S/V Papillon

Papillon is reaching along on the favorite point of sail, reaching 12 knots consistently on a glorious almost calm day. Maybe fitting as this will be our last day in the Caribbean. Our Panama Canal agent is terrific, arranging all the details. We have just been treated to an amazing porpoise show, at least 50 beautiful bodies flinging themselves in the air and cavorting around the boat. Hard to pic but heres a few. John is determined it will be a plate of shrimp and Mojitos this PM. John working on his quota of Aruba beer on the port bow. We are definitely in the traffic lanes having just been passed by a freighter whose deck had 15 blades off a wind generator stacked on board. The freighter was 183M long…and the blade4s spanned almost the same amount!!. We were so awe that no one took a pic. The freighter said “Beluga Projects” on the side. John chatted with the bridge and we learn they are manfg in Brazil and are to be installed in Mexico. BC will have to study this phenomena for at least another 20 years! Summary conclusions of sailing to date…Canada you are being left behind so badly…wake up….stop studying and re inventing the wheel!