“THERE SHE BLOWS!” shouts 1st mate Stuart with $ signs in his eyes with all that whale oil to sell. Then disappointment hits, fish recognition not being a strong point, (but better than mine actually) as we point out its another pod of dolphins curious to know what we were doing on their patch? I know, I know, before you all shout they are mammals!!
Day 4 on the convict ship Endeavour III, Trident has decided to sleep for a while giving us a respite from the swell and also allowing us to swab the decks......and head! Not a lot of witty conversation happening just sleep and recuperation.
We travelled 130nm but in a N-NE heading to avoid later high pressure weather. Boat came through relatively unscathed detached stanchion and frayed furling line which was sewn together by master seamstress Dave...... There’s no end to his talents, he’ll make some a lovely wife one of these days!!
Mark Bridger
Recovering Engineer