It has been a very busy nite aboard Persephone. There is a great deal of commercial ship traffic between Freeport (which is next to Lucaya) and Nassau. Five cruise ships, multiple tankers, and freighters have passed us; some pretty close. So we have been kept busy watching the radar, identifying light patterns to determine which way the ships were going and checking the AIS (an electronic gadget which tells the distance from us to commercial ships and their range, bearing and how close they will come to us).
On the bright side, you couldn't ask for a nicer evening on the water. T-shirts and shorts, soft warm breeze and pretty flat seas make for a very enjoyable passage. We have about 30 miles left to go.....
You can always check our location at www.shiptrak.org and type in my call letters: N1ELQ.
Our current position is 25 39.943 N 077 42.120 W at 5am....
Glad to hear the trip is going well. Not looking forward to the commercial traffic!!
ReplyDeleteIt's warmer there than here.