Galapagos to Marquisis Day 6

8 March 2024

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> Sunday Island is moving along beautifully. We have 24 kts of wind from the SE (TWA 140) and we are sailing along at 7 kts, surfing down waves at 9kts. We are experiencing the occasional squall and shower of rain which is good for washing the Boobie poo from the deck and giving us a good wash down. >
> Yesterday a Boobie bird perched on the top of the mast and we scared it away with the air horn. Last night the Boobie perched back on the mast head and would not move. As the sun went down I turned on the tri-colour navigation light and we could see the boobie lit up in red and green. When I woke up for my watch at midnight the tri colour light had vanished, broken away by the Boobie! I presume the entire upper housing of the nav light was knocked off, (an expensive contribution from the Boobie) but I presume the anchor light bulb remains as we can still see this light up the top of the mast.. Thankfully the wind instruments on top of the mast are still in tact and the boobie seems to have departed us. >
> Sunday Island is an amazingly seaworthy little ship. It can be squalling to 30kts on deck, with rain and waves crashing, then you go below and it feels like you are at anchor. Quiet and calm. Despite feeling calm below the boat is still rolling about a bit too much for school, so we watch documentaries in between visits to the cockpit to scan the horizon for wildlife. >
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