Blue Moon - day 20 blog

I wonder if Lem and Tarkovsky have ever seen the calm waters of the Atlantic and experienced its spectacular swells… the endless breathing Creature underneath us seems exactly what one so vividly describes in Solaris, and another perfectly depicts it visually later. The slow and rhythmic movements of the whole body of water must be someone alive from another world - breathing in, breathing out, sleeping, definitely having good dreams. We know it, because the Atlantic has been very generous to us so far - with fish to eat and warm water to swim in. We discuss how to call the surface - is it glossy, oily, is it a glass or a mirror?
Reality check named Atlantic Guardian is passing by in the distance, we run below for the binoculars and make contact on the radio. We haven’t seen a boat in days and it is so nice to hear another human voice! We ask for some spare fuel, as Blue Moon is running low on diesel, but unfortunately they can’t help us out. The voice on the radio kindly shares the weather updates for the following day, we wish each other safe trip and part ways.
The wind is playing hide in seek for the past 24 hours, and most of the time we are drifting on the oily-glossy-mirrory surface of the Creature. Blue Moon now dressed in bright orange storm jib (no, no, we are just experimenting on stability), colorful country flags of each crew member and the ARC flag, as well as Spanish courtesy flag, there is no way the wind will not be interested to check out this festive beauty! Meanwhile the ocean is also dressing up - one day in carpets of golden seaweed, another day in deep turquoise waters. Everyone ready for the trade winds to be back!
Drifting hugs, Margo