S/V Tender Spirit: Ocean Cruising
11/2/2011
Just before sunset, last night, we had a beautiful rainbow that would please any pot of gold seekerTo make this sign of good luck even better was the albatross that soared in circles in the middleThis sure was an amazing sight! The wind was light all night, beautiful calm seas, and then the fog came.
I haven't seen fog in a long timeIt sure made for an interesting halo for the crescent moon that I could see through the thin fog layerThe wind picked up this morning and we had some stellar sailing.
Lovely 15 knot wind was just forward the beamWe are still enjoying SW 18 knot wind with SW 2 meter seasWe have been averaging 6 knots most of the dayWe are now 198 miles out of OpuaAll is just fine on board..
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