The wind and seas picked up as soon as we left the lee of Aldabra. We were close hauled for part of the morning and afternoon until things started to subside. Lucky we have Madagascar to shield us from the swells coming up from the southern Indian Ocean. Sorry to see such a beautiful place as Aldabra fade away, but we're all looking forward to Mayotte and beyond to South Africa. Seas are flat with hardly a ripple.
Skies are clear and sunny.
No current yet. Left the anchorage at Dzoudzi and made our way towards the southern entrance in the reef. Less than an hour out of the lagoon there's a loud thudding noise and the engine begins to strain. Bill immediately shuts down and curses as he looks off the transom of the boat. We have picked up what looks like a stray line floating in the water.