From Sardenia to Malta

We have been at sea for two days straight. Still 100 Nautical miles to go to Malta, we will probably arrive at night. We departed from Cagliari in Sardinia, after having sailed down the east coast of it. A lot has happened, we got pulled over by the ‘Guardia Finazia’, and Nelson the autopilot died, and we had to steer by hand for a while. Not very hard, but it makes a big difference for the night shifts. With the auto pilot on, one person can sail the entire ship. Trimming the sails, staying on course, and dodging other vessels can all be done while the ship steers it self, allowing the others to sleep. Luckily we were able to fix it. Yesterday we received some company from a school of dolphins, it must have been thousands. Curious animals, some of them swim on their side right next to the ship, just to look up out of the water interested on what is happening on deck. At least so it seems. They seem to have hypes and hypes of fun.

We sailed across a family of whales as well. I know, I couldn’t believe it myself! Flabergasted as we were, we almost forgot to be careful not to hit one. Sometimes we encounter a sea turtle coming up for some air.