Is that a gorilla on the bow?
We still haven’t seen any whales on the crossing but Adam saw something that looked not like a whale and not like a dolphin and I am going to call it a possible shark spotting – so awesome, our first possible shark sighting. We have also been followed by a small collection of sea birds which are quite pretty but it’s a bit strange the way that they seem to circle the boat and try to stay as close to it as possible. Adam thinks that they are playing in the air currents around the boat; Daniel thinks that they have learned to stay near fishing boats to get food and are confusing the mighty Zenobia with a fishing boat; and I am starting to wonder if they might be a type of sea vulture circling us because they know something that we don’t . . .
We have also discovered that there are flying fish in the north Atlantic. For anyone who doesn’t know these fish, which do have a proper name that I don’t know, jump out of the water and flap their fins and appear to glide over the water before they drop back in. Some of them stay out for quite a way and look just like birds flying along the water. The flying fish have been attracting giant fish that leap out of the water after them and then smash back down with a huge splash. We are pretty much living the nature channel, except that we haven’t taken any pictures or footage of any of this despite the fact that we are now camera people. Adam and Daniel are getting lots of star gazing in at night via their star gazing apps on their phones. They huddle together in the cockpit looking at their phones which are pointed at the stars and call out the names as they come up on the screen. The nights have been really peaceful and it is amazing how many stars you can see when you have complete darkness around you and nothing but sky in all directions.
We have also discovered that there are flying fish in the north Atlantic. For anyone who doesn’t know these fish, which do have a proper name that I don’t know, jump out of the water and flap their fins and appear to glide over the water before they drop back in. Some of them stay out for quite a way and look just like birds flying along the water. The flying fish have been attracting giant fish that leap out of the water after them and then smash back down with a huge splash. We are pretty much living the nature channel, except that we haven’t taken any pictures or footage of any of this despite the fact that we are now camera people. Adam and Daniel are getting lots of star gazing in at night via their star gazing apps on their phones. They huddle together in the cockpit looking at their phones which are pointed at the stars and call out the names as they come up on the screen. The nights have been really peaceful and it is amazing how many stars you can see when you have complete darkness around you and nothing but sky in all directions.