Day 3 Panama to Galapagos
16 April 2017 | Pacific Ocean
Gillian
We motored all night in calm flat seas but in the morning the wind picked up a little so we yanked up the gennaker and managed to sail for two hours and then back to motoring. We are truly in the doldrums now and quite close to the equator hence the lack of wind. In the early morning there was sheet lightning in the distant clouds but no rain. We passed what we think was a large fishing boat sitting still in the water with bright white lights - perhaps pulling up nets or cleaning a catch? A little swallow landed on our dodger and then hopped right onto Neil's hand sitting there for a while! An omen of some kind? A long hot day requiring plenty cockpits showers to keep cool. Luckily with all the motoring we are able to keep our water tanks full so no worries there. Let's hope the diesel lasts! We managed 142nm yesterday and currently we have 4 knots of wind and are motoring.