Doldrums

Written Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 04 degrees 10 minutes N, 082 degrees 02 minutes W.

(Charlie) Well, the doldrums are dull, our journey has so far been uneventful, which, given our past misfortunes is a really good thing! The biggest problems we've got on board at the moment are the engine noise - no wind in the doldrums - and coming up with recipes for the masses of fresh tuna we have lying around. The boat was given a fishing line complete with lures a few weeks ago and it normally only takes about 30 mins to catch three tuna. They're big things and take some killing! The one I caught the other day made a really big mess all over the stern which took me about an hour to clear up. However, it was delicious.

The skipper has promised that if the weather's nice, then when we reach the equator we can stop for a bit and go for a swim. I am soldiering on with my Spanish and am now about 1/4 of the way through 'Prey' (Presa) by Michael Crichton - it takes a long time when you read each chapter in English, then in Spanish! Helen has just made some excellent bread in a pan as the oven is really not up to much. I'm ashamed to say it's better than the attempt I made the other day with the oven.