Sep 13, 2005 - 1530hrs UTC

1530hrs 13 Sep 2005 UTC 08’48”N 023’03”W Ref 358

A Snowy Egret perhaps? – it is very firmly still with us and seems to be getting used to having us around – it just flies from one end of the boat to the other as we do sail changes (we’ve had the assyAsymetric spinnaker up and down twice and the #1 once since this morning – hot and dripping work and ones eyes start to get filled with sweat and sting). It drinks water from a dogbowl, but doesn’t seem to go for biscuits. It would probably prefer something slimy – a worm or a snail or small fish and insects. All of which we ain’t got – anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps dissolve biscuits in the water bowl? Boot feralsInteresting biological colonies that grow and fester in seaboots. There are left foot ferals and right foot ferals and occasionally they get to cross breed and create fierce hybrids.Interesting biological colonies that grow and fester in seaboots. There are left foot feralsInteresting biological colonies that grow and fester in seaboots. There are left foot ferals and right foot ferals and occasionally they get to cross breed and create fierce hybrids. and right foot feralsInteresting biological colonies that grow and fester in seaboots. There are left foot ferals and right foot ferals and occasionally they get to cross breed and create fierce hybrids. and occasionally they get to cross breed and create fierce hybrids. are all in hiding and anyway, would probably poison it. Perhaps a ConsultationA regular engagement with alcohol. One might say this whole epic is a Consultation with a bit of a sail round it. See also Conservation Mode; Linear and Parallel Methods of Consultation?