Challenger 4 - Challenger 4 Entry Fourteen

The day we caught a fish…..

Oh boy, what a day! A lot of things to celebrate and definitely another day we have all been waiting and longing for, especially Tony and Bruce, our two fishermen on Challenger 4.

It all went down just as the whole crew were gathered up on deck having our daily midday meeting, celebrating with a cold beverage that we passed the 2000 mile point, when Tony spotted a fish on the line!! In excitement Bruce ran down stairs to get the gaff, whilst Amelia and Tony were bringing the line and the fish in. It was a beautiful and fairly big mahi-mahi aka dolphin fish. Bruce the brave skinned and gutted what was now going to make our dinner.

We have been trying to catch a fish for days without any luck at all, so we were all very pleased, but we also have to admit that it was the perfect timing since we are starting to run out of meat, something that our American protein lover Matt is struggling with, he didn’t even have the patience to wait for the fish to be cooked, and therefore had it raw.

The rest of us(except our two vegetarians) had a proper feast, and as if one fish wasn’t enough, another one joined in just in time for dinner. So we had mahi-mahi three ways – panfryed, baked and raw, yum!

Apart from that, we are still doing well and going strong, all in all: happy days on board J

Xxx Sam, Malcolm and Emma