Lily - Leg 2 - Day 14

Finally a healthy breeze has set in. We have 20-22 knots steady which means we are making good speed with genoa and a slightly reduced main. The waves are up a bit, but no more than you could expect going back from Svenner to Sandefjord on a summer day with a bit of sunset breeze.

So moods are up, our Raymarine countdown to the St Lucia waypoint says 5 days, so we will soon be getting the fenders and mooring lines out ;)

A little tale. On my nightwatch last night I sat there as you do and looked at the sky. On our starboard quarter I suddenly saw a bright white light. It hung in the air and I thought it might be a very bright star, but it was very close to the horizon. The light seemed to flicker and went out before a new light in the same place appeared. I was sure this was a flare, or something human. I checked the radio was on 16 and volume was up, but could not see any target on the AIS, and the radio was quiet.

Then the light grew, as if coming directly towards me. I will admit this was a bit unsettling. Was there a military exercise in the area (being mid atlantic)? Then the light moved from left to right across the sky and turned yellow and orange. Soon enough it showed that it had a tail with smaller lights. It moved slowly and steadily across the sky, about 30 degrees over the horizon. I realised I was privy to a spectacular shooting star. As the meteor passed through the sky it changed and renewed in different places, one part bruning up and another igniting. It was eerie and truly a majestic firework. It gave off enough light to be reflected in the sea. Then it disapeared below the horizon to the south.

The whole event took at least 3-4 minutes, but time is difficult to estimate when witnessing something like this.

Peder