Ximera - Day sixteen - Mid-Atlantic Crossing

14∞22.96N - 42∞32.08W --> 13∞09.52N - 045∞04.54W

We've crossed the 43∞20'W longitiude and our DDT (distance to go) on the GPS is now only in a three-digit format. At noon we are ready for this happening with our second champagne bottle. Cheers to everyone, also to whom are not in the middle of the atlantic but are with us reading this (b)log.

Our cheers today are also in the hope of seeing some dolphins. On the one hand, since the ARC started in Gran Canaria we've seen dolphins almost everyday, we've written about their marvellous pankton-luminescents wakes and tracks in the night. On the other hand, in the past few days we haven't seen any more dolphins.

Birds also are really rare. Maybe the middle of the atlantic is too far from land for these animals, maybe they are at a great party just next to our stern, but sailing without their company makes us feel a bit lonely.

To be honest, talking only to human beings is a bit boring after more than two weeks in the atlantic, when gills are starting to grow on your face.