Today was a gorgeous day, although cloudier than what we’ve had, but still sunny and although the wind was not at the best angle for sailing, the seas were comfortable and the most striking colour of blue; it wasn’t navy or royal blue, but something in between and so clear. Simply stunning!

Setting course for a favourable angle to the wind kept our SOG (Speed Over Ground) at an acceptable average of around 7.2 Kts. Not too bad at all!

We’d thought lunch was going to be the highlight of the day, simply because Elaine cooked unsupervised while Roy napped. Yes, you read correctly and indeed a tad daring! However, her driving force was the fact that she didn’t want the last two potatoes to go to waste or the last fresh tomato, so she prepared tuna fish cakes, accompanied by a small side salad and a caper mayonnaise, outshining herself to her surprise and to Roy’s amazement! The light meal was actually very tasty.

The actual highlight of the day, though, was our dolphin escort. Noteworthy to the extent that Roy woke Elaine from her afternoon nap so that she wouldn’t miss the display. A huge pod had come to frolic in Paw Paw’s bows and stayed with us for the best part of half an hour, putting smiles on our faces and bringing another fabulous day on the water to a close.