I'd have to get pretty imaginative to spice up the action on deck today as we traveled down in continuing flat calm conditions focused on good things to come tomorrow and beyond. I can report that again a very good time was had by all these anglers who, in the spirit of yesterday and previous voyages, commenced the festivities early today and carried through well into the night.

A few trips back I wrote a piece about the effect of good chemistry within a group of anglers and the profound impact such camaraderie has on the voyage results. These anglers are the ideal example of this notion. With many voyages spent together on Royal Star these guys are relaxed, prepared, and obviously recognize that long range fishing is a unique opportunity to depart from the stress of the daily routine as well as an opportunity to pursue their sport of choice. All long range trips are certainly about the fishing; and even more so the catching. But without appreciating the many other outstanding aspects of these voyages an angler would be denying him/herself a boatload of enlightenment and fun. Not these anglers. As such we are ready to get down to business coming up with nothing during the run down today though I can't say we were surprised or suffered from crushed expectations. Our present plan is to focus on the big fish zone, and with a beneficial weather forecast for at least the next few days, that is exactly what we are going to do. Everything in our command is in order so we will see if we can put our practice to good use.

Tim