Next stop - The Caribbean!

(This would be our second crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and our first in this direction.  As it turned out we much preferred the "Eastbound" route because of the very rolly sea conditions.)

•   Sunrises and Sunsets were spectacular.  We were treated to an amazing meteor show on December 12-14.  There were so many meteors falling in colors and different designs it was almost scary to watch!  It even made the news as we found a story about it online after we had reached the Caribbean.  We were also amazingly treated to watch a juvenile Fin Whale jump several times into the air just like an awkward Dolphin!  To watch a very, very, similar event happen just click HERE.

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• A few days after we had passed our half-way point we were passed like we were standing still (going 2 kts will do that!) by an Israeli/South African Catamaran named "Rebecca".  They had been in this configuration for the past 10 days and we realized we should have put a smaller sail in our inventory to make the crossing easier.  "Big Boy" was just a little to much to handle at times.  This "handkerchief" had them going at 8-10 kts!

• We started out with full foul weather gear and the always checking on our double-reefed main (Bob created a "preventer" to keep the main from gybing on us unexpectedly.  As we got closer to the Caribbean we were able to shed a few clothes...

• After many days (27 in all) of dodging rain showers, unpredictable wind, and very little sea life (only a few Dolphins and a lot of flying fish) we finally saw Barbados in the distance! Yea!  We DID IT!