The weather has certainly improved, well in so much as the squalls have passed.  They have been replaced with blistering sunshine and very light and variable winds.  That essentially means we are averaging a speed of less than 2mph in temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius.  It is like working out in an oven!

Our course to Barbados is more or less due west at the moment but unfortunately the Easterly trade winds have died so we are getting a light breeze from any direction between south east through to south west.  This makes it feel like we are rowing the boat in treacle and every stroke drains your muscles while at the same time the sun saps your energy. 

Rowing in the middle of the day is now a real chore, the evenings and night time however have become very pleasant.

The evenings are also becoming a great time to watch the fish feeding, at around 6-8pm each day we are treated to a number of fish hunting, the sight of flying fish shooting from the water to cover distances of over 5m while being pursued by bigger fatter fish is pretty cool.

In other fish news Barry is back, he has been back with us for a few days now and he has a little friend with him, we spotted them both when we went swimming.  I think the 2 of them are using our large presence in the water to hide under, thus scaring off predators.  They may even stay with us until Barbados.

Tonight will be our first night with no moon for a while so I plan on breaking out the star charts to find some constellations’.  It would be a shame not to take advantage of the crystal clear skies and will hopefully help pass the nights.