Monday, February 1, 2010
1 February - Day #59. No doubt about it the boat was tailing us. He'd been back there for about an hour, in the haze, but was catching up slowly. Now he was just 100 yards astern and hovering. We checked the chart and assured ourselves that Somalia is indeed 4500nm distant--so he's probably not a pirate. Still ... Playing it safe we altered course, left the channel and headed directly for Marathon. He did too. Then came a radio call, "Nellie D. by any chance are you headed for a marina?" Well, that answered that, he's not a pirate just navigationally challenged. On the hook in pirate free waters, Marathon, FL. 62nm today and 1532nm total.
