe
landed. However the pork chops have been defrosted so no fish supper
tonight. Not sure how my homemade apple sauce would have gone with the fish
anyway.
Bob