Day 6
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023
Location: 38 13’39N 50 22’29W
AKA: Middle of the Atlantic
Note the precision… By day 6, sailing across the Atlantic has come down to counting the minutes to next snack, hours to next watch, and DTW (distance to waypoint). In other words, as Mark would say, ‘Are we there yet?’ Today we break the 1000 DTW mark and anxiously await the arrival of midway point 905 DTW tomorrow. What a celebration! ETA 6 days ….?
In the meantime, we all get very excited as dolphins put on a show for us. When you are out in the middle of the great wide ocean, nothing but water on the horizon, it’s the little things that count. Every once in a while, one of Stuart’s fishing rods, propped up over the stern of the boat, gives a tug and maybe even a run of the reel. We all jump up excited to find out what’s for dinner; only to be disappointed … sargasso seaweed at the end of the line.
Thanks to the appointed chef of the day, we are not totally disappointed as he prepares tuna, caught on the previous leg, to complement a delicious paella. As the day slowly comes to an end, one by one everyone settles in for the night, ready to take respective nightly 2 hour watches. A time for solitude – contemplation.
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