Day 146 Saturday 8 August At sea, southerly along the Ecuadorian and Peruvian coastlines. Seas calm 23c, cloudy We slept in and had a late, leisurely breakfast during which I saw a whale, my first sighting after 128 days at sea. We went up on deck to watch the Australia v New Zealand Rugby on the big screen. It started about 15 minutes in because they had not been able to get the satellite at the start. It was a good game made better by the fact that Australia won. Gail had to leave for choir practice part way through the second half when we were behind and was disappointed she hadn't stayed when I told her we had won. We played mahjong and then got ready for dinner and went to the Wheelhouse Bar because
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