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Beware of the drunken Mahi Mahi

We caught a nice Mahi Mahi, maybe around half a meter long. It would have been a nice addition to the menu and we just had it reeled in. I already grabbed the fish and then we gave him some Gin. We always do that before it gets killed. But then he literally jumped off the hook and he was gone. So be carefuel, somewhere in the Atlantic there is a drunken fish swimming around. We hope he can make it....

Sailing again

This morning i brought the rental car back and paid the marina fees. It was only 81 EUR for the monster large berth we had. This was the cheapest price for 3 nights so far and due to the fact that this marina is huge and even has a swimming pool this was a cheap stay. Food at Lani´s Grill was good. Yes that´s right, that was the name of a restaurant there. I bought a new broom to clean the boat but even the new one still needs a person to use it. I am disappointed. When do they invent one that can do it on its own? Then we visited Andy and Kate on board their Leopard 46 Tulliana and had a chat and a look at their boat. Very nice and some smart ideas. A lot more space than our small 38 foot boat. Then at 13.00 we went to the fuel dock and put 126 liter diesel in the tank. The liter only costs 68cent here. So that was also cheap. We left the marina and had almost no wind the first 30 Minutes and then a southerly with 8 knots. Knowing that this must still be a local wind we waited until