Our second trip across the ocean actually began on Monday 5th May...I'm getting a little behind in my updates!
A few last minute things to do that morning, and another trip to the customs dock (see pictures below) saw us finally depart Aruba a week after we arrived. We had never thought that we would be there so long, but wanted to make sure we weren't heading out into 25 knot seas for 4 days. As it turned out, we had a pretty stiff breeze for the first 24 hours at least. It was more than we had anticipated, but was pushing us in the right direction and helped us get on our way. Hooray!
A few last minute things to do that morning, and another trip to the customs dock (see pictures below) saw us finally depart Aruba a week after we arrived. We had never thought that we would be there so long, but wanted to make sure we weren't heading out into 25 knot seas for 4 days. As it turned out, we had a pretty stiff breeze for the first 24 hours at least. It was more than we had anticipated, but was pushing us in the right direction and helped us get on our way. Hooray!
A scrumptious meal of two minute noodles was again served on the first night of our passage. Thankfully all stayed down and we started our night watch without too much drama. Unfortunately, by the time my night watch came around, my stomach had cottoned on to the fact we were on the high seas and decided it would again give me the view of the back of the boat…same story different voyage. Night watch was fairly uneventful in these parts of the sea. A few large cargo ships passed us by, close enough to come up on our radar but far enough away to know they posed no threat.
Sea sickness reared its ugly head again by morning and Isabelle was so kind giving me a kiss and cuddle, saying ‘you choke mummy’. Oh dear!
Overnight we had lots of visitors… flying fish, with a total count of 34 by morning! Let’s just say some parts of the boat looked like carnage with fish scales everywhere.
Sea sickness reared its ugly head again by morning and Isabelle was so kind giving me a kiss and cuddle, saying ‘you choke mummy’. Oh dear!
Overnight we had lots of visitors… flying fish, with a total count of 34 by morning! Let’s just say some parts of the boat looked like carnage with fish scales everywhere.
The highlight of this trip was no doubt catching a fish. After almost seven years living in the Caribbean we finally nabbed ourselves a Mahi Mahi or Dorado. It certainly made that afternoon go very fast as we all watched Joel reel in the highly anticipated catch. The beautiful green and yellow skin with flecks of blue was fascinating for girls to see and they were curious to even touch it once we had it onboard. It fed us for three nights straight and was delicious. Can’t wait for the next one.
By Day 4 I was finally able to participate fully in boat life, washing up and preparing dinner. We are starting to feel the lack of sleep from night watch and I hope that we will be able to sustain this routine when we have longer crossings to complete.
The wind has died down today and we will now be arriving in the San Blas islands by Friday. With lighter winds we were able to spend more time with the girls activities as we turned on the motor to get us in by sun down. As we approached, these tiny dots of scattered land began appearing on the horizon. A tropical oasis. After we got our anchor down we all jumped in for a quick swim before dinner, it all looks so idyllic.
The wind has died down today and we will now be arriving in the San Blas islands by Friday. With lighter winds we were able to spend more time with the girls activities as we turned on the motor to get us in by sun down. As we approached, these tiny dots of scattered land began appearing on the horizon. A tropical oasis. After we got our anchor down we all jumped in for a quick swim before dinner, it all looks so idyllic.