Relaxing Day
16 February 2019 | Sailing Past Sri Lanka
Mick
20190216 Sailing Past Sri lanka, Lat 05 deg 55.841'N Lon 081 Deg 11.861 E COG 262 T, SOG 5.7 Knots
After a long night motoring last night there was a little breeze just before 1st light this morning, that carried on until early afternoon, then faded away, But some more sprung up at about an hour ago and we are having a nice little sail, I hope it sticks around. I am only 11 miles off the coast but cant see it, it is a bit of a hazy day, I'm sure I will see the lights tonight, I am listening to A Sri Lankan FM station on the radio. My way point at the very southern tip is still 30 miles away, after that I'm on my way to the Maldives. I have decided not to stop for fuel at Galle, I'm not sure of the procedure, and I still have quite a bit, I would be lucky if I could squeeze 80 Liters into the tank, I still have 210 liters left, just a bit worried as its forecast to be a bit light, but I have plenty of food and water so if it takes a bit longer so be it. Not much else to say, pretty happy to be here and looking forward to the rest of the trip, roughly 500 miles to go. If your wandering why I'm not stopping, its because we came here 2 years ago and had a good look around then, It's a great place, and its a bit sad to be sailing by.