Position: 46 degrees, 46 minutes north; 146 degrees, 20 minutes west 109 nm day
We had just settled down for lunch in the cockpit when Ann stood up and said, “Look, look, look!” My first reaction was that we might be close to getting run down by a cargo ship, but when I turned around there was a great big shark cruising about 50 yards off Charisma. He must have smelled the very lovely and delicious pizza that Ann made on the stove (email her for the recipe – it’s made in a skillet, but tastes just like the real thing. Yum!)
Anyway, I’m guessing Mr. Shark was about 8-10 feet long. There might have been two, but we only caught a glimpse of another fin and it might have been his tail. Kind of eerie to see the fin slicing through the water. We’re seen a lot of sharks (smaller than this one) diving, but rarely have we seen one on the surface. He was just meandering along… Sorry, there was no leftovers to offer him.
That was today’s entertainment. Now on to reading our emails…Thank you to all who send them.
Oh, forgot to mention last night was cold and rainy. There’s a low pressure system to the north of us and it’s throwing “crap” down our direction as well as slinging very cold air down from the arctic. Brrr! We wore three layers plus our foulies last night. Tonight doesn’t look a lot more promising. I just hope it doesn’t rain again. I was hoping for a nice downwind slide into BC, but the low has other ideas. Oh, well.
send that rain to washington – there are a lot of massive fires there right now and they as well as NorCal could use the rain – but we don’t want it until Lon finishes the roof.- give us another month and then bring that rain with you!
Tiger has been a regular visitor lately – just sits on my lap for 5 minutes and then leaves. Here is praying for fair winds and no more rain until you get to the coast (why waste the rain over the ocean when the western US needs it so badly)
I think your dance card is filling up nicely – dolphins, whales, albatross, sharks, cargo ships, sailboat. Now we need a giant octopus, mermaid, submarine, the Azzam and Captain Hook to round things out.
Sorry about the cold and rain. You’re filling up your weather card as well. Let’s hope the snow and ice stays away.
Sail on, sail on sailors…..
Sharks have been in the news a lot – they seem to be out in force! And hungry! lol
I would love that skillet Pizza recipe.
Sounds great. If it draws big Sharks it’s gotta be good.