Travelogue: more whales and dolphins

North Atlantic – September 19
Date and time: 19.09.25, 12:00
Location: LAT 55.22°, LON 32.12°
SOG (speed over ground): 10.6 knots
Wind: 4 knots

The winds have dropped, and the day is bright and calm, though long swells still roll the ship enough to make walking on deck a challenge. The crew is busy repairing what the earlier storms damaged: bent railings, broken fire hose cases, and even the lashing on a life raft at the bow.

Out on the bridge wing, I found my own kind of work—watching the sea, listening to an audiobook, and being rewarded with sightings. A pilot whale surfaced at sunset, and today a school of dolphins swam alongside us before disappearing back into the blue.

There is word of a severe storm tracking north from the Caribbean, but with luck we will stay ahead of it. For now, the sun is shining, the air is warming—10 degrees this morning, climbing to 13 or 14 by afternoon—and even my winter jacket feels almost too heavy. If the weather holds, the last days before our expected arrival on the 24th will be as welcome as they are beautiful.