April fools!
Rain rain go away come back some other day!
Last night about 03:00 I woke to a strange sound. I could not tell what it was as it woke me up.
A few minutes later I heard it again. A double key click from the VHF.
I jumped up and scanned the black and rainy night looking for a light, nothing.
I fired up the radar, the screen splotchy with squalls “I’ll never find a boat in this mess” I thought.
I grabbed the mic “Hello is anyone out there”?
A few minutes later “Mushi Mushi”. I replied with a crude hello and good morning in Japanese.
“2 fishie boat” he replied.
I came back with “sailing boat”, “aahhhhh schaling boat, harrow”, “Konetchiwa”!
That was the end of the conversation. I didn’t get much sleep after that, I checked the horizon every 15 minutes but never caught a glimpse of my new friends.
The seas have smoothed and the wind is down to 12kts, however the rain continues.
Perhaps I will see the sun today?
I guess I’m not alone out here after all.
Pease, Love, and “2 fishy boats”
Alex
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