Are we there yet?

7th July 2010. 40deg 14N 32deg 48W. Pressure 1028mb. 93 miles to go. Day 31.

Well what a welcome luxury to get up to. Little breeze from the south and a bit of unreefing sees the boat not only sailing slowly but roughly in the right direction! With less than 100 miles to go. At this speed will get in to Flores tomorrow. Grib and weatherfax show the wind holding so this could be it. Part of me wants to drop the sails and stay out here, it´s ever so peaceful and a perfect place to practice guitar. But all things change, ice cream and cold beer here we come! Can´t let the guard down just yet, it always seems to be the first or last few miles that will bite you on the bum. Might hove to before getting too close to get some sleep overnight, we´ll see. Woke this morning to the sound of dolphins passing a hundred yards or so astern, quiet splash and gasp as they surface. Often seen them but can´t remember ever hearing them like that before. Though you can just hear a very high pitched squeak down below sometimes when they are around. The shoal of little fish which have been enjoying the shadow of the boat for the past few days are now swimming flat out to keep up, wonder how long before they give up. Clear blue sky again. Even if these past few days have been slower than slow I shall have fond memories of the serenity out here, I think only here and way up in the mountains can you experience this. Here may take longer here but it´s not as hard on the legs and there´s less to carry