Date & Time 24-12-2011 0000hrs (GMT +10)
Position:- 05* 09’ S 134* 42.6’ E
Course:- 285*
Speed:- 4 Knots
Wind:- NW 21 Knots (Force 6 Strong Breeze)
Weather:- Overcast(Complete cloud cover)
Temp 80F
(Wind Sea
Distance to go:- 2090 nautical miles
We had to stop for a few hours while still in the lee of the island yesterday to give 300 tons of bunkers and 200 tons of fresh water to our assist tug the Kestrel.
We got going again and then after we had altered course to 285* at the northern tip of Wokam (Kepulauan Aru) we hit a strong current that had us down to 1.5 knots for a while.
If you check the chart you can see it is fairly shallow water (about 75 meters but displayed in fathoms in the chart ) and just ahead of us it drops to nearly 3300 metres. This depth difference can often play havoc with surface currents near where the transition in depth takes place. Once we get into the deeper water we are expecting things to calm down for a while.
The music for today (three pieces) is from the magnificent album One Giant Leap which is a glorious piece of work that no music collection should be without.
It features a whole range of marvellous musicians and has beautiful tracks created by two guys travelling the world and recording vocals and music by numerous artists and then mixing it in the studio on their return.
In light of the latest racism rows in the press it brings the words of Martin Luther King sharply to focus.
“We must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools”
Cheers
Bentley
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