After two weeks at sea of only seeing a very occasional ship on the chart plotter, courtesy of AIS, suddenly the display is full of ships. The furthest away is 110NM. This is beyond the range of the technology as I know it to be. There must be a repeater, possibly on top of Mt Pico, that is relaying the signals. Either that, or I don't understand something quite right. In the past though, I have never been able to see a ship (even a very tall one) much beyond 20 miles. Most of these ships show as "engaged in fishing" so I assume the Azores are a great place to get a fish dinner.
The ocean couldn't be much more serene than it is right now. The 3 ft swells are about 150 ft apart so it's just just like being rocked extremely slowly. The air is just a bit cool but the late afternoon sunshine is warm. The ocean surface is sparkling like diamonds toward the sun. It's hard to believe it was a bit of a tempest just a day or two ago.
...talk about mood swings...seems a bit manic to me :-)
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