Action in Mauritius

Hi ,

Here are a few more fishing pictures -since I took the camera that day. The two fish shown are the Mahi-Mahi also known as Dorado or dolphin. The other is a yellow fin tuna. Both are prized game fish especially prized for someone who fishes in New England water. They tend to like warmer water temps like in the gulf stream and down in Baja Mexico or So Cal.

The next fishing entry likely won't be until Viet-Nam when we will spend 3 days aboard a house boat travelling on the Mekong delta. We will stop at small villages and floating markets, I think it sound be fascinating. I hear they have catfish as big as a man in those waters and the water looks like chocolate milk.

Current position:

Latitude- 0' 09N - (we are now back in the Northern Hemishere)

Longitude - 074' 48 E

course 41'

Wind 20 knots

sea swell 7 ft

sea condition 5 ft

ocean temp 84' air temp 82'

sea depth 16171 feet!

Distance to nearest land 345 Nautical miles Maldives

On to Chennai, India and parts there abouts. We are making a get away to a hotel for 3 days and 2 nights . I think we are all ready for a break from the ship board community for a little bit. It is special in so many ways but also can take away from a sense of personal space. Yesterday people (mostly tweens) would not stop holding, trying to hold, tickling , pulling , generally being a pain in the ass w/ Mr. D. I was ready to harm one of these lovely kids ... kidding, but you know, step on their foot by accident or something,.. :) I know its because he's cute and the perfect age to cuddle but the kid isn't up for that all day long especially w/ 20 different people every day.

Enough of my rant- its all good.

"As long as we're travelling toward the unknown, we're on the right track." Rory Nugent

jd