Off the wild coast.

(En Français ici. ) Great news first: yesterday, the Captain of the ship sent me the link to the marine traffic website where you can track the ship: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/311603000

For some reason, it looks like you  can only track it if you know its IMSI number, and it does not show when you search it by name.

It has been a couple of very hectic days, somewhat hampered by weather conditions that forced us to change our plans: on the night we were supposed to leave Cape Town, gale force winds closed the harbour to all traffic. So the next day, we bussed to Hermanus and Gordon's Bay, so that the ship would catch-up, sailing around Cape of Good Hope while we were visiting the area, and picked us up late in the afternoon.

It somehow all worked up, and shortening our visit in Mossel Bay helped us catch-up with our delay.

We passed  Port Elisabeth yesterday, my home for many years in the last century...

The weather was fantastic, with long swells and almost no wind. As we went around Bird Island, we came across a feeding frenzy, where birds, dolphins penguins and even a few whales were congregating in an area. We can only surmise there was a shoal of sardines feeding this gargantuan feast.

This morning, the Wild Coast is overcast by big clouds, and we've been sailing through patches of rain. It will probably be very quiet until we get to Durban.

I will try to find the time to edit a few photos, but don't hold your breath...