Monday, October 19, 2009

Wonders of the deep blue immensity - October 9

We are desperately waiting for wind because we have an engine failure since we left Mokil Atoll. It's dead calm today, no breeze, no shade and I have never been so hot in my life on a 9th of October...When the sun is setting the sea on fire, we spot a school of dolphins approaching Infinity. Everyone jumps into the water and we spend about 2 hours swimming with these beautiful creatures, they come all around us, they jump and dive under, lots of them circling us, what a show.... We can hear them too very clearly....What a beautiful evening, no one but us and Infinity, 5000 metres of deep blue immensity and dolphins making friends with us.
Here it was the famous paradise, I see the Ocean, feel freedom, smell unity, I am almost home.
A few days later, it's another dead calm sea, the wind is whimsical... When comes the twilight, a fin whale approaches Infinity, slow, heavy and grey, diving under and letting us guess when she is going to surface again. Just another day in Pacific paradise...
On these two occasions, Mother Nature made up for the lack of wind by sending us a reward at sunset, in a wink.


A very special thanks to Captain Clemens and First Mate Sheridan for spending countless hours in the engine room stuck under the engine, head up side down, breathing toxic paint....and still keeping their smiles and moods vibrant.

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