Second day
10 May 2016
So, this is a the second note to friends and family of Comocean crew members Toby Hynes, Norm Weill, John Driscoll, Ron Campbell and Tom BIttenbender. The chronicle of our five day and night trip aboard Comocean continues. We are 107 Nautical Miles from closest land at Beaufort, SC. So far, 207 miles from our start in West End Bahamas.
While it's been fairly calm for the first day's, last night at 7:25 winds filled in the engine was shut off. That's 75 less decibels of noise. The sailing is beautiful. We had enjoyed Beef Tenderloin (Costco) and a LITTLE Red Wine for dinner in very flat conditions. Sunset was classic over the water good. NO GREEN FLASH (I am still waiting for me first after 69 years..but who is counting). I saw a very large Sailfish fly out of the water. A good sign that there are fish around. STILL NO FISH IN THE FREEZER!
The Stars were gorgeous. Temperatures around 70 degrees made for a pleasant evening for the crew. While waves have built up to about five feet, everyone has acclimated and feel well.
The engine went on around 9:45 this morning and we were met instantly by very large Dolphins. OR, was it pilot whales. Photos will tell. Tonight flattens out and we will cook Lobster Tails. If it's flat there may even be Chardonnay.
Joanne say's I need to work on my spelling. There is no spell check on this program. We are rocking like hell, so I am just going to apologize. I may try to send a few pictures if I can, but not sure the Satellite Phone can handle it. Tob