Turtles and Phosphorescence

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Another lazy day – finished one book, then read two others throughout the day.

TC and I also finished our work on the boom.  Then checked our work by raising the sail at the different reefing points to make sure that we really had put the cheek blocks in the right spot.  It looked like it'll work.

While we were finishing this project, Jason and Gabriel (two kids) came out on the kayak.  (Paul had brought it in to shore to play soccer with the kids.)  They came on board to chat.  As they were out there, it started to get a little windy as a front passed to the southeast of us.  Jason asked, "Do you think that when we leave, we might get blown away?"  I told him that I thought they'd be fine since the front wasn't going to hit us.

Later, as I continued to read and TC worked out, he spotted a turtle, and this time I actually caught a glimpse of it.  

After a delicious dinner of homemade tortillas, we read.  When we went out to shower and get ready for bed, we saw that there was a TON of phosphorescence, which was surprising because it was not too windy, so it wasn't as if the water was being agitated.  TC went and got a kayak paddle and dragged it through the water, which lit up like crazy.  Every time he moved the paddle, it looked like the Milky Way followed in its wake.