After a delicious paella, we are into our night watch routine. The wind is being kind to us - another quiet night without incident although there is quite a bit of rock and roll going on. At about 1am, we changed sail plan and changed course. We had been slowly working our way west toward the Venezuela coastline - not a safe place to be with a reputation for pirates. So we pulled in the mainsail and headed north west on a reach with the Genoa and Staysail. With only the fore sails out, the boat is not so well balanced - lots of rocking means lots of rolling across the beds and not much sleep! However, my watch from 4am to 7am was beautiful - it was as though someone switched the light on as the moon rose into the starry sky.
The fishing line has gone out early today - we’re hoping that today is the day for fish! No sign of dolphins or any sea life - eyes are peeled. It’s a beautiful day - a balmy 28c with blue skies and sunshine … it doesn’t get better than this!
The only blot on our horizon is that Jane is still not well - a hacking cough, a bad headache and feeling really under the weather. It’s been a week and no real improvement. We will talk to medics for advice on treatment if she does not improve soon.
Karen, Chris, Tim & Jane