May 1st 

Trip metre 5145

Distance to Horta 1573

Distance in 24 hrs 78

Distance made good 68

1300 UTC

After a rainy cloudy day yesterday, the night was very calm and cloudy with almost no wind.  This morning at sunrise the breeze started and at the same time I was surrounded by a large pod of small dolphins.  The first I've seen on this leg.  The sky is clear and I see on Windy that the front is now behind me.  The swells are building from the NNW about 2m.  Still smooth sailing though so they must be from a storm elsewhere.  Windy tells me I'm in for a lot of beating and zero wind patches.  So expect the worst and hope for the best.  I took stock of my water supplies, seeing this trip might take way longer than expected. So far I have used 28 litres in 10 days and I have 122 litres left, plus 5 litres in a can in the cockpit that I use for rinsing off after a salt water bath.

Video from yesterday evening

Which coffee should I choose tonight?  Bart will understand - thanks Mrs Bart. Been saving some for trip home

This is how I take care of my plastic waste. This is 10 days worth. Glass and tins go over the side. There is no food waste - I eat everything!

Leaving the tropics. Maybe it will cool down now