It Was a Hot, Slow Passage Day

It Was a Hot, Slow Passage Day -Jack Rabbit

It was a hot, slow passage day
When came a welcome sign
It told me we were in the tropics
When a good fish caught the line

Porter, of course, was at the stay
Ready to pull it in
I went to go get Daddy
And Mama got the gin

The line was dragging back and forth
As it tugged with all its might
I was privileged with hauling it in
Though it didn't put up much fight

A flash of bright energetic blue,
Followed by spotted green
Told me we had a Mahi Mahi
With great colors to be seen

The fish was half a meter long
Daddy gaffed it by the head
He poured some gin right in the gills
I think it then was dead

As we put it on the bottom floor
It franticly started to flail
After death fish reflexes
Make it flop its tail

The fish was pretty as it rested
On the cutting board
One Mahi Mahi gone from the sea
Is one that it can afford

Daddy sat down with a knife
And started without delay
Then cut the meat off the sides
Into two nice big fillets

A while later, for an appetizer
Daddy served the fish
Eaten with lemon and butter
A simply wonderful dish!

You may be wondering why both Porter and I wrote blogs posts about catching this Mahi Mahi. In short, it is because catching this fish is a big deal for us. First, it breaks up the days a little bit and gives us something exciting to do and to eat. But also, we have not caught a fish, or even tried to catch one since before Rapa Nui (Easter Island).The reason we did not fish in the channels of Chile and around South Georgia is this: There were not many fish to catch with our surface trolling gear and we were more likely to catch a bird anyway. - Jack Rabbit

Editor's note: Today is Thursday, March 12. Our position at noon UTC was 22°23.3'South 021°46.8' West We have completed 17 days and 2,210 nautical miles of this passage. With nearly 2,600 miles yet to go to the Cape Verdes, the Sila crew remain in good spirit, although we are all hoping to catch a tuna soon.