From Las Palmas ro Takoradi , Ghana

Hi All,

One day away from Ghana. We have seen some beautiful sunsets and a sunrise or two on this leg of the voyage. The ladies/students w/ Traci are Alex (left) University of Texas and Heather University of San Diego. Both are sweet , great w/ the kids excellent students and did I mention easy on the eye's :) (Traci has got to write a blog or two soon) She wrote a novel last night then lost it do to the spotty Internet.

I was in touch w/ my old friend Billy Pisani who I recalled lived in Ghana somewhere 18 yrs ago. He told me it was Takoradi! He was working for Stone and Webster an engineering firm building a desalinisation plant. We will see how he did .

We have some nice plans in Ghana, possible orphanage, water village, and Eco lodge where I will be able to wet a line!! I've seen flying fish, dolphins, whales (one actually) and some busting small tuna. So its safe to say I am in need of the solitude of me and my fishing rod.

We are currently Travelling 170 degrees

Latitude 5' 01 N

Longitude 11' 42' W

the water depth is 10171 ft and we are only 42 NM off the coast of Africa.

The sea temp is 81'

wind - 24 knots

sea swell 7 ft.

sea 8 feet south

Hope you are all well

jd