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| Great photo of Martin with AMARA in the background. |
Email update:
"We are currently crossing the ITCZ the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone about 300 nautical miles off the coast of French Guiana. This is where the wind from the Northern Hemisphere and the wind from the Southern Hemisphere meet and creates a belt near the equator of unsettled weather and sometimes the doldrums with no wind. We have had plenty of wind, and some bouncy seas as I think the swells from the north are colliding with the swells from the south. We also have had a lot of rain and rain squalls, but fortunately, no lightening. At least it helps to wash down the boat, but things are definitely damp and muggy.
We also threw a celebration for John crossing the equator the other day. We sprayed him with shaving cream and doused him with a bucket of water, before presenting his official certificate for becoming a Shellback.
We have been making good time doing 200+ miles per day and currently have 929 nautical miles to go to Tobago."
Tobago is about 100 miles from Grenada, so it looks like it will be a piece of cake for them to make it to meet Lily and me. We were worried that Lily and I would be drinking pina coladas by the pool for a few days waiting for them to arrive. Looks like Martin will get to join us instead!
Meanwhile, here are some great photos of the gang while visiting Fernando de Noronha that I thought you would enjoy.
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| The men enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner while at sea. |
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| A little dessert after Turkey dinner. |
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| Famous David and his mooring expertise. |
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| John and a tank on Noronha. |
