As I write it is 2030, and we are boiling along at about 8 knots under an almost full moon. The seas amazingly seem calmer than they did earlier today, when there was less wind to speed us towards Freetown. The moon has a big silver path on the water, and is also brightly lighting the foam in our wake. What seems like hundreds of dolphins are playing all around us, repeatedly jumping and flipping. Sometimes they land on their backs with a huge splash. The sunset this evening was spectacular, with huge sweeping clouds that lit up gold, then peach and orange, until at last they turned a deep glowing red as the final rays of sun shone on them and they slowly went dark against a bright turquoise and green background.
We have just finished dinner cleanup after a great meal of turkey soup, fresh bread, salad, and leftover stuffing. There were sugar and pumpkin pies for dessert. Since Thanksgiving was celebrated just yesterday there were plenty of good leftovers to snack on all day today. I hope that my family had an enjoyable Thanksgiving back home. I was thinking about them and wondering what they were doing. I am sure that there will be enough leftovers for them to eat without having to do much cooking for the rest of the long weekend so that they can get a few things done and still be able to enjoy some time to relax.
All told, it is difficult for me to imagine a better evening to be at sea. I am going to get the refrigeration unit started, and then go back out on deck to enjoy the moon, breeze, sea, and stars for a little while before I have to start shutting things down for the night. Later all, Barry
 

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