13°10'W
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learning curve. winds ESE at force 6, or 26 knots. shifted during watch, and was challenging to begin with. kicked the crap out of me a bit.
been that kind of a day. some good stuff, but today has me thinking about the reverse midas touch. where everything turns to brown if touched.
took a few photos of these birds that infested the boat for a while. first mate says that they sometimes stray too far from shore and get tired. captain says if they're polite, they go away from the boat to die. aw.
some kind of swallow i think. we eventually closed the saloon hatch and the sliding patio door, as a bird (or perhaps different birds at different times.. there were four of them all together) kept flying in and roosting on the back shelf like it wanted to stay for dessert.
