The full moon is shining beautifully and encouraging us to get trough the night shift. During the last days, we have watched it carefully, to figure out its height and trajectory. Does anybody know the direction the moon raises and sets every night? We have been filling out a logbook where everybody writes down what they see so we ca discuss it later. Through a tool named Sexton, it is also possible to measure the height of the stars, witch helps us to know where we are. Of course the GPS is always on, but the idea is to sail to Barbados using ancient navigation methods. What I like best is to identify planets, important stars and constellations that I didn't know before. Its amazing what the sky can tell us if we look carefully!

Saturday we are going to have a ceremony to celebrate the half way of the trip. We also want to remember the slaves that did this passage and reflect on why we are doing it now on Amistad. The ship's bell will ring 53 times for the slaves that fought on the real Amistad and for all the others that suffered during slavery. It will be such a big deal that UNESCO asked to hear the bells trough satellite phone.

Who has already crossed the Atlantic Ocean says that the first half of the trip goes by slowly, while the second half passes by very quickly. I hope that's true! I'm enjoying the trip, but I cant deny that sometimes I get anxious with the rate the boat is going. The sails have received little wind the past few days. On the other hand, when there is wind, the ship gets unstable and that is very unpleasant for the crew.

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