Bruce started Thanksgiving Day off by treating everyone to a delicious breakfast of french toast. Marj was thankful for the break from duty in the galley! The winds were light so afterwards we hoisted our biggest sail, the blue gennaker and we spent the day with the giant sail quietly pulling us along.

Soon after Pelle caught a beautiful fish! While watching Bruce reel in his line to change his lure, Mike spotted the dark gray dorsal fin of a shark swimming slowly by the boat about 25 feet away. That sight changed Mike's mind about an ocean dip sometime that day!

Meanwhile, Marj created an apple crisp to bake in the oven while the morning was still cool enough for the oven to be on.

The winds continued to be quite light with large gentle swells passing under the boat, at times rolling the boat a bit from side to side.

Marj's afternoon watch coincided with dinner prep so the lads were all willing to cover up on deck for her while she began the furious cooking that comes with a Thanksgiving Day celebration. On the menu were small potatoes, a specialty of the Canary Islands, along with 3 sauces that are a traditional accompaniment, stuffing, cranberry chutney created from dried cranberries, braised carrots, and pork tenderloin medallions with a rosemary gravy. We feasted then joked about having to take the traditional after meal nap we all ate so much food.

We had a chance to text or even face time (Bruce) with our families, comparing thanksgiving notes and meal photos. Kind of bittersweet as we all spent the holiday away from our families for the first time.

While the winds remained on the low side all evening, we decided to err on the side of caution and put out our "white" sails rather than keep the big blue flying so we would not have to scramble on deck in the dark night should the wind pipe up. That led to a frustrating night of low miles, lumpy seas and little sleep. Today, Friday, each will need to take turns getting caught up on rest as the forecast come Monday-Wedneday is for more wind that we need, with possible gusts over 30 knots.